All News
PGG Wrightson boss George Gould paid $1.5M in FY 2012
By Paul McBeth Sept. 20 (BusinessDesk) - PGG Wrighton's managing director George Gould was paid $1.5 million in his first full year in charge of the country's biggest rural services firm, in a period when the company also increased its number of highly paid executives. Gould's...
Chris Quin appointed as CEO of Telecom Retail
By Hannah Lynch Sept. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Telecom, the largest company on the NZX 50, named Chris Quin as chief executive of its retail unit, effective Oct. 1. Quin is currently CEO of Telecom's IT service provider, Gen-i Australasia, and has been a member of the telecommunica...
Kiwibank's life insurer gets ‘a-‘ credit rating from AM Best
By Paul McBeth Sept. 20 (BusinessDesk) - State-owned lender Kiwibank's life insurance unit, Kiwi Life Insurance, has been assigned an ‘a-‘ credit rating by AM Best on the strength of the overall group's balance sheet. The rating agency's assessment reflects the insurer's profi...