Ninety-Two Nominations For Shareholders’ Council

Ninety-two valid nominations for the Global Dairy Company Shareholders’ Council have been received, Global Dairy Company Chairman John Roadley announced today.

Mr Roadley said the response was positive.

“I’m pleased that so many shareholders are prepared to put their hands up to represent their neighbours on the council,” he said. “The council is going to be a key watchdog of the company’s performance. My fellow directors and I look forward to being accountable to shareholders both directly and indirectly through the council.”

Among its important roles, the council will work with the board to develop the company’s co-operative principles and approve its mission statement and values. Almost as soon as it is elected, it will have to appoint the Valuer of the company’s shares and work with a Minister to appoint the Milk Commissioner.

The first council will consist of 46 councillors representing 25 geographical wards. The 92 nominations mean there will be contested elections in 18 wards. The remaining wards have candidates to fill their seats on the council.

Voting forms will be posted to shareholders on Thursday 19 July along with profiles of the candidates. Shareholders will begin to receive them in the following days. Shareholders will have until noon on Friday 3 August to get their voting forms back to the company. Mr Roadley will announce the results on Monday 6 August. The elections will be scrutinised by KPMG.

All nominees for the council will receive training on 26 July and successful candidates will receive further training in August.

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NOMINATIONS FOR SHAREHOLDERS COUNCIL

Ward District Seats Candidate(s)
1. Northern Northland 1 Kevin BAXTER
2. Central Northland 2 Kevin ALEXANDER
Grant BILLINGTON
Neil CARTWRIGHT
Mark CROUCHER
Murray DOUGLAS
Graeme EDWARDS
3. Southern Northland 2 Carl GORDON
Allan MCCRACKEN
Trevor TANTRUM
Roy VAN HARLINGEN
4. South Auckland 2 Neil BATEUP
Lachie CAMERON
Rod MCGREGOR
Scott MONTGOMERIE
5. Hamilton 2 Neil MCLEAN
Don SEATH
6. Te Awamutu 2 Allan MOCKFORD
Richard MYERS
Garry REYMER
Ray SHAW
7. Otorohanga 2 Gordon MCIVOR
John WILSON
8. Rotorua 2 Selwyn BENNETT
Allan CRAFAR
Lachlan MCKENZIE
Tony O’BOYLE
Kevin WINTERS
9. Bay of Plenty 2 Catherine BULL
David JENSEN
Brian POWER
Derek SPRATT
David WARDLAW
10. South Waikato 2 Alma ASPIN
Christina BALDWIN
George MOSS
Kingi SMILER
Stew WADEY
11. Matamata 2 David GASQUOINE
Tony SCLATER
12. Te Aroha 2 Stephen SILCOCK
Michael SPAANS
13. Hauraki 2 John BUBB
Conall BUCHANAN
Mike KARL
14. Northern Taranaki 2 Peter ADAMSKI
Nick BARRETT
Blue READ
Graham ROBINSON
Graham WALKER
15. Coastal Taranaki 2 Neville ARDERN
Russell HOHAIA
Barbara KURIGER
Kevin MURPHY
Kevin THOMAS
Rob THWAITES
John WASHER
16. Central Taranaki 2 Murray CROSS
Katrina KNOWLES
Tom MASON
Stephen O’NEILL
17. South Taranaki 2 Roger BENT
Jeanine FOWLER
Grant GIBBS
Steven MACDONALD
David PEARCE
18. Manawatu 2 Graeme BAGRIE
Malcolm BAILEY
Rob CROTHERS
Michael HOGGARD
Murray HOLDAWAY
Martyn JOHNSON
Noel JOHNSTON
Geoff KANE
Charlie PEDERSEN
19. Wairarapa 1 John MONAGHAN
20. Hawkes Bay 1 Robert ANDERSON
Andrew HARDIE
21. Tasman/Marlborough 1 Rod O’BEIRNE
22. Canterbury North 2 David IRVINE
Ted ROLLINSON
Graeme SUTTON
23. Canterbury South 2 Bryan BEESTON
Chris BOLDERSTON
Adri VERBAKEL
24. Otago/Northern Central Southland 2 Ad BEKKERS
William ELLIOT
Russell FALCONER
Philip WILSON
25. South Central/Western Southland 2 Jack HOOGEVEEN
Lloyd MCCALLUM
Philip VAN DER BIJL

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