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Wednesday, 11 October 2023 14:55

Squeezed out?

Written by  The Hound

OPINION: A mate of yours truly wonders if the impending departure of Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer will see a number of other senior executives leave the meat processor and exporter.

He queries if the cohort of ex-Zespri executives Limmer - who was chief operating officer at the kiwifruit marketer prior to taking up the top job at SFF - has appointed to management positions at the meat processor and exporter may also follow him out the door.

According to the SFF chair - 'I don't care where, as long as I am chair' - Rob Hewett, the process to replace Limmer will probably take until early in the new year.

But one can surmise that unless one of the Zespri mafia is given the top job, then it is likely that a few more of the top brass at SFF will exit stage left.

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