Arla UK leadership team appointed

Following the appointment of Peter Lauritzen as managing director of Arla Foods UK, the following additional appointments complete the leadership team:

Hanne Sondergaard – Deputy CEO – strategy, communications & HR
Jan E. Pedersen – Business group director – Finance (his current responsibilities as Regional Director for the Middle East will be handled by BG Director Finn S. Hansen until further notice)
Simon Stevens – business group director – commercial (which includes sales and marketing)
Jens Termansen – business group director – supply chain dev. & technical services
Martin Gilbert – business group director – production & distribution
Peter Walker – business group director – milk procurement.

“In the coming weeks, we will be setting out our plans for the integration process. A very critical first stage of this will be getting around the business and hearing from everyone that is involved about the challenges and opportunities they see. I am confident that by working together we can build a very successful business,” Lauritzen adds.