Mt Cook Alpine Salmon lands new director

Left to right: Tekapo farm manager, Martin McDonald, with Sarah Ottrey
Left to right: Tekapo farm manager, Martin McDonald, with Sarah Ottrey

Mt Cook Alpine Salmon has appointed Sarah Ottrey to its board of directors. Currently a director of EBOS group, Comvita LTD, Skyline Enterprises and Whitestone Cheese.

Ms Ottrey believes the growing demands of shareholders and expectations of their boards has grown in breadth and depth.

“These demands have influenced the role of a director to not only be an expert in their specialty, financially perceptive and pragmatic, but also to be knowledgeable about the market in which the company operates.

“I like everything about the Mt Cook Alpine story, its growing profile and its global prospects; and of course, its unique Freshwater King Salmon product. I look forward to bringing my skills to the table, ensuring we remain both future-focused and customer-focused while being grounded in contemporary marketing thinking.”

Ms Ottrey has governance experience having been on the boards of Blue Sky Meats Ltd, Smiths City Group, NZ Public Trust and the Inland Revenue Risk Committee; she has also had senior management experience with FMCG organisations including Unilever and DB Breweries.