Thursday, 17 November 2011 11:23

Fonterra chairman to go in 2012

Written by Adam Fricker

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Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden has announced his intention to step down in a year's time.

He made the announcement at today's Fonterra annual general meeting at Whangarei. Van der Heyden will hand over to an as-yet-unnamed successor at the 2012 AGM.

Van der Heyden's retirement as chairman will follow on from the recent replacement of CEO, with Theo Spierings replacing Andrew Ferrier.

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