Sir Henricus Wilhelmus van der Heyden KNZM (born 1957)[1] is a New Zealand dairy farmer, business executive and company director. He was chair of Fonterra from 2002 to 2012.[2]

Sir
Henry van der Heyden
Van der Heyden in 2007
Born
Henricus Wilhelmus van der Heyden

1957 (age 66–67)
Occupations
  • Dairy farmer
  • Business executive
  • Company director
Van der Heyden's investiture as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand, at Old St Paul's, Wellington, on 19 August 2009

In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, van der Heyden was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to agriculture.[3] In 2009, following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government, he accepted redesignation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.[4] In 2011, he was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree by Lincoln University.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Stevenson, Philippa (21 August 2002). "Van der Heyden catapulted into top job at Fonterra". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ Rae, Sally (18 December 2012). "Fonterra chairman stands down". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Special honours list 1 August 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "1993–2018 Former honorary doctorate recipients". Lincoln University. Retrieved 7 September 2018.