Microchipping cows
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
Fonterra’s board has been reduced to nine - comprising six farmer-elected and three appointed directors.
Three sitting Fonterra directors - chairman Peter McBride, Leonie Guiney and John Nicholls - have been re-elected to the board for another three-year term.
OPINION: A mate of the Hound's reckons it is amazing how a couple of years sitting on Fonterra's board, earning $175K-plus a year, can quickly turn former rebels into members of the establishment.
Nominations are open for Fonterra's board election but a repeat of the drama that rocked the vote three years ago can be ruled out.
Canterbury farmer John Nicholls last month became the second farmer-nominated candidate to win a seat on Fonterra’s board.
Fonterra will appoint a third “unknown candidate” in the second director election if neither John Nicholls or Jamie Tuuta succeeds, says Fonterra board aspirant John Nicholls.
Two unsuccessful candidates in the recent Fonterra director election will get another chance to join the board.
Canterbury farming company Rylib Group is firmly based on family values, says director John Nicholls.
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
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