Henry van der Heyden

Sir Henricus Wilhelmus van der Heyden is a New Zealand dairy farmer, business executive and company director. He was chair of Fonterra from 2002 to 2012.
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. 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. In 2011, he was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree by Lincoln University.