Theo Spierings' hits and misses after 7 years at Fonterra

Fonterra’s outgoing chief executive Theo Spierings acknowledges that there have been hits and misses during his seven-year tenure in New Zealand’s top corporate job, but he remains confident he will be leaving the dairy co-operative in better shape than he found it.

Fonterra CEO Spierings is new GDP chairman

Global Dairy Platform (GDP) has appointed Fonterra’s chief executive ocer, Theo Spierings, as GDP chairman.
By: Jim Cornall
Source: Dairy Reporter
Link: https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2017/11/20/Fonterra-CEO-Spierings-is-new-GDP-chairman

Bankers anxiously awaiting Fonterra's financial results

There’s a lot riding on Fonterra’s financial results due out on September 22. Not just for the co-operative’s dairy farmer shareholders but also for the bankers whose informal hand-holding operation has seen the sector through a difficult two years. By Fran O’Sullivan.

China's dairy imports jump 26% in June year

China’s imports of dairy products jumped 26% in the year ended June, while growth in European Union milk production slowed for a third month, signs the global dairy market may be starting to turn. By JONATHAN UNDERHILL