LIC Board Appoints New Director
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LIC is the trading name of Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited
Market statement
7 December 2018
LIC Board appoints new director
Livestock Improvement Corporation (NZX: LIC) (LIC) has appointed Sophie Haslem to its
Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Ms Haslem joins the farmer-owned co-operative and agritech company as an independent
Director, and will Chair its Audit, Finance and Risk Committee.
Chairman Murray King said the Board chose Sophie for her broad and extensive
governance experience.
“Sophie has specific skills we were looking for, with more than 20 years of broad
commercial experience working across a range of companies.
“She also has a solid track record in governance including multiple audit and risk chair
roles. Combined with her strong executive background in banking, finance and mergers
and acquisitions, the breadth of Sophie’s capability and experience will serve the LIC
Board and our shareholders very well,” King said.
Sophie is a chartered member of the NZ Institute of Directors and currently a director for
Oyster Property Group, Rangatira Investments, CentrePort, MetService and Kordia.
Sophie replaces Abby Foote who stood down from the Board in October.
Her appointment has been approved by the LIC Shareholder Council; shareholders will be
asked to ratify her appointment at the 2019 Annual Meeting.
The LIC Board is made up of seven farmer elected directors, and three independent
directors.
ENDS
For any shareholder enquiries please phone 0800 264 632
About LIC
LIC is a farmer-owned co-operative that provides a range of services and solutions to improve the productivity
and prosperity of farmers. This includes dairy genetics, information technology, herd testing, DNA parentage
verification and farm advisory services through FarmWise. Subsidiary business LIC Automation also provides
integrated automation systems and unique milk testing sensors that present real-time data while a cow is being
milked. With origins dating back to 1909, LIC has a long history of world-leading innovations for the dairy
industry.
Today the New Zealand-based co-operative employs more than 700 permanent staff, swelling to 2000 during
the peak dairy mating season. LIC also has offices in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. All LIC profit
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is returned to its farmer owners/shareholders in dividends or re-invested for new solutions, research and
development or dividends. www.lic.co.nz
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