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MEETING: FCG: Results announced for the 2015 Fonterra elections
Monday, 23 November 2015
RESULTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2015 FONTERRA ELECTIONS
Returning Officer Warwick Lampp, of electionz.com Ltd, has declared the final
results of the 2015 elections for the Fonterra Board of Directors, Directors'
Remuneration Committee and Shareholders' Council.
Shareholders voted to re-elect incumbent Directors John Wilson and Nicola
Shadbolt. They will be joined by new Director Ashley Waugh. Blue Read, Greg
Maughan and Murray Beach were unsuccessful.
Ashley Waugh lives and farms at Pokuru, near Te Awamutu. He is an
experienced company director and dairy company executive, having previously
worked for the New Zealand Dairy Board in a number of roles since 1991, and
latterly as CEO of National Foods in Australia. Ashley is currently Chairman
of Moa Group Limited, and a Director of Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Limited
and The Heat Group Limited (Australia).
Shareholders David Gasquoine and Stephen Silcock were elected unopposed as
members of the Directors' Remuneration Committee.
In the Shareholders' Council elections, the following Shareholders'
Councillors were elected:
Ward 14 - Eastern Bay of Plenty Wilson James
Ward 17 - Northern Taranaki Kevin Turnbull
Ward 23 - Hawke's Bay Andrew Hardie
Ward 26 - Tasman/Marlborough Sue Brown
Andrew Hardie and Sue Brown new Shareholders' Councillors.
In the eight other Shareholders' Council wards where elections were due,
nominees were elected unopposed. The Councillors in those wards are:
Ward 2 -Central Northland Penny Smart
Ward 5 - Hauraki / Coromandel Julie Pirie
Ward 8 - Matamata Grant Wills
Ward 11 - Te Awamutu Kevin Ferris
Ward 20 - Egmont Plains Rob Poole
Ward 29 - Ashburton Charles Whitehead
Ward 32 - Otago Ad Bekkers
Ward 35 - Western Southland Vaughan Templeton
All successful candidates will take office at the close of the Annual Meeting
on Wednesday, 25 November 2015.
Warwick Lampp
Returning Officer - 2015 Fonterra Elections
Free phone 0800 666 034
electionz.com Ltd
021 498 517
[email protected]
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