Global technology company HCL Technologies (HCL), today announced a new large contract with New Zealand dairy
co-operative Fonterra to modernise and manage the entire technology infrastructure Fonterra employees around the world
use every day.
The multi-year partnership with HCL Technologies will consolidate Fonterra’s technology suppliers and bring together the
Co-op’s IT infrastructure services under one umbrella. The technology edge services provided by HCL will enhance
Fonterra’s employee experience, to navigate through their business operations.
This partnership will also extend HCL’s New Zealand presence to three offices within the country and will bring around
60 new jobs to the Waikato region, as the local support services for Fonterra employees will be based at its Hamilton
Delivery centre.
The partnership will reinforce HCL’s focus in supporting the local New Zealand IT ecosystem by investing in local skills
and partnering with regional companies and tertiary education groups to develop the local expertise to fill these roles
over the coming years.
Michael Horton, Executive Vice President & Country Manager, Australia & New Zealand, HCL Technologies, says “We have been supporting Fonterra for over a decade by managing its IT application support and maintenance portfolio
including SAP. We are delighted to expand our partnership with Fonterra to modernise and manage the entire technology
infrastructure. This will enable us to further support both Fonterra’s business strategy as well as the agri-tech sector
overall in the region.”
Piers Shore, Fonterra Chief Information Officer, says, “Fonterra is pleased to be able to draw on HCL’s global scale and
efficiency.
“Fonterra employees have said there is room for us to improve the tools and technologies we use on a daily basis at work
and this partnership with HCL will allow us to make major improvements for our employees in terms of end-user experience
and provide the digital foundation to our transformation initiatives.
“Additionally, this partnership will enable us to improve our cyber security framework and strengthen our critical IT
foundation. Through our partnership with HCL, we are consolidating our external IT suppliers and through this we expect
to make significant savings relative to our existing infrastructure IT spend over the next five years.”