Anna Palairet MCIPS

Career Summary An experienced business leader with a career spanning some of Australasia’s largest multinational companies across multiple industries including Fonterra, Carter Holt Harvey, Amcor, and Air New Zealand. I rejoined the dairy industry in October 2022 as Director, Global Supply Chain for Fonterra and chair of Kotahi Logistics. During 16 years with Air New Zealand, I led commercial portfolios in the company’s Engineering, Group Supply Chain, Operations, Customer and Sales divisions. Positions include GM Air New Zealand Cargo, GM Property and Infrastructure, Head of Sustainability and Head of Procurement. I am a past Board Director for the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) and Board Trustee of Gladstone Primary School. Areas of Expertise • Governance and senior business leadership • Development and execution of multiyear strategy • Organisational transformation and change leadership • Building collaborative, commercially savvy, high performing teams and culture across multiple jurisdictions • Balancing risk, ethical integrity, sustainability, and commercial reality in a competitive environment • Collaborative partnerships both inside the business and in the external marketplace • Development and execution of new operating models and policy • Profit and loss accountability