Alterra Ltd. announced that it has appointed experienced agribusiness professional Mr. Brett Heather as Chief Operating and Technical Officer. Mr. Heather has extensive experience in international retail supply chains (particularly in the UK and Australia), having worked with vertically integrated fresh produce businesses. His experience includes working for some of the UK's largest growers, packers and marketers of fresh produce including G's Marketing, Munoz (MM UK), Produce World and in Australia with the Costa Group. He brings valued experience gained over 17 years in retail engagement, supply chain planning, marketing, on- farm agronomic developments, quality assurance, post-harvest management and product innovations. He has worked extensively with horticultural genetics programs, having developed strategies for the commercial rollout of genetics across numerous high value crops. The appointment of Mr. Heather to Alterra's Executive Team adds significant inhouse technical and retail expertise as the Company positions itself to develop a pipeline of near-term opportunities providing investors access to best-in-class assets and management.