NOMINATIONS HAVE CLOSED FOR THE 2010 FONTERRA ELECTIONS
Nominations for the 2010 Fonterra Elections closed at 12 noon on Friday, 10 September 2010.
Nominations were also called for candidates for the Shareholders’ Council in 13 wards. Elections are required in three wards, as follows:
Ward Candidate
20 – Northern Taranaki Donald McIntyre
Brett Sarten
Kevin Turnbull
24 – Southern Taranaki Ben Dickie
David Werder
30 – Northern Canterbury Shaun Lissington
Angela Ward
There was only one nomination received in the 10 other wards. No election will be held in these wards. The formal declaration of these candidates as Shareholders’ Councillors will be made in conjunction with the results of the elections on 16 November 2010.
The Councillors-elect are:
Ward Candidate
3 – Northern Wairoa Murray Douglas
6 – Hauraki Bill Donaldson
9 – Morrinsville Stephen Silcock
12 – Cambridge Kevin Monks
15 – South Waikato Ian Brown
18 – Otorohanga Duncan Coull
19 – Taupo Phil Butler
21 – Coastal Taranaki Nick Barrett
27 – Northern Manawatu Owen Greig
33 – Otago Grant Scott
Of the above, Bill Donaldson, Kevin Monks, Duncan Coull and Phil Butler will be new Shareholders’ Councillors. The other Councillors-elect are incumbents who have been elected unopposed.
All successful candidates take office at the close of the Fonterra Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 18 November 2010.
Voter Packs, containing candidate profiles, will be mailed to eligible shareholders on Thursday, 21 October 2010. Shareholders can vote by internet, fax or post, using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system.
The voting period is from Friday, 22 October until 10.30am on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 with the results being announced later that day.
Warwick Lampp
Returning Officer – 2010 Fonterra Elections
Email: elections@electionz.com
Mobile: 021 498 517
Election Hotline: Free Phone 0508 666 446
About Fonterra
Fonterra is a global leader in dairy nutrition – the preferred supplier of dairy ingredients to many of the world’s leading food companies. Fonterra is also a market leader with our own consumer dairy brands in Australia/New Zealand, Asia/Africa, Middle East and Latin America.
The farmer-owned New Zealand co-operative is the largest processor of milk in the world, producing more than two million tonnes of dairy ingredients, value added dairy ingredients, specialty ingredients and consumer products every year. Drawing on generations of dairy expertise, Fonterra is one of the largest investors in dairy based research and innovation in the world. Our 16,000 staff work across the dairy spectrum from advising farmers on sustainable farming and milk production, to ensuring we live up to exacting quality standards and delivering every day on our customer promise in more than 100 markets around the world.
