Emu adopted its Agile Search methodology for this critical search, utilising real-time feedback gained from 'multiple stand-ups' between the Emu Lead Partner, Head of Research, Fonterra’s Commercial Director and Head of Executive Talent to assist in guiding this Asia-Pacific mandate.

With a multi-channel offering to the market, key challenges in the search involved identifying executive talent who worked across both retail and commodity channels, also ensuring the successful individual had sufficient potential and runway to push on from this pivotal role after the successful transformation into other areas of the business.

After a competitive process, Fonterra selected Nicole Graham, GM of Pricing ANZ at BP. Nicole is a highly credentialled senior leader with a strong growth mindset and extensive cross-functional experience in leading teams across multiple ANZ functions, in addition tp the Pricing Excellence discipline.