Bega Cheese Limited announced that CEO Paul van Heerwaarden has decided that he will step down as Chief Executive Officer in the coming months. Paul has worked for the company for 13 years in a number of executive roles and will reach six years of service as CEO in January 2023. Earlier in the year 2022 the company announced that Pete Findlay had been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Board announced that Pete will transition to CEO with Paul's support in the coming months.

Pete joined the company in 2019 as CFO and has over 25 years' experience in professional services and senior finance and operational roles in private and publicly owned businesses. He has held several senior CFO roles in a variety of industries including manufacturing, retail, information technology and distribution. As the transition is implemented Pete's key focus will be continuing to execute the strategy and realise the opportunities available to the company as an integrated dairy and food business.