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 its integrated businesses, Fonterra Oceania and Fonterra Sri Lanka.
Templeman-Jones is an experienced listed company director with substantial financial, operational, risk, regulatory, governance, and strategy experience across multiple 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, she held several 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 (now OCBC Bank).
Her 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.
Templeman-Jones 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.
Fonterra Chair Peter McBride said her extensive experience in both executive and Board roles across a range of sectors will be valuable to the Mainland Group Board.
“Anne’s career spans the banking and financial services, consumer goods and energy sectors", said McBride.
This appointment followed the Co-op’s announcement in March that Elizabeth (Liz) Coutts ONZM has been appointed as Chair-elect for the Mainland Group Board.
