Thursday, 24 October 2013 16:07

Big loss

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YOUR OLD mate can’t help but notice the big change in former ag industry heavyweight Ross Townshend who now heads up Wools of NZ.

The Hound remembers back in his Affco and NZ Dairy Group days, a few years back, Townshend cut a much fuller figure – figuratively and literally. Then he was regularly in the media and also weighed a whole lot more. It looks as though in the intervening years, ‘not-so-big Ross’ has shed not only quite a few kgs, but also learnt to keep more out of the media spotlight in his new not-so-high-profile role at WONZ. 

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