Management Team

Miles was appointed Chief Executive in 2018. He is responsible for leading the organisation, delivering strategy and financial performance, and engaging with our farmer owners, employees, customers and shareholders.

As Chief Executive, Miles has led the Co-operative through strategic reviews into a new growth phase focused on New Zealand’s pasture-based milk, dairy innovation and science and sustainability.

Previously, Miles held the role of Chief Operating Officer, Farm Source, with responsibility for farmer services and engagement, milk sourcing and the operation of New Zealand’s 70 Farm Source™ retail stores.

Miles has also held a number of leadership roles across the Co-op, including Group Co-operative Affairs Director and General Manager Middle East, Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe where he led a period of sustained growth across the region. Earlier in his career, Miles worked as the General Manager of Global Sourcing, building relationships with many of our global partners of today.

Miles has completed management programmes at INSEAD (International Executive Development), London Business School (Finance), Kellogg’s NorthWestern University (Global Sales) and IMD Switzerland (Global Marketing).

Andrew is Chief Financial Officer for Fonterra Co-operative Group, appointed in August 2024.

Andrew first joined Fonterra in February 2023, making a significant contribution to the Co-operative as Commercial Director for Global Markets, representing NZ$16 billion in revenue for the Co-op across our Consumer, Foodservice and Ingredients channels.

Prior to joining Fonterra, Andrew had an extensive career in Finance leadership, including as Chief Financial Officer at Simplot Australia, a leading diversified agribusiness, as well as various senior roles at Mondelez International, with responsibility across Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

Andrew has a Bachelor of Arts degree with Joint Honours in Accounting and Economics from the University of Strathclyde, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Anna is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Fonterra, responsible for our New Zealand manufacturing site and global supply chain operations, technical excellence, and global safety, quality and regulatory teams.

She re-joined the dairy industry in October 2022 as the Director, Global Supply Chain before moving into the Chief Operating Officer role in June 2023. She is also Chair of Kotahi Logistics.

Anna is an experienced business leader with a career spanning some of Australasia’s largest multinational companies across multiple industries including Fonterra, Carter Holt Harvey, Amcor, and Air New Zealand.

During her 16 years with Air New Zealand, Anna led commercial portfolios in the company’s Engineering, Group Supply Chain, Operations, Customer and Sales divisions. Positions included GM Air New Zealand Cargo, GM Property and Infrastructure, Head of Sustainability and Head of Procurement.

Anna is a past Board Director for the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) and Board Trustee of Gladstone Primary School. She has a Bachelor Of Science, Genetics and Microbiology degree from Massey University.

Komal leads Fonterra’s innovation, research and development functions along with the Co-operative’s brand and communications activities. This includes shaping the future of Fonterra by developing and commercialising innovation, technologies and new business models.

In addition, Komal oversees the Active Living Business Unit, and has responsibility for setting the global strategy for Core Dairy, Foodservice and the Nutrition Science portfolio.

Prior to joining the Fonterra Management Team in August 2022, Komal led Fonterra’s high-value global ingredients business Active Living, unlocking growth through developing and commercialising science-backed health and wellness solutions. In her prior role, Komal’s work establishing and developing Fonterra Ventures earned her the title of New Zealand’s Young Executive of the Year in the 2017 Deloitte Top 200 Awards. Prior to joining Fonterra in 2011, Komal worked for Deloitte in Europe.

She is known for her leadership in developing people and her strong advocacy for diversity and inclusion.

Komal has completed the Executive Program at Stanford University School of Business and holds Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Management degrees from the University of Waikato. She is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand as well as a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Emma leads Fonterra’s work on strategy and optimisation, overseeing the central portfolio management function, and the development and implementation of strategy.

Prior to August 2022 when Emma joined the Fonterra Management Team, she was the General Manager of Capital Strategy and CEO of Agrigate, a joint venture between Fonterra and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), GM Responsible Dairying, and had roles in Brazil and Argentina where she developed the Co-operative’s export relationships and supply chain integration across Latin America.

Before joining Fonterra in 2001, Emma worked for the New Zealand Dairy Board and Kiwi Dairies.

She has a Master of Business Administration, with First Class Honours, from Massey University, and has Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Victoria University of Wellington.

Kate was appointed as Managing Director People and Culture in August 2021.

