Fletcher Building director Cathy Quinn: 'I take my share of accountability'
Cathy Quinn was the only long-serving director facing the vote in Auckland. (Image: Dean Purcell)
Fletcher Building director Cathy Quinn says the building giant’s board hadn't met shareholder expectations and she takes her share of accountability. Quinn joined the Fletcher board in 2018 and is one of four remaining directors.On Wednesday, she faced up to unhappy Fletcher shareholders and made her pitch to be re-elected at the annual general meeting.Quinn said she had joined the board in 2018 to be part of a turnaround story. That had not happened, and as such, she still had a job to do. “I am not a quitter,”...
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