Candidates for Fonterra's board will face tough questions from local farmers when the director candidate roadshow comes to Palmerston North Convention Centre on Wednesday, November 11.
Six candidates, Murray Beach, Greg Maughan, Blue Read, Nicola Shadbolt, Ashley Waugh and John Wilson, are vying for three seats on the board.
Hawke's Bay Shareholders' councillor Sandra Cordell of Dannevirke says the roadshow is a great opportunity for Fonterra farmers to meet, question and listen to the contenders for the co-op's top table before they cast their votes in this year's Fonterra elections.
"As shareholders we have a responsibility to understand governance and the qualities required of a Fonterra director and to use this knowledge to elect to our board the candidates who have these attributes.
"The roadshow ... gives [shareholders] a platform to ask the candidates some robust questions about their governance ability and experience."
