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Andrew Morrison's term as board chair will conclude at the B+LNZ annual meeting on Thursday 30 March.
Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) board chair Andrew Morrison has lost his board seat to Southland sheep and beef farmer Geoffrey Young.
In the election, part of the 2023 B+LNZ Annual Meeting process, Young received 8,777 weighted votes while Morrison received 6,587 votes.
Turnout in the Southern South Island director election, in an electorate which covers Southland and Clutha, was 36%.
Morrison’s term will conclude at the end of the B+LNZ annual meeting in New Plymouth on Thursday 30 March and the board will elect a new chair following the meeting.
The meeting will also mark the conclusion of Morrison’s term with the New Zealand Meat Board which will subsequently elect a new chair.
Meanwhile, the farmer director election in the Eastern North Island electorate has been postponed due to disruptions caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
A new process and deadline for voting for the ENI farmer director role will be announced following the Annual Meeting.
Current ENI director George Tatham, who planned to stand down after nine years, will continue in the role until the rescheduled election is completed.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is having another crack at increasing the fees of its chair and board members.
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