Fonterra appoints permanent COO
Dairy co-operative Fonterra has today announced that Anna Palairet has been permanently appointed into the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Palairet has been acting in the position since June 2023.
CEO Miles Hurrell said that Anna has valuable expertise and a strong relationship focus which serve her well in leading a critical part of the co-operative.
“Anna has extensive experience in operational, customer, sustainability and sales roles. She spent more than a decade in senior leadership roles at Air New Zealand before joining Fonterra in October 2022 as Director of Global Supply Chain and she is the current chair of global logistics provider Kotahi GP Limited.
“I thank Anna for her leadership to date and look forward to her ongoing contribution to the Fonterra Management Team,” Hurrell said.
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