OIO looked at track record of Fairfax, NZME directors before approving merger

OIO looked at track record of Fairfax, NZME directors before approving merger
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Oct. 26 (BusinessDesk) - The Overseas Investment Office looked into the activities of key directors of NZME and Fairfax Media executives before signing off on their merger plan, documents released under the Official Information Act show.  The OIO asked the lawyers acting for NZME and Fairfax for further information about John Anderson, chairman of NZME, and Jack Cowin and Linda Nicholls, directors on Fairfax Media's board of directors. In its decision to approve the merger delivered in September, the OIO said it was satisfi...