Wrightson chair sidelined under cloud of Singapore securities charges

Wrightson chair sidelined under cloud of Singapore securities charges
Lee Joo Hai left Singapore before investigations started and was arrested in Malaysia. (Image: Hyflux)
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PGG Wrightson chair Lee Joo Hai has been sidelined while the rest of his board try to unravel the impact of unrelated securities law charges he faces in Singapore. Lee took over the chair from Rodger Finlay in June last year, having first joined the board as one of Agria Corp’s representatives in 2017. Fellow Agria appointee U Kean Seng will chair Wrightson’s board in the interim, with independent director Sarah Brown his deputy. Lee will stay on the board.Wrightson’s board was first told of the charges last week, sa...

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