Peter Skene

Peter Skene is a highly experienced CEO/MD with over 25 years of experience in the dairy and food industry, focusing on dairy manufacturing, sales, global supply chain, and executive leadership roles.

Peter's expertise includes working in competitive commodity markets and premium differentiated offerings, handling short shelf life products, and managing high-risk food industry environments.

His hands-on experience ranges from working on the factory floor in fresh milk, UHT, creams, butters, specialty cheeses, and milk powders from farm to consumer.

Education-wise, Peter holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Bachelor of Applied Science in Dairy, and an Associate Diploma of Dairy Technology. He is also an alumni of Harvard Business School and has completed Executive Programs at Harvard, Stanford, and Melbourne Universities.

Peter has a strong background in Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Management (MD and CEO positions), food and dairy manufacturing, shareholder value creation, Manufacturing and Quality Management, OH&S management, supply chain management, and sales management.

Throughout his career, Peter has held leadership positions at various organizations including Australian Dairy Farmers Group, Australian Dairy Nutritionals Group, Camperdown Dairy Company, Melbourne Business Coaching Pty Ltd, Star Services International, Langdon Ingredients, The King Island Company, Weston Milling - GWF, and Bonlac Foods (now Fonterra).