Astral Foods Limited announced that Dr. M T (Theunie) Lategan has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective September 21, 2016. He will also serve as a member on the Audit and Risk Management Committee from this date. Dr. Lategan graduated with Bachelor of Accountancy, Honours in Accountancy, Masters in Commerce and Doctorate in Commerce degrees from the University of Stellenbosch and Johannesburg. He also qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1983 and obtained an Advanced Diploma in Banking from the University of Johannesburg. He joined Rand Merchant Bank's Structured Finance team in 1994 and in 1999, following the formation of the FirstRand Banking Group, became the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate and Commercial Banking division of First National Bank.