John Nicholls
Elected Director
BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Chair of the Co-operative Relations Committee, Member of the Disclosure Committee, the Milk Price Panel and Fonterra appointed Director of FSF Management Company Limited.
TERM OF OFFICE Elected 2018, last re-elected 2024
An experienced company director, John was the previous chair of MHV Water, New Zealand’s largest intergenerational irrigation co-operative.
As the owner of several mid-Canterbury dairy farms forming part of the Rylib Group, John is highly focused on investing in and mentoring the next generation of farmers in New Zealand and on safeguarding the sustainability of farming for the long term. He brings professionalism, cost consciousness and a strategic mindset to governance, ensuring that business operations align with core strategy and are consistently adding value.
John served on the Fonterra Co-operative Council from 2009 to 2011.
B.Agr, PG AgrSci