VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Christopher “Kip” Woodward was elected Chairman of the Village Farms International Inc. Board of Directors for the upcoming year. Woodward will succeed John McLernon, who has served as chairman since 2006 and will remain a member of the board.
Woodward previously served as trustee of the company’s predecessor in Canada, Hot House Growers. He also serves as chair or director of a number of private and public companies as well as charitable institutions, including the Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward Foundation, Brentwood College, and SecondStreet.org. He currently serves as vice dhair of Cambie Surgery Corp and director of the Great Western Brewery. He is also honorary director at the Nature Trust British Columbia, a member of the Provincial Judicial Council of British Columbia, and past chair of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Providence Health Care.
