C.P. POKPHAND CO. LTD. announced that Mrs. Vatchari Vimooktayon has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company with effect from September 25, 2013. Mrs. Vatchari Vimooktayon has held various government positions in Thailand since 1997 and is expected to retire from the position of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce by the end of September 2013.