Fonterra appointed Emma Parsons as its Managing Director Strategy and Optimisation, effective from 1 August 2022. Prior to her role as GM Capital Strategy, Emma was CEO of Agrigate, a JV between Fonterra and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), before the GM Responsible Dairying and roles in Brazil and Argentina where she developed the Co-operative's export relationships and supply chain integration across Latin America. Emma has an MBA with first class honours from Massey University, a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Commerce from Victoria University of Wellington.