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Fletcher Building taps former Formica boss Adamson as CEO as Ling departs

Fletcher Building taps former Formica boss Adamson as CEO as Ling departs

By Jonathan Underhill June 18 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building named Mark Adamson, an executive it picked up with the 2007 acquisition of Formica, as new chief executive, replacing Jonathan Ling. Adamson, currently Fletcher’s chief executive for laminates and panels, will tak...

17 Jun 2012
NZ consumer confidence dims in 2Q as future gets a little scarier

NZ consumer confidence dims in 2Q as future gets a little scarier

By Paul McBeth June 18 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand consumer confidence dimmed in the second quarter of the year as people were content about the present, but increasingly gloomy about the future. The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Survey fell 2.5 points to 99.9...

17 Jun 2012
Trade Me in trading halt as Fairfax announcement looms

Trade Me in trading halt as Fairfax announcement looms

By Paul McBeth June 18 (BusinessDesk) - Shares in online auction house Trade Me have been put on a trading halt pending a material announcement. The Wellington-based company requested the halt in the lead-up to two statements, one from itself and one from parent Fairfax Media....

17 Jun 2012