About Us
As the trusted voice of the Australian and New Zealand infant formula and toddler milk industry, INC promotes optimal infant nutrition, including supporting the proper use of breast milk substitutes and toddler milk drinks.
Board Directors
David has more than 25-years’ experience in the Dairy sector, began his career as a Graduate Chemical Engineer in Bay Milk Products (now part of Fonterra).
David complemented his Dairy experience with business development skills to successfully launch a dairy engineering company in China, growing this into ‘design and build’ for three large China dairy projects. In 2010 David co-founded NZ New Milk, an export dairy company manufacturing infant formula and consumer ready dairy products. Now spanning both New Zealand and China, with more than 250 staff, this continues to expand and explore new markets.
NZ New Milk Limited has recently been acquired by Lactalis Group a privately owned French dairy conglomerate. David has been appointed as the General Manager for Australia and New Zealand Sanulac Nutrition. Our dedicated sales and marketing team of approximately 50 staff in Australia are committed to providing the best specialty ad infant products.
David lives with his wife and daughter in Auckland, New Zealand.
From a dietetics background, previous to her current role Victoria was the Global Head of Regulatory Affairs for Fonterra responsible for regulatory support of all of Fonterra multi-market New Product Development, global advocacy and regulatory systems and compliance. Before joining Fonterra in 2007 Victoria had a diverse ranges of experiences including community dietitian, Food Service Manager and Senior Nutrition roles with in the Australian government.
Victoria has been an active member of the Infant Nutrition Council for over 10 years and in Feb 2018 was elected as Deputy Chair of the Board. In September 2022 Victoria took on the role of acting Chair.
Evan spent 7 years in London holding the senior positions of Global Marketing Manager, Nutrition at GlaxoSmithKline and International Marketing Manager at Lakeland Dairies.
Evan holds an B.Bus from Griffith University and has completed the Asialink Business Leaders Program, supported by the University of Melbourne.
Evan was elected as a Director of the Board of Infant Nutrition Council on the 6th December 2022, representing the Associate members.
Secretariat
Prior to her appointment Jan was responsible for driving the work of SIDS and Kids, Australia. She was influential in expanding the SIDS organisations’ research and family services both nationally and internationally into the perinatal area to include stillbirth and neonatal death.
Jan was Chair of SIDS and Kids Scientific Advisory Committee, a member of the Global Strategy Task Force for education and SIDS and Kids’ representative on SIDS International from 2001. She was also an Executive Board member of the International Stillbirth Alliance from 2004 to 2007 and is a cofounder of the Australian and New Zealand Stillbirth Alliance (ANZSA).
Jan has presented papers on a number of issues including Indigenous infant mortality, the importance of peer support, safe sleeping for infants and strategies to reduce stillbirth to scientific and other forums including SIDS International, the European Society for the Study and Prevention of Infant Death, the International Stillbirth Alliance and the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand.
She has been nominated for and received a number of awards for her work with SIDS and Kids including:
2002 – Finalist in the Telstra Business Women of the Year, Hudson Community and Government Award
2006 – International Women’s Day Award for outstanding contribution to saving babies lives
2006 – SIDS and Kids Award for outstanding contribution in driving the advocacy strategy to reduce perinatal, infant and young child mortality.
Carole has over 25 years experience in government policy, strategy and legal areas in both Australia (in the primary industries/agriculture portfolios) and New Zealand (in the agriculture, health and food portfolios).
Carole’s previous positions include:Consultant Technical Expert, Food Policy with the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority; Director, Policy Group with the New Zealand Food Safety Authority; and various positions with the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and Ministry of Health (MoH).
Prior to joining the Infant Nutrition Council as Trade and Market Access Manager, Simon was Head of Government Relations for Swisse Wellness (part of the H&H Group), with responsibilities for Australia and New Zealand.
Simon has had an extensive career working in the government sector, at federal, state and territory levels, with business development roles in Australia and offshore.
He was Special Investment Advisor at Austrade for four years, helping to facilitate significant inward investment projects from markets such as China, Japan Western Europe and the US.
Previously, as Executive Director of Invest Victoria, Simon was responsible for leading a range of international development initiatives for the Victorian Government. These included attracting foreign direct investment to the State and facilitating export initiatives such as Super Trade Missions to India and China.
Simon has also held various positions in Canberra, for both the Federal and ACT Governments.
He has worked as an adviser/media director for a Cabinet Minister in the New Zealand Government, and is now a media consultant and adviser specialising in crisis management.