Liz Coutts appointed Mainland Group's chair-elect

Liz Coutts appointed Mainland Group's chair-elect
Liz Coutts also chairs Ebos, Oceania Healthcare and 2degrees. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Liz Coutts has been appointed chair-elect of Fonterra’s Mainland Group.Coutts chairs Ebos Group and Oceania Healthcare as well as the privately-owned 2degrees Group.If Fonterra chooses to list Mainland Group, Coutts would be the non-executive chair of its board, presiding over the go-forward growth strategy.The co-op’s chair, Peter McBride, said Coutts brought extensive governance experience from both large private and public companies, and her leadership would be invaluable should it pursue a public listing for Mainland Group.Her a...

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