Sjoerd Post’s work experience, over 30 years, has been in more than 60 countries.
Jasmax chief executive Sjoerd Post has been appointed to the board of Farmlands Co-operative Society, joining Julie Bohnenn and John Journee as independent directors.
Post is an executive with more than 30 years of experience in leadership positions around the world, including roles with Refining NZ, Shell and Europia. His work experience in more than 60 countries brings a wealth of supply chain, commercial sales and trading experience to the board table.
Originally from The Netherlands, Post relocated to New Zealand in the mid-1980s. He was educated at State University of Groningen (The Netherlands) with a masters in mathematics, Post said during the weekends you will find him spending time with his wife and two daughters. He also enjoys music, the visual arts and sailing.
He says he began his career in IT before moving into commercial executive positions.
Farmlands chair Rob Hewett said Post’s skill-set is a major coup for the governance of the rural supplies and services cooperative.
“His technical expertise, particularly around supply chain and strategy, are a welcome addition as we re-invent how we provide services and solutions to our 70,000 shareholders nationwide.”
Post’s appointment follows a change to the board structure last year, with Farmlands changing from an eight shareholder-elected/two independent director structure, to a six/three split.
The elected representatives continue to be evenly split between the North and South Islands and must be Farmlands shareholders.
At last month’s annual meeting, Farmlands announced a net profit of $8.4 million before tax and rebates. Hewett took over the role as chair, replacing Lachie Johnstone, at the conclusion of the AGM.
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