The University of Auckland

University of Nottingham

Portfolio Manager  -  Fonterra Ventures

Bringing the best of New Zealand’s dairy consumer goods to customers and consumers across the Pacific and global markets.

Fonterra

Head Of Marketing & Business Development | Consumer Export

Leading strategic business development and market intelligence functions within the global Sports & Active Lifestyle business unit focussed on adult health and wellness. Aspiring to empower generations to lead healthy and active lives through innovative new customer solutions.
- Leadership of a global team across US, SG & China
- Strategic leader taking responsibility to create the business unit’s strategy and growth agendas across short, medium and long term delivery horizons 
- New business development - bringing new health and wellness ingredients (e.g. probiotics, protein) to market with a clear market opportunity, right to win and go to market plan
- Global health and wellness nutrition market knowledge expert - creation of a unique-to-Fonterra global health and wellness database that enables a deep view of the market, brands, consumer needs and trends 
- Transforming the sales process through an advanced analytics approach to business development 
- Scoping & establishing strategic value chain & adjacent industry partnerships via organic and inorganic development & investments

Head of Strategic Business Development | Sports & Active Lifestyle Nutrition

- Fonterra lead for partnering with and growing the startup investments within the Fonterra Ventures portfolio
- Identification and execution of new growth opportunities globally relevant to support investments’ business to scale
- Partnered closely with the fastest growing Sports and Active Nutrition startup in Europe, with a successful exit generating a $64m gain on sale within 18 months of investing

Operating Partner Fonterra Ventures

Leading the establishment of the Corporate Venture Capital arm within Fonterra, investing in high-growth startups in health and wellness. 

- Deal sourcing/identification across the global health and wellness B2C landscape 
- Deal flow management, assessment against investment criteria, due diligence management 
- Investment recommendations to senior management

Portfolio Manager Fonterra Ventures

Creation of Fonterra's internal innovation programme "Disrupt" from ideation to execution. 

- Took the programme from idea to launch within 6 weeks (across 3 countries)
- Applying the entrepreneurial start-up mindset and methodology to foster innovative growth within a corporate environment

Joyce Chan