Three people have been nominated for the DairyNZ board of director elections this year to fill the two positions on offer.
DairyNZ’s board consists of five farmer-elected directors and three board-appointed directors. This year, Jim van der Poel is retiring, and Jacqueline Rowarth is retiring by rotation and re-standing.
Along with Rowarth, Richard McIntyre and Kylie Leonard are also candidates.
Voting is set to open on September 19, with an election result announced at the DairyNZ annual general meeting in Canterbury on October 22.
Dairy farmer levy payers will receive a vote pack including profiles of the candidates in the mail from September 19 and can vote online or by post. Farmers have until 12pm Thursday, October 17 to cast their votes.
No nominations were received for the seat on the directors’ remuneration committee, which reviews and recommends changes to directors’ payments and other benefits each year. The DairyNZ board will determine how this vacancy will be filled.
