Bob Major spent the majority of his career in various roles within the New Zealand dairy industry, working for Fonterra, the New Zealand Dairy Board & the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute. He has held global leadership roles for Fonterra in strategy, mergers & acquisitions, ingredients sales & marketing & innovation. He has held regional leadership roles in the Middle East, Hong Kong & China, & was on the senior leadership team of both the New Zealand Dairy Board & Fonterra. Bob is Chair of Gibbs Holdings (Nelson) Ltd & Armer Group Advisory Board. He is also a director of BioVittoria & Dairy Holdings Limited. He is a member of the Oriens Capital Investment Committee. Bob is a past Chair of The Mud House Wine Group & has been a director of Westland Milk Products, Sealord Group, Kiwirail & Barker Fruit Processors. He is a Chartered Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Directors & joined the Comvita Board in September 2019 and is Chair of the Safety & Performance Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.