Guess who? Spark's next chair already on board

Guess who? Spark's next chair already on board
Spark's CEO Jolie Hodson and chair Justine Smyth. (Image: Spark)
Riley Kennedy
Spark directors looked at each other after the company’s chair Justine Smyth committed herself to another full term but told shareholders her successor was already on the board.The telecommunications company's shareholders will have to wait to find out who its next chair might be. The listed company held its annual meeting at its headquarters in central Auckland this morning. Five of its directors, including Smyth and chief executive Jolie Hodson, sought another three-year term on the board, but they fielded an unusual number of...

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