Henry van der Heyden

Born

Henricus Wilhelmus van der Heyden

1957 (age 67–68)

Occupations

• Dairy farmer
• Business executive
• Company director

Sir Henry van der Heyden KNZM
Van der Heyden in 2007
Born	Henricus Wilhelmus van der Heyden 1957 (age 67–68)
Occupations	Dairy farmer Business executive Company director

Sir Henricus Wilhelmus van der Heyden KNZM (born 1957)^[1] is a New Zealand dairy farmer, business executive and company director. He was chair of Fonterra from 2002 to 2012.^[2]

In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, van der Heyden was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to agriculture.^[3] In 2009, following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government, he accepted redesignation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.^[4] In 2011, he was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree by Lincoln University.^[5]