Interim MD for Fonterra farm ventures
A DUTCH DAIRY veteran Henk Bles has been appointed to the newly-created role of managing director international farming ventures for an initial six-month period.
PGG Wrightson chairman, Sir John Anderson, acknowledged the contribution Gould has
made to PGG Wrightson since agreeing to be managing director in February 2011.
"A non-executive director at the time, with a successful track record in rural servicing,
particularly as a former managing director of Pyne Gould Guinness Ltd, George agreed
to be managing director of PGG Wrightson to help stabilise the company as it re-focussed
on its core business," Anderson says.
"George has performed his task admirably and whilst the board will be sorry to see him
leave, his tenure was for a fixed and relatively short period and for a particular purpose."
Gould says he is pleased to have been able to assist PGG Wrightson, particularly
with regards to the rural servicing business with which he had a long standing affinity.
"It has been a pleasure to serve a great company, and post August 31, I will enjoy watching
from the side lines as PGG Wrightson goes from strength to strength," Gould says.
Anderson advises a selection process is proceeding to determine Gould's successor.
