Fletcher Building: Peter Crowley takes the chair, but not everyone's sitting comfortably

Fletcher Building: Peter Crowley takes the chair, but not everyone's sitting comfortably
Peter Crowley has been a director of Fletcher Building since 2019. (Image: NZME)
Rebecca Stevenson
New Fletcher Building chair Peter Crowley may have wooed shareholders at its AGM, but not everyone is happy he’s been permanently appointed to lead its board. Crowley, a director at the New Zealand Exchange-listed (NZX) building materials giant since 2019, was confirmed as Fletcher Building’s new chair on Monday morning. He shot to prominence standing in for acting chair Barbara Chapman at what was expected to be a torrid shareholder meeting in October. However, by the end of the meeting, some shareholders were sugges...

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