Monday 13th February 2006 |
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This appointment follows the resignation of Murray Doyle in November last year. Polson joins the Board as an independent and non-executive director.
Polson is the chairman of Polson Higgs, a leading South Island chartered accountant and business advisory practice with offices in Christchurch and Dunedin. He has significant experience in farming, fishing, construction, local government and the energy sector.
He is the chairman of Aurora Energy, formerly Dunedin Electricity, Delta Utility Services, and Wensley Developments and its subsidiary companies, a former Dunedin City Councillor, and former chairman of Port Gisborne Ltd.
As required by Hirequip's Constitution, he will retire from office at the annual meeting of shareholders, but will be eligible for re-election at that meeting.
Hirequip was founded in Dunedin in 1954 and is New Zealand's largest general hire company. Operating from 52 branches nationwide Hirequip employs over 500 staff and has the largest inventory of general hire equipment available in New Zealand. In addition to machinery hire, Hirequip operates a substantial Party and Events division in the South Island and is the owner specialist generator supplier Power Hire.
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