Results Announced for the 2015 Fonterra Elections
Returning Officer Warwick Lampp, of electionz.com Ltd, has declared the final results of the 2015 elections for the Fonterra Board of Directors, Directors’ Remuneration
Committee and Shareholders’ Council.
Shareholders voted to re-elect incumbent Directors John Wilson and Nicola Shadbolt. They will be joined by new Director
Ashley Waugh. Blue Read, Greg Maughan and Murray Beach were unsuccessful.
Ashley Waugh lives and farms at Pokuru, near Te Awamutu. He is an experienced company director and dairy company
executive, having previously worked for the New Zealand Dairy Board in a number of roles since 1991, and latterly as CEO
of National Foods in Australia. Ashley is currently Chairman of Moa Group Limited, and a Director of Seeka Kiwifruit
Industries Limited and The Heat Group Limited (Australia).
Shareholders David Gasquoine and Stephen Silcock were elected unopposed as members of the Directors’ Remuneration
Committee.
In the Shareholders’ Council elections, the following Shareholders’ Councillors were elected:
Ward 14 – Eastern Bay of Plenty Wilson James
Ward 17 – Northern Taranaki Kevin Turnbull
Ward 23 – Hawke’s Bay Andrew Hardie
Ward 26 – Tasman/Marlborough Sue Brown
Andrew Hardie and Sue Brown new Shareholders’ Councillors.
In the eight other Shareholders’ Council wards where elections were due, nominees were elected unopposed. The
Councillors in those wards are:
Ward 2 -Central Northland Penny Smart
Ward 5 - Hauraki / Coromandel Julie Pirie
Ward 8 - Matamata Grant Wills
Ward 11 - Te Awamutu Kevin Ferris
Ward 20 - Egmont Plains Rob Poole
Ward 29 - Ashburton Charles Whitehead
Ward 32 - Otago Ad Bekkers
Ward 35 - Western Southland Vaughan Templeton
All successful candidates will take office at the close of the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, 25 November 2015.
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