Rabobank Australia announces new board appointment

Rabobank Australia Limited has announced the appointment of Clive Stiff to its board, effective of March 20, 2024.

Mr Stiff, who is a former CEO of Unilever Australia & New Zealand and of Procter & Gamble France, has more than 35 years’ experience in the FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) sector.

Announcing the appointment, Rabobank Australia chair James Fazzino said Mr Stiff’s extensive experience in, and knowledge of, fast moving consumer goods and the wider business environment made him an ideal addition to Rabobank’s Australian board.

“Clive has not only served in a range of senior leadership roles in consumer goods companies both locally and internationally, he is an accomplished and highly-regarded company director,” Mr Fazzino said.

Mr Stiff is currently a non-executive director of ASX-listed GrainCorp and Cleanaway Waste Management and a member of the Quantium Advisory Board.

He is a former chair of the Australian Food & Grocery Council and former non-executive director of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries. He was also formerly a member of the Genpact Australian Advisory Council.

In addition to his CEO roles with Unilever Australia & New Zealand and Procter & Gamble France, Mr Stiff held a range of senior executive positions in Australia and internationally, including with Goodman Fielder.

Part of the global cooperative Rabobank Group, the world’s leading specialist food and agribusiness bank, Rabobank Australia is one of the country’s leading agricultural banks and a major provider of corporate and business banking services to the food and agribusiness sectors. It also operates online retail savings and deposits business Rabobank Online Savings.

In addition to chair James Fazzino, Mr Stiff joins other directors of Rabobank Australia – Jillian Segal AO, Christine Feldmanis, Geerten Battjes, Lara Yocarini and Rabobank Australia CEO Mark Wiessing.