Displaying items by tag: Fonterra
Start with the board — Editorial
Why is Fonterra in a pickle? Is the death of democracy and a blob of arrogance in Fonterra to blame for the current crisis?
Time to put things right at Fonterra
Federated Farmers Waikato president Andrew McGiven says it’s up to Fonterra’s leadership to reverse its awful financial result.
Fonterra’s board is the problem
A leading corporate farmer is blaming Fonterra’s board for the co-op’s financial debacle, saying the directors run a system of “cloned governance”.
Time for action on poor assets
Former Fonterra director Leonie Guiney says she expects the new leadership team to act on loss-making assets.
Five-way battle for three Fonterra board seats
Fonterra bosses brief Government
Fonterra chairman John Monaghan says Fonterra is looking forward to working with the Coalition Government on the review of dairy industry regulations.
MIA?
The Hound reckons the new Fonterra chair ‘Grumpy’ John Monaghan is proving more elusive than the Loch Ness Monster.
Nine years enough – Shadbolt
Retiring Fonterra director Nicola Shadbolt is happy with the calibre of director candidates endorsed by the co-op board.
‘We need to do better’ — Hurrell
Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell says a clear plan is in place to lift the co-op’s performance.
Fonterra’s billion-dollar dive
A billion-dollar drop in Fonterra’s fortunes leaves the co-op vulnerable to increasing competition, says Federated Farmers Dairy president Chris Lewis.