SIAT Group (Société d’Investissement pour l’Agriculture Tropicale NV), a leading African agro-industrial group and majority shareholder of Presco Plc, recently hosted an intimate and thoughtfully curated event to celebrate its legacy, leadership and the people who have shaped its journey at the SIAT Forward event, held on Friday, August 21, 2026.
Held under the theme “Legacy, Leadership & the Future,” the event brought together SIAT’s founding family, retired Directors, Board members, company executives, financial partners and other stakeholders. The evening was an opportunity to reflect on the Group’s history, recognise those who helped build and sustain the business, and celebrate the continuity of a legacy that has evolved across generations, countries and communities.
At the heart of the evening was a celebration of the Vandebeeck family, whose entrepreneurial vision was instrumental in establishing SIAT. Incorporated under Belgian law in 1991 under the leadership of Pierre Vandebeeck, SIAT’s journey in Africa
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