Board battle over: Rakon will get new look board in weeks, Robinson says

Board battle over: Rakon will get new look board in weeks, Robinson says
Lorraine Witten will leave Rakon board but independence is assured, Brent Robinson says (Image: NZME/Jacques Steenkamp)
Rebecca Stevenson
Rakon director Brent Robinson has revealed that Lorraine Witten will indeed leave its board, which could signal the end of an extraordinary period of turmoil at the tech firm.On Thursday morning, Robinson said he and Witten had now "agreed on a clear path forward to establish a board with a majority of independence".However, that board won't include Rakon's chair.Rakon shares were put into a trading halt before the market opened.The market watchdog NZ RegCo said the company needed time to consider and respond to statements in...

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