Fonterra and Lotto heads step down

Friday 23rd August 2002

Fonterra Co-operative Group chairman John Roadley will step down in September and resign from the board by the end of the year. His legacy is the success of a long and sometimes contentious merger process, including government approval.

Mr Roadley said he would take on a new, unspecified farming venture, while leaving a 28-year-old son in charge of a large Mid-Canterbury dairy farming operation.

He said he had only intended to stay through the establishment phase of the giant dairy co-operative. "From my personal point-of-view, there is no unfinished business, and I am quite happy to go home," he said. Mr Roadley's first public position was director of Alpine Dairy Products in 1988.

Lotteries Commission chief executive Ariane Burgess has stepped down after two years. Mrs Burgess, a former telecom executive, took over from former chairman David Bale who resigned in 1999 amid criticism of his $500,000 salary. Mrs Burgess was on a more modest $270,000 salary at the time of her appointment. Commission chief financial officer Warren Salisbury will act as chief executive, with help from Mrs Burgess, until the organisation launches its New Lotto in October or November.

Perry Group chairman Brian Perry has stepped down after 48 years with his Hamilton-based company. Mr Perry will continue as a director of the Perry Group and chairman of the Perry Foundation. New Zealand Law Firm Society president Christine Grice is the new chairman of the Perry Group.

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