Hon Richardson was the Member of Parliament for Selwyn from 1981 - 1984 and later New Zealand's Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993. Following her political career, Ruth accepted a range of corporate governance roles. Ruth is currently Chair of The New Zealand Merino Company and the Kula Fund Advisory Committee. Her previous governance roles include Dairy Brands, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, SYFT Technologies Limited, Kiwinet and Wrightson Limited. He is a member of the People, Environment and Governance Committee.

Mr Milne has experience in dairy industry and has been working in New Zealand, Australia and Europe. He was appointed CEO of Bay Milk Products in 1992, and has held leadership roles since then, including as CEO of the New Zealand Dairy Group, prior to the formation of Fonterra, and interim CEO of Richmond Limited and Bonlac Limited in Australia. Graeme holds other governance roles with a range of organisations. He is the Chair of Terracare Fertilisers Ltd, PF Olsen Limited and PF Olsen Group Limited and of Advisory Boards for Pro-Form Ltd and Rimanui Farms Ltd. He is also a Director of Nyriad Limited, Alliance Group Ltd and New Zealand Pharmaceuticals Ltd. He is a member of the Risk and People, Environment and Governance Committee.

Mr Knowles has held senior executive positions in banks in both Australia and New Zealand and played a role in establishing Kiwibank and leading it from being a start up to a business. Sam has held independent directorships of NZX listed companies since 2007. He is currently Chair of On Brand Limited and Adminis Limited, and on the board of Trustpower, Rangatira, and Magritek Limited, as well as holding a range of other governance roles. He is Chairman of the People, Environment and Governance Committee.

Dr Penno commenced his career in the dairy industry as a consulting officer for the New Zealand Dairy Board before joining Dexcel as a research scientist. As a scientist and research program leader he worked to enable New Zealand dairy farmers to increase productivity and profit. John chairs the Pure Food Co. Limited and is a director of Okuora Holdings Limited, Thorndale Dairies Limited and Leaft Foods Limited. He is also Chair of the Fresh Water Leaders Group reporting to Ministers Parker and O'Connor.

Mr Yang has over 20 years of industry experience, he is Bright Dairy and Food Co.'s director of strategy and research and a director of several Bright Dairy subsidiaries. Sihang previously worked for Heilongjiang Dairy Group as the Director of technology and subsequently as the director of quality assurance. He was then serving as secretary-general of Heilongjiang Dairy Industry Association and a Director of China Dairy Industry Association.

Mr Lu servred Bright in 2011 and has advised Bright Dairy and Food Co. on business and governance matters. He is the Deputy Director of International Business Development for Bright and is in charge for all overseas project management and communications. He is a member of the Risk Committee.

Mr Robertson has executive and governance experience in strategy, risk, operations, technology and stakeholder management. He is the chair of the Risk Committee.

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