Fonterra Announces New EXCO Member
Fonterra has announced the appointment of Kelvin Wickham to its Executive Committee in the new role of Group Director Supplier and External Relations.
He is Fonterra’s former Managing Director, GlobalTrade and has a 22 year track record in the dairy industry, particularly in international sales.
Kelvin will be responsible for Milk Supply, Sustainability, International Farming, and External Relations (including Government Relations, Trade Strategy and Corporate Marketing).
Announcing his promotion, CEO Andrew Ferrier said the new position on EXCO and Kelvin’s appointment to it, reflected the importance Fonterra placed on its strategy to deliver sustainable co-operative performance.
“Our ability to do this is strongly influenced by our ability to retain shareholder loyalty and how well we, and our farmers can successfully produce and manufacture milk on a sustainable basis. Kelvin’s areas of responsibility maintain the crucial link between the co-operative, our shareholders and influential stakeholders. It is appropriate their importance is recognised through his appointment to the EXCO.”
Kelvin holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, a Diploma of Dairy Science and Technology and a Master of Management and takes up his new role on October 1.
About Fonterra
Fonterra is a global leader in dairy nutrition – the preferred supplier of dairy ingredients to many of the world’s leading food companies. Fonterra is also a market leader with our own consumer dairy brands in Australia/New Zealand, Asia/Africa, Middle East and Latin America.
The farmer-owned New Zealand co-operative is the largest processor of milk in the world, producing more than two million tonnes of dairy ingredients, value added dairy ingredients, specialty ingredients and consumer products every year. Drawing on generations of dairy expertise, Fonterra is one of the largest investors in dairy based research and innovation in the world. Our 16,000 staff work across the dairy spectrum from advising farmers on sustainable farming and milk production, to ensuring we live up to exacting quality standards and delivering every day on our customer promise in more than 100 markets around the world.
