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03/10/2013 14:33
OFFICE
REL: 1433 HRS Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
OFFICE: FCG: Fonterra appoints MD Asia-Pac, Middle East, Africa (APMEA)
FONTERRA APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ASIA PACIFIC, MIDDLE EAST AND
AFRICA (APMEA)
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited announced today the appointment of Pascal
De Petrini as Managing Director of its Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa
(APMEA) business unit.
The APMEA business unit comprises all of Fonterra's consumer operations
across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Mr De
Petrini will join Fonterra at the beginning of November and takes over from
Johan Priem who has been Acting Managing Director APMEA since May.
Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings said, "Pascal is a strong, strategic people
leader with a proven track record in delivering significant growth as well as
turnarounds in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) businesses. He has more than
25 years' experience across the markets of APMEA and in senior leadership
roles at Danone which will greatly benefit our consumer, nutritional and
foodservice growth in Asia. I am delighted that we have someone of Pascal's
strengths and experience joining Fonterra.
"Johan Priem will continue to lead the Asia, Middle East and Africa regions
until the New Year and will then take over the development of our approach to
Food Safety and Quality as well as support the globalisation of our Corporate
Social Responsibility and Sustainability programmes. I would like to thank
Johan for his leadership of the APMEA business over the past few months and
look forward to his continuing leadership for a critical part of our business
going forward.
"I would also like to thank Ian Palliser for the role he has played in Food
Safety and Quality following our recent precautionary recall. Ian will hand
over to Johan in the next few months and begin to transition back to his
normal role leading one of our strategic initiatives as previously announced
in July," Mr Spierings said.
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