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PGG Wrightson boss George Gould paid $1.5M in FY 2012

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...

19 Sep 2012
Chris Quin appointed as CEO of Telecom Retail

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...

19 Sep 2012
Kiwibank's life insurer gets ‘a-‘ credit rating from AM Best

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...

19 Sep 2012