F&P Healthcare: don’t mention the tariffs!

F&P Healthcare: don’t mention the tariffs!
F&P Healthcare CEO Lewis Gradon - playing the long game (Image: Supplied)
Pattrick Smellie
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare senior leaders were keeping their heads down on the potential impact of US tariffs on its business during an investors’ call on the company’s stellar half-year results.“We really don't want to be drawn into any speculation on that whatsoever,” said managing director and chief executive, Lewis Gradon.However, there were hints that its newly opened Chinese plant is unlikely to be sending products to the US, since the Guangzhou facility is primarily expected to service the Chinese mar...

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