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NEW APPOINTMENTS

DMK Group Manish Sirohi Appointed as Chief Executive
appoints new COO Officer of DECCO WW
for the Private Label UPL Ltd. and Jai Shro", Group CEO and Chairman
DECCO WW, part of of UPL said, “Post-harvest solutions are
business unit the UPL Group of a core part of our business and a crucial
companies, respon- component of our sustainable future.
S t e f a n sible for developing These solutions are not just about pre-
Keller as of and distributing its serving foods; they’re about sustaining
01 May 2024 portfolio of post- livelihoods, ensuring food security, and
harvest
solutions,
takes over announced the appointment of Man- minimising waste in an increasingly de-
the position ish Sirohi as the Chief Executive O!cer manding world with a rapidly growing
as Chief Op- of DECCO WW. population. Manish has an impressive
erating O!- Manish brings to the role extensive 20-year history with UPL, and is the
cer (COO) of leadership in pre-harvest and post-har- natural choice to lead DECCO WW into
the Private vest industries, business operations, its new phase of growth to become the
Label business unit within the DMK sales, marketing, and delivering strate- post-harvest global leader.”
Group. He succeeds Thorsten Rode- gic projects at national, regional, and Manish Sirohi, CEO of DECCO WW
hüser, who left the company last year international levels. Manish joined UPL said, “I am honoured to step into the
for a career change. in 2004 and has held various positions role of CEO. I’ve had the privilege to
across di"erent markets, most recently grow with the company for many years
Keller has been working for the serving as Global Commercial Head of and I'm excited to lead DECCO WW in
DMK Group in various senior sales DECCO WW. In this role, Manish was in- its mission to transform post-harvest
positions since 2007, currently as strumental in unleashing new business practices, leverage our expertise to
value and driving double-digit top-line
Commercial Director of the Private and bottom-line growth in 2023 de- drive innovation and make a meaning-
Label Business Unit. spite the challenging industry environ- ful impact across the agricultural land-

Ingo Müller, CEO of the DMK ment. scape." Circle 45 on enquiry card
Group: "We are pleased having
gained Stefan Keller, an extremely
experienced manager from our own Fonterra appoints permanent COO
ranks, for this position. He has known
Fonterra has to-
the company and the industry for day announced and sales roles. She spent more than a
many years and will continue to drive Anna Palairet has decade in senior leadership roles at Air
the Private Label business unit for- been permanent- New Zealand before joining Fonterra
ward in his new role. Over the past ly appointed into
few years, I have come to know Ste- the role of Chief in October 2022 as Director of Global
fan Keller as a positive personality Operating O!cer Supply Chain and she is the current
and team player with a great deal of (COO). chair of global logistics provider Kotahi
passion for this division. I wish him Anna has been acting in the posi-
every success in his new role at the tion since June 2023. CEO Miles Hurrell GP Limited.
DMK Group and look forward to con- says Anna has valuable expertise and a
tinuing our trusting and successful strong relationship focus which serve “I thank Anna for her leadership to date
collaboration." her well in leading a critical part of the and look forward to her ongoing con-
Co-operative.
"The private label sector has always “Anna has extensive experience in tribution to the Fonterra Management
been an extremely exciting business operational, customer, sustainability, Team,” says Mr Hurrell. Circle 46 on enquiry card
area for me. Why? Because it means
working very closely with customers
and being able to develop the right $'9(57,6(56ҋ , 1'(;
solution together with them. Work-
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Keller. Circle 44 on enquiry card

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