SINGAPORE (June 11): Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO of Saskatchewan-based AGT Food and Ingredients Inc., has been named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 at an awards ceremony held in Monaco’s Salle des Etoiles.

Murad was picked from among the 59 country winners from 49 countries vying for the title.

Murad started AGT Food and Ingredients in 2003 and it has since grown into the world’s largest vertically integrated supply chain for lentils, chickpeas and peas. The business went public in 2007 and has revenues of US$1.49 billion ($2.1 billion), with more than 2,000 employees on five continents.

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