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F&P AGM Update - Bongard resigns

Monday 17th August 2009

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Fisher & Paykel Ltd chief executive John Bongard is to step down after a 36 year career with the company after revealing he had been battling prostate cancer for more than a year.

Bongard stunned shareholders with the news in an emotional announcement not referred to in documents filed with the NZX for the company's AGM this afternoon, the BusinessDay website reports.

Businesswire.co.nz



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