Passionate advocate for sustainable practices to help grow agtech ventures

Gallagher Animal Management has appointed senior insider Hamish Wiig as a non-executive director to the boards of Goodnature and Farmote Technologies.

Hamish Wiig.

Lisbeth Jacobs, who has been on the Goodnature board since 2022, will be stepping down from her post to take up a leadership role in Europe closer to family.

Wiig brings to the boards over 20 years of international leadership experience across telecommunications, food and beverage, and agriculture; and is a passionate advocate for sustainable practices. Since joining Gallagher in 2021 as general manager for Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, he has successfully driven the company’s expansion into high-growth emerging markets across the globe, the company says.

“With his global perspective, multilingual expertise, and proven ability to scale businesses, Hamish is ideally placed to contribute to the growth and governance of both Goodnature and Farmote.”

Wiig says he’s thrilled with the appointment. “Both companies bring something unique to Gallagher’s vision for smarter, more sustainable farming—Goodnature as a global leader in humane pest control, and Farmote with its breakthrough pasture monitoring technology. I’m looking forward to working with their teams to help unlock opportunities and take both businesses to the next level.”

Dave Shoemack, Goodnature CEO, says Lisbeth Jacobs has been an incredible asset to its board in recent years. “At the same time, we're delighted to have Hamish picking up where Lisbeth left off, and confident that his passion for sustainability and experience scaling companies globally will be a valuable addition to our advisory team. I'm particularly excited about the hard-won insights Hamish will be able to bring regarding markets where we have significant growth opportunities throughout Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.”

Wiig’s appointment reinforces Gallagher’s commitment to maintaining strong connections with Goodnature as the company continues its global growth. Goodnature is already recognised as a world leader in non-toxic, humane pest control and is well-positioned for further international expansion.

Farmote Technologies, a joint venture between Gallagher and Barenbrug launched last year, is redefining pasture monitoring with cutting-edge sensor and satellite technology. Its integration into Gallagher’s ecosystem, alongside innovations such as eShepherd, remote in-paddock weighing, and liquid monitoring, will enable farmers to embrace holistic, data-driven precision farming.