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‘Dairy is the back-bone of New Zealand and being part of an innovative and dynamic company is very exciting’, says Quentin Lowcay. ‘Everyone at Synlait is very committed to ensuring we deliver the best to our customers’. With a strong focus on international trade, milk processing business Synlait Milk is known for the quality of its processing facilities and specialist farming expertise. As well establishing its legal function from scratch, Lowcay also introduced a comprehensive risk management framework to the rapidly expanding business. ‘Getting the business to change its culture to more of a compliance and risk management approach has been among my biggest challenges’, he says. Sources also point to his role in Synlait Milk’s successful 2013 IPO. When it comes to outside counsel, Lowcay would like firms to keep him in the loop more effectively through ‘pro-active reporting’, ‘responsiveness’ and ‘contactability’.