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4 February 2008 I am pleased to announce that The Tatua Board of Directors has appointed Mr Paul McGilvary as its new CEO. Paul replaces former CEO Dr Mike Matthews, who retired from Tatua in December 2007 after serving the Company for 13 years. Paul is currently Chief Executive Officer of HortResearch, a Crown Research Institute, which is New Zealand’s leading horticultural and food research company. Paul has been CEO of HortResearch since 2002. Prior to his current role at HortResearch, Paul enjoyed a dynamic career within the dairy industry, essentially offshore with the New Zealand Dairy Board, now Fonterra. He held successful general management positions in Australia, Germany and Russia, before being appointed Managing Director of NZMP for Europe, based in London. Paul is a Graduate of Victoria University with a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration with Honours in Economics. He has also completed the Senior Executive Programme at Stanford University in the United States and the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in France. Paul is married to Karen and has two adult children. Paul will take up the position with Tatua in early June becoming the ninth Chief Executive Officer in Tatua’s ninety-four year history. In the meantime I will continue in the role as Executive Chairman. This is a very exciting appointment for Tatua. We regard Paul as one of New Zealand’s leading Chief Executive Officers with proven leadership capabilities. Paul has international dairy experience, strategic ability, and commercial acumen. We believe his empathy with science, technology, research and new product development in the food industry makes Paul an excellent appointment for Tatua. Both parties are very excited about the future opportunities. Yours sincerely SB Allen
Who We Are Tatua is an autonomous, independent dairy company owned entirely by 124 farmer shareholders. The Company was established in 1914. It is the only dairy co-operative remaining in New Zealand that has never been part of any amalgamation. This has resulted in a distinctive culture of independence and a strong sense of identity. Tatua's factory is located at Tatuanui in the Waikato region, 35 km east of Hamilton and 130 km southeast of Auckland.
Tatua processes 100 million litres (220 million pounds) of milk per year, provided by our farmer suppliers. From this raw milk, Tatua manufactures a wide range of consumer, food service and ingredient products. More than 90% of our products are exported to markets around the world, including Australia, North America, Central and South America, South East Asia and South Africa.
Our strengths are: o Responsiveness to markets and customers |
