Fonterra farmers to wait till after AGM for council pitch

Mon, 22 Jun 2020

Fonterra shareholders will be pitched some ideas as to how their shareholders' council should look, including options for constitutional and operational changes, during the next round of consultation due to start in September.Following a damning in-house first review of the performance and relevance of the cooperative's council, a steering group will present its recommendations during what is likely to be an "extensive national roadshow", says steering group independent chair James Buwalda.The final report and i...

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