Outgoing director: Fonterra now in a much better position

Outgoing director: Fonterra now in a much better position
Leonie Guiney says life as a Fonterra director has been “very hard but extremely rewarding". (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Leonie Guiney believes her job is done – well, almost.The Fonterra director will stand down at this year’s annual meeting, having served the maximum three three-year terms.The Fairlie dairy farmer was elected to the co-operative's board and served between 2014 and 2017. However, he wasn’t put up for re-election and ended up in a high-profile legal stoush with the dairy giant.The co-op obtained a court injunction preventing her from talking to the media. In return, Guiney launched defamation proceedings against the boa...

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