Sanford appoints Rob McLeod to board, seeks tie-up with Maori fisheries

Sanford appoints Rob McLeod to board, seeks tie-up with Maori fisheries
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, will add Ernst & Young chairman Rob McLeod to its board next year as it seeks to get closer with Maori fishing firms in a bid to lift the industry's performance against foreign rivals. McLeod, a former chairman of Sealord Group and Aotearoa Fisheries Group, accepted an invitation to join Auckland-based Sanford's board from Jan. 1, the company said in a statement. His past appointment at Sealord and on the Waitangi Fisheries Commission was seen as a...