My Net Worth: George Adams, professional director

My Net Worth: George Adams, professional director
George Adams says he works hard in his eight directorships. "I’m not doing this as a retirement gig; I’m doing this as a profession."
Riley Kennedy
George Adams is well known in New Zealand corporate governance scenes. He currently has eight directorships across privately held and listed businesses, most notably chairing Synlait Milk, where he led the dairy processor through its recapitalisation last year. He chairs privately held RedShield, Apollo Foods, among others, and sits on the board of NZX-listed Bremworth and ArborGen. He’s previously been a director of Hellers and Tegel Foods and chaired Bell Tea. Before turning to governance, he was managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil Ne...

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