6 October 2004
Dairy Partners Americas Appointment
Fonterra and Nestle have announced the appointment of Juan Carlos Pestana to the position of Chief Executive Officer of
Dairy Partners Americas (DPA).
Mr Pestana is currently the Country Head of DPA Brazil and is a former Managing Director of New Zealand Milk (Americas).
He starts his new role on January 1, 2005.
Mr Pestana replaces Hugo Lanthemann, who is taking up a new challenge within the Nestle Group.
DPA is a 50/50 partnership between Fonterra and Nestle and was established in January 2003. The alliance now operates
joint ventures in Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia.
The alliance utilises Fonterra’s expertise in large-scale milk procurement, processing, technologies and brands, while
Nestle provides its brands, product development expertise and distribution infrastructure. Fresh milk for the DPA joint
venture companies is sourced from dairy farmers in the Americas.
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