Candidates for Fonterra Board of Directors’ Election

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Candidates for Fonterra Board of Directors’ Election Announced

Following the completion of the Self Nomination Process for the 2016 Directors’ Election Process, Stuart Nattrass has been confirmed as a self-nominated Director candidate.

The Self Nomination Process allowed any Fonterra Shareholder (with the support of 35 different Shareholders) to put themselves forward as a Director candidate and be considered for election by their fellow Shareholders alongside the previously announced Independent Nomination Process candidates.

Stuart Nattrass joins Michael Spaans and Donna Smit, who were announced last week as the Independent Nomination Process candidates, as the three candidates standing for two places on the Fonterra Board in 2016.

Both Michael Spaans and Donna Smit were nominated by the Fonterra Board after being recommended by the Independent Selection Panel. The process for their nomination was supported by the Shareholders’ Council in accordance with the Independent Nomination Process.

Fonterra Director Candidate Meetings

Fonterra Shareholders have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of the Director candidates at seven meetings throughout the country, starting in Whangarei on Tuesday, 22 November and finishing in Gore on Friday, 25 November, as follows.

Date Time Location Venue
Tuesday, 22 November 7.00pm Whangarei The Barge, 474 Maunu Road, Whangarei
Wednesday, 23 November 11.30am Hamilton Mystery Creek Events Centre, 125 Mystery Creek Rd, Hamilton
Wednesday, 23 November 7.00pm Rotorua Novotel Hotel, Lake End, Tutanekai St, Rotorua
Thursday, 24 November 10.30am Stratford TET Multi Sports Centre, 65 Portia St, Stratford
Thursday, 24 November 7.00pm Palmerston North Palmerston North Convention Centre, 354 Main St, Palmerston North
Friday, 25 November 10.30am Ashburton Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 211 Wills Street, Ashburton
Friday, 25 November 7.00pm Gore Heartland Hotel Croydon, 100 Waimea Street, Croydon

For those unable to make the meetings, significant candidate information is available on the Elections and Annual Meeting page on FarmSource. In the coming days this will also include videos of each Director candidate answering a number of key governance related questions.

Shareholders’ Council Elections

Nominations have also closed for the Shareholders’ Council Elections in 13 wards. An election is required in six wards, as follows:

Ward Candidate

8 – Matamata Terry Assen

James Barron

9 – Western Bay of Plenty Don Hammond

Ian Jeffrey

Rowan Thomas

15 – Taupo Vanessa Donald

Kylie Leonard

21 – Southern Taranaki Dale Cook

Ben Dickie

Simon Washer

24 – Southern Manawatu Hamish Easton

Robert Ervine

30 – South Canterbury Ad Hendriks

Michelle Pye

Voting Period, Voting Methods and Notification of Election Results

Voting Packs, containing candidate profiles, will be mailed to eligible Shareholders on Monday, 21 November 2016. Shareholders can vote by internet, fax or post, using the First Past the Post, Majority system. Voting closes at 10.30am on Tuesday, 6 December 2016 with the results being announced later that day.

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