"A young man with the potential to achieve considerable
future success. Self-motivated, conscientious and enthusiastic
about learning," said the James Cook High Principal of Meng.
This talent was noticed by Fonterra's Sheree Nicholas who said
"Meng impressed us with his range of talents and experiences; he
has proactively sought to develop his business skills through the
Lion Nathan Business experience, a course at MIT and part-time
jobs. He was involved in his wider school community through peer
mediation, and as a student representative of his school. Fonterra
is an exciting and challenging place to work and we thought that
Meng would suit this dynamic environment and would tackle it with
ease and professionalism." His relationship with Fonterra is
ongoing and he works there part time while studying.
Despite completing his Scholarship, Meng continues to meet with
Mentor Simon Peacocke monthly to catch up on everything from work
to life issues and says that he values Simon immensely.
Meng is following through with his ambition to study Commerce at
University. He is working towards conjoint Business and Arts
degrees at The University of Auckland and anticipates graduating in
2012. A huge highlight for Meng was getting married in 2010.