Appointment of Director

9 January 2018
NZX Continuous Disclosure

Abby Foote Joins Sanford Board

Sanford Limited – New Zealand’s largest fishing and aquaculture company –is very pleased to
announce that Mrs Abby Foote has accepted an invitation to join its Board of Directors effective 1
February 2018.

Abby Foote is an experienced professional director with an extensive legal and accounting
background. Based in Christchurch, she has more than 20 years experience in a range of senior
management, treasury and legal roles. Her extensive governance experience of both NZX listed and
Crown owned companies includes current roles as a director and chair of the Audit and Risk
committees of The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, TVNZ and Livestock Improvement
Corporation Limited. Abby is also a director on the Board of Z Energy where she chairs the Health,
Safety, Security & Environment Committee.

Mrs Foote’s past director appointments have included significant organisations like Transpower NZ
Limited, Diligent Corporation, BNZ Life Insurance Limited and NZ Local Government Funding Agency
Limited.

Paul Norling, Chairman of Sanford, said he was delighted Mrs Foote had accepted the Company’s
invitation to join its Board. He noted that the Company is on a transformational journey to maximise
the value of the wonderful NZ seafood it produces from our country’s significant seafood resources.
Someone of Mrs Foote’s calibre and experience would be a valuable addition to the overall
composition of the board.





Paul Norling
Chairman