Andrew Reding returns to Fletcher Building as group CEO

Andrew Reding. (Image: Supplied)

Tue, 20 Aug 2024

Andrew Reding will become chief executive and managing director of Fletcher Building nearly two decades after he left the organisation. Reding is currently chair of the New Zealand Shareholders Association and said he would step down from his current role to take on this new one. “In discussions with the Board, I have observed a group of dedicated, competent and hard-working people, passionate about the business and seeking to affect a positive turnaround to drive shareholder value," Reding said."My job will be to tran...

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