She has oversight of the teams responsible for facilitating Fonterra’s people strategy including Culture and Wellbeing, Employment Relations, Leadership Development, Talent and Future Capabilities, Rewards and Global Mobility.

Kate first joined Fonterra in December 2020, making significant contribution to the Co-operative as Director of HR for COO, where she held responsibility for leading the HR function for Fonterra across NZ Manufacturing, Technical Excellence, Global Supply Chain, Global Sustainability, Global Quality & Safety, Category Strategy & Innovation and Information Technology.

Prior to joining Fonterra, Kate had extensive experience in Human Resources and Communications leadership, having held senior roles across these portfolios since 2001. Kate previously led a transformation of the People and Culture function at the BNZ. She also was appointed as the Chief People and Communications Officer with Fletcher Building Ltd. Kate was awarded the HRINZ HR person of the year in 2018 in recognition for her contribution to Fletcher Building.

Kate has a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and International Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology, both from the University of Auckland.

Mike Cronin oversees Co-operative Affairs which includes Governance, Risk and Audit, Farm Source, Global Sustainability, Stakeholder Affairs and Trade, Legal, Inclusion and Māori Strategy.

Mike joined Fonterra in 2002 and has been a member of teams that have contributed to some of Fonterra’s key initiatives, including Trading Among Farmers, the Governance and Representation Review, the Fonterra Purpose, The Co-operative Difference and Flexible Shareholding.

Prior to 2014 when he joined the Fonterra Management Team, Mike was the General Manager of Strategy Deployment and then Group Director Governance and Legal.

Mike has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Auckland.

René Dedoncker’s career in the food industry spans 30 years, with the past 18 years spent with Fonterra Co-operative, one of the world’s largest dairy nutrition companies with a footprint spanning more than 120 countries.

Since joining Fonterra, René has held global and local leadership roles with responsibility of managing businesses, customers and deep stakeholder relationships.

René assumed the role of Managing Director, Global Consumer and Foodservice, Fonterra on 1 August 2024 and is a member of the Fonterra Management Team. Fonterra’s Global Consumer and Foodservice business covers Fonterra’s businesses in South-East Asia, South Asia, Middle East Africa, and Oceania. The Global Markets Sales & Marketing and People & Culture teams also report directly to René.

René also directly manages the Fonterra Oceania business, born from the recent integration of Fonterra’s Australian and Fonterra Brands New Zealand businesses. This $3 billion multi-channel business is home to a suite of dairy brands that Aussies and Kiwis love.

Richard was appointed President of the Global Ingredients business in August 2024, following the Co-op’s shift to divest Fonterra’s consumer brands and concentrate on high value ingredients. Richard brings to the role a track record of global strategic delivery. In addition to overseeing sales, manufacturing and sourcing operations for the business, Richard is at the forefront of fostering growth and fortifying partnerships with some of the world’s leading global food, beverage and nutrition companies.

Since joining Fonterra in 2008, Richard has developed deep experience and knowledge of the company’s international value chain and operations. His tenure in his previous appointment as President of the Atlantic region is marked by significant performance improvement in the Americas and Europe. Richard has also lead Farm Source - the Co-op’s team of farmer engagement, sustainability and milk specialists - and the Farm Source rural retail network in New Zealand, along with time transforming Fonterra’s Foodservice business across Greater China. Richard is passionate about supporting the growth of New Zealand business globally.

Teh-han oversees the Co-op’s business in the Greater China region, including Ingredients, Foodservices and Consumer Brands. The region is one of the largest markets for Fonterra, accounting for roughly a third of the Co-op’s total business.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Greater China region in 2020, Teh-han was President of Fonterra’s ingredients business, NZMP, in Greater China, and South and East Asia.

Teh-han has over 20 years of experience in China across a variety of industries and functions, including marketing, public relations, advertising, sales, and management roles in food, agriculture, commodities, FMCG, luxury goods, and hospitality sectors.

Prior to joining Fonterra in 2015, Teh-han was Chief Executive Officer of Louis Dreyfus Commodities China, where he doubled the business, expanded the company’s business lines, built and acquired production facilities, and was involved in establishing multiple joint-ventures including COFCO Agricultural Industry Investment Fund. Prior to Louis Dreyfus, Teh-han was Managing Director for Greater China for J.R. Simplot, a United States-based diversified agribusiness with farming and food processing operations in China.

Teh-han has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from California State University Northridge, and a Master’s degree, with honours, in International Management from Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management.