Ruralco Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Richard (Rick) Lee has been appointed Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ruralco. Mr. Richard England has resigned as Director and Chairman. Mr. Lee is an experienced company director and Board Chairman, having served on a range of Boards since 2001, when he retired from his full time executive career as Chief Executive of NM Rothschild Australia Group. He is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chairman at Oil Search Limited and Non-Executive Director of Newcrest Mining Limited.