McBride conscious about Fonterra board succession

Peter McBride has been Fonterra's chair for four years. (Image: Supplied)

Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Peter McBride is conscious that Fonterra Co-operative Group’s board will see a fair bit of change in the coming years.While it’s in the back of his mind, he says he’s more focused on what the co-op has to deliver in the next 18 months.McBride and fellow farmer-elected director John Nicholls were re-elected on Thursday to the board for another three years.The co-op’s board size dropped to nine members after Thursday’s meeting. Shareholders voted with 88% support to reduce it from 11 at last year’s meeting in M...

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