On the Money: Rob Fyfe, Chlöe Swarbrick, Murray Bolton's big cats, and more

On the Money: Rob Fyfe, Chlöe Swarbrick, Murray Bolton's big cats, and more
Former Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe is used to dealing with sticky political situations. (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Stevenson
Welcome to On the Money, our column about money and the people making it.A new Fyfe-dom  Rob Fyfe faced some blunt shareholder questions during his first outing as board chair for Michael Hill International, having taken over the role from founder’s daughter, Emma Hill. One particularly awkward moment during the AGM was a shareholder question – actually it was more of a comment – which complimented the company on its new television advert. It was, the shareholder said, much bet...

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