Flamingo Horticulture
Zeri James started their work experience in 2008 at Gist - Future Business Logistics as an HR Manager. Zeri then progressed to become the Head of HR for UK operations in 2011 and held this role until 2014. In 2015, Zeri joined Flamingo Horticulture as the Group HR Director, a position they currently hold.
Zeri James obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Psychology from the University of Kent, which was completed from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that, Zeri attended Swansea College from 1993 to 1995, although the degree name and field of study are unspecified. Later, Zeri pursued a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General at the University of Bedfordshire from 2007 to 2009.
Flamingo Horticulture
Flamingo Horticulture is a vertically integrated horticulture business active in the growing, processing, marketing and distribution of sustainably, produced flowers and premium vegetables. The group consists of the Flamingo Flowers and Flamingo Produce, Flamingo Horticulture Kenya, Flamingo Horticulture South Africa, Omniflora, Dudutech, Flamingo Flowers BV (FFBV) and our joint venture business FV Seleqt. The group is a core supplier to most of the leading UK multiple retailers, as well as internationally to customers in Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, Japan and Australia. The quality of our processing operations, logistics network and our ideally located farming operations in Africa give us the infrastructure and technical capabilities to deliver an impeccable service to all of our customers, helping us maintain our position as one of the leading, global companies within our industry. We have UK sites in Stevenage, Sandy, Spalding and Weston and large scale farming operations in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. The FFBV and FV Select businesses operate out of the Westland region in Holland, the Omniflora business is located near Frankfurt airport in Germany and our Dudutech business is based in Naivasha, Kenya. The company was formed in 1982 and grew through a series of organic and acquisitive developments until 2007, when it was itself acquired by James Finlay Limited (JFL). Following a successful period, which saw a significant period of capital investment, under the ownership of JFL the business was sold to Sun Capital in November 2015 and reverted to using the name Flamingo Horticulture in January 2016. The group has an annual turnover in excess of £300 million and employs more than 10,000 people across all of our locations. We are an ethical business and are fully committed to principles of fairness and sustainability in all of the geographies in which we operate.