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12/02/2016 08:54
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REL: 0854 HRS Synlait Milk Limited (NS)
OFFICE: SML: Synlait strengthens senior team
Three new senior management positions will add business development and
process improvement capability to Synlait's Senior Leadership Team.
Managing Director and CEO John Penno said the decision follows an assessment
of business areas that require additional focus to ensure the company
continues to deliver against its growth aspirations.
"Building our business development capability will significantly improve our
ability to take advantage of emerging opportunities that will accelerate our
growth," said Mr Penno.
"We also want to drive more value for our customers in the way we plan and
execute our business operations. Placing greater emphasis on process
improvement and integrated business planning will achieve this".
The new positions reporting to the Managing Director and CEO are:
1. General Manager Business Development to lead and coordinate all business
development activity, including customers and products.
Synlait expects to appoint an interim contract project manager to assist with
the implementation of the revised business development function while a
global search is undertaken to find a permanent appointment.
2. General Manager Business Transformation to lead and coordinate
business-wide continuous improvement processes to maximise company
performance.
Chris France has been appointed to the role and will move from his current
position of Chief Information Officer while retaining all existing functions.
Chris has more than 30 years of management consulting, business and change
management experience across a range of industries and takes up the position
after joining Synlait in 2015.
3. General Manager Integrated Business Planning to lead and coordinate the
implementation of an Integrated Business Planning process.
Rob Stowell has been appointed to the role and will move from his current
position of Business Planning and Optimisation Manager. Rob has more than 18
years of international financial and commercial management experience and
takes up the position after being with Synlait since 2007.
One of the world's largest and most technically advanced infant formula and
nutritional companies, Synlait recently completed a $250 million capital
growth programme. It included a third large scale spray dryer (infant formula
capable), blending and consumer packaging plant, lactoferrin recovery plant,
quality testing laboratory, administration building and a third warehouse.
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