Is Ross Taylor Fletcher Building's latest scapegoat?

Is Ross Taylor Fletcher Building's latest scapegoat?
Tough days at the office for Fletcher Building's Ross Taylor. (Image: Supplied)
BusinessDesk reporters
Most of the focus in the Fletcher Building story is on the chief executive, Ross Taylor. But unless he is about to fall on his sword and take the rap for a product recall on piping product that has been failing in Western Australia, the real focus should be on the board, say the company’s most vocal critics. In fact, even if some huge liability is attached and proves to be the cause of Taylor’s demise, the board still must answer for a pattern of over-promising and under-delivering and destroying capital value for more tha...

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