Fonterra Co-operative Group has appointed Anne Templeman-Jones as Chair-elect of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Mainland Group Board following a Director search undertaken by SEQEL Partners.  

Mainland Group is the proposed divestment entity for Fonterra’s global Consumer business and integrated businesses Fonterra Oceania and Sri Lanka. 

Anne is an experienced listed company director with substantial financial, operational risk, regulatory, governance and strategy experience from a number of industry sectors including banking and financial services, consumer goods, health and education, technology, manufacturing and engineering services in the global energy sector.

During her 30-year executive career, Anne held a number of leadership positions in corporate and private banking with domestic and offshore banks including Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and Bank of Singapore (OCBC Bank).

Anne’s governance experience includes nine years with the CBA Group, including six as Chair of the Group Audit Committee, two years as Chair of Blackmores Limited, and seven years on the Board of Worley Limited, including five years as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Anne currently serves as Chair of Audit and Risk for the New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp). She is an Independent Director of MAC Copper Limited, and technology companies Trifork AG and Weebitnano Limited. For more information, please see the NZX Announcement.