He will lead the Federation in that capacity starting on 9 November 2012 and will replace Richard Doyle, who completes his four-year term.
Dr Jeremy Hill, director research, science, technology and development, Fonterra Co-operative Group, has been involved in the work of the Federation for over two decades. Jeremy has significant experience in the management of large infrastructure and organisations and in the management of international dispersed teams.
In his first address, Dr Jeremy Hill outlined upcoming challenges for the Federation. He recognised that maintaining the membership and global representation is key.
Challenges within the dairy sector such as globalisation of the industry and cross border trade, consolidation, major changes in global demand and volatility will also have to be tackled. He also stressed other general challenges such as nutrition, food safety, food security and analytical methods.
Speaking after his election, Hill thanked his predecessor, four-term president Richard Doyle, for the great job he has done in leading the organisation to address issues of significant value to the sector along the entire dairy value chain.
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