Appointment of Director

12 May 2021

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Mark Cairns Announced as Newest Board Member for Sanford Limited
New Zealand’s largest seafood company Sanford Limited (NZX: SAN) is delighted to announce the
appointment of Mark Cairns as an additional member of its board of directors, bringing the
company’s total number of directors to seven.
He will join the Sanford’s board effective 1 July 2021.
Sanford Chair Sir Rob McLeod says he is delighted Mr Cairns will be joining the Sanford board and
believes “Mark is a highly talented person with the track record, experience and skills that will
strongly complement the Sanford board and add significant value to the company”.
Mr Cairns is currently CEO at Ports of Tauranga, but is due to retire from this position on 30 June
2021. He is also a director of Meridian Energy, Northport Limited, CODA Group Limited and Quality
Marshalling Limited and recently joined the board of Freightways Ltd. Before joining Ports of
Tauranga, he was Chief Executive of C3 Limited (formerly Toll Owens Limited) for five years.
Mr McLeod believes that “Marks’ interest in becoming a Sanford director reflects extremely well on
Sanford as Mark is a widely respected CEO in New Zealand due to the results and performance of
Port of Tauranga under Mark’s leadership”.
Mr Cairns said he was attracted to Sanford because of its strong industry leadership in sustainable
fishing.

“As a passionate fisherman and diver, I admire Sanford’s focus on enabling healthy oceans and
protecting and enhancing the environment. It is a company with a rich heritage and exciting future
and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to contribute.”

Mark has a First Class Honours Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Auckland, a degree in
Business Studies and a Master of Management from Massey University. He is a Fellow of Engineering
New Zealand and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors. In 2019, Mark received the
prestigious Caldwell Partners Leadership Award from the Institute of Finance Professionals.
Mark is considered by the Board to be an Independent Director.




Sir Robert McLeod
Chairman