Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
The writing is on the wall for Fonterra's chairman John Wilson, his board and management; fed-up farmer shareholders are demanding changes.
Fonterra farmers were angry with the directive from the Shareholders Council to vote against a remit, says Greg Gent.
Fonterra leaders and proponents of a smaller board could be on a collision course over the proposed governance review process.
The proposal to reduce the size of the Fonterra board is one the co-op can no longer ignore say its proponents, Greg Gent and Colin Armer.
Former Fonterra directors Greg Gent and Colin Armer are banking on the "silent majority" of co-op shareholders in their quest to revamp the board.
Speaking of Fonterra, the Hound received a curt note from a failed board candidate in last year's election...
Your old mate wonders if the recent sudden and under-the-radar departure of Fonterra's top communications man Kerry Underhill may be linked to the board's recent re-think on the co-op's communications strategy.
The Fonterra board election was looking like a subdued affair. Chairman John Wilson and sitting directors Blue Read and Nicola Shadbolt were a shoe-in for the three seats up for grabs.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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