Joseph Shields
FounderFounder, Co-CEO at Hatch Africa
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
FoundedHatch Africa
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Joseph Shields is the founder and co-CEO of Hatch Africa and has worked in the food and agriculture sector for more than ten years. He previously co-founded and co-led Flow Equity, which established EthioChicken and Uzima Chicken, a smallholder-focused poultry platform operating in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda. The combined businesses employ nearly 2,000 people, serve close to 10,000 distributors, and received the Financial Times Boldness in Business Award for Small Companies.
Founder, Co-CEO at Hatch Africa
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- Who is Joseph Shields?
- Joseph Shields is the founder and co-CEO of Hatch Africa and has worked in the food and agriculture sector for more than ten years. He previously co-founded and co-led Flow Equity, which established EthioChicken and Uzima Chicken, a smallholder-focused poultry platform operating in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda. The combined businesses employ nearly 2,000 people, serve close to 10,000 distributors, and received the Financial Times Boldness in Business Award for Small Companies.
- Where does Joseph Shields work?
- Joseph Shields is Founder, Co-CEO of Hatch Africa.
- What companies did Joseph Shields found?
- Joseph Shields founded Hatch Africa.
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