OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our Directors are passionate, committed and focused on ensuring we accomplish our objectives. They are responsible for our company’s corporate governance and strategic direction. Under