John Monaghan on search for new Fonterra CEO

Newly appointed Fonterra chairman John Monaghan paid tribute to his predecessor John Wilson on today’s show.
Monaghan told The Country’s Jamie Mackay Wilson had «made a huge contribution to Fonterra and the dairy industry for over 20 years,» and also had praise for his family.

The Big Read: Fonterra power play

Dissidents want to trim the dairy giant’s board — is it just a bid to lift performance, or a sign of deeper political tensions? Jamie Gray looks at the issues

#Fonterra board nominations close

Nominations have closed for three farmer seats on the Fonterra board but it will be next month before the co-operative officially announces who the candidates are.

TGD: Hooray Henry? No, there's plenty still to do

Right off, Sir Henry van der Heyden and I put our lists on the table in the boardroom of Tainui Group Holdings in Hamilton. Mine comprised typed reminders to ask him – things like, «What were you thinking being a stock exchange director when your Fonterra farmers were beating their co-operative chests?», and, «Did you […]

TGD: Van der Heyden bullish on #Fonterra milk prospects

Fonterra was formed just ten years ago by bringing together all co-ops in New Zealand with the NZ Dairy Board. They have 10,500 farmer shareholders who are now receiving the same price for their milk as farmers everywhere else in the world even though their production costs are only a fraction of production costs in […]