Silly Season
OPINION: Election years are usually regarded as the silly season, but a mate of the Hound reckons 2026 is shaping…
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.
The Hound would love to be a fly on the wall at the next Fonterra board meeting, when re-elected director Leonie Guiney returns to the dairy co-op’s the top table.
Outgoing Zespri chairman Peter McBride and South Canterbury farmer Leonie Guiney have been voted onto Fonterra’s board.
Former Fonterra director Leonie Guiney is keen to return to the board and contribute to “a simpler, more disciplined but successful cooperative”.
Former Fonterra director Leonie Guiney says she expects the new leadership team to act on loss-making assets.
Former Fonterra director Leonie Guiney says she is keeping her options open about contesting this year’s board elections.

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