Vista warns against board changes, says Potentia's push for overhaul risks its cloud transition

Vista warns against board changes, says Potentia's push for overhaul risks its cloud transition
Vista chair Susan Peterson was re-elected in May. (Image: Vista Group)
Rebecca Stevenson
Software company Vista says there is "no case for change" to its board. The dual-listed cinema software company released a presentation to proxy advisors on Monday morning. In it, it said removing current chair Susan Peterson and director Kirk Senior and appointing a representative from its largest shareholder was not in the firm's best interests. Shareholder Potentia Capital has called for a special general meeting to roll Peterson and Senior and have its investment director Amit Chand join the board. That meeting...

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