Teh-han Chow
President, Global Foodservice
Teh-han oversees the Co-op’s Global Foodservice business along with the Greater China business. Greater China is one of the largest markets for Fonterra, accounting for roughly a third of the Co-op’s total business.
Prior to his appointment as President Global Foodservice, Teh-han has held a number of roles in the Co-operative, including Chief Executive Officer of the Greater China and President of Fonterra’s ingredients business, NZMP, in Greater China, and South and East Asia.
Teh-han has over 20 years of experience in China across a variety of industries and functions, including marketing, public relations, advertising, sales, and management roles in food, agriculture, commodities, FMCG, luxury goods, and hospitality sectors.
Prior to joining Fonterra in 2015, Teh-han was Chief Executive Officer of Louis Dreyfus Commodities China, where he doubled the business, expanded the company’s business lines, built and acquired production facilities, and was involved in establishing multiple joint-ventures including COFCO Agricultural Industry Investment Fund. Prior to Louis Dreyfus, Teh-han was Managing Director for Greater China for J.R. Simplot, a United States-based diversified agribusiness with farming and food processing operations in China.
Teh-han has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from California State University Northridge, and a Master’s degree, with honours, in International Management from Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management.
