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New Zealand business executive (born 1957)

SirHenry van der HeydenKNZM
Van der Heyden in 2007
BornHenricus Wilhelmus van der Heyden
1957 (age 67–68)
Occupations
  • Dairy farmer
  • Business executive
  • Company director

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

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. 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. In 2011, he was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree by Lincoln University.

References

  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.


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