Shareholders whack boardroom glass jaw

Shareholders whack boardroom glass jaw
The shadow of Bruce Sheppard's memory looms large over local annual meetings. (Image: Getty)
Paul McBeth
It’s easy to feel sympathy for dumped Metro Performance Glass director Graham Stuart. Usually, the smoke signals are strong enough for directors to take their cue and quietly withdraw from an annual meeting vote. Not so for Stuart, whose exit became clear within the first three minutes of Tuesday's annual meeting when chair Peter Griffiths stood up and told the firm’s owners that the independent director wouldn’t be back for another term. LandslideWhat’s even more staggering is the size of the vot...

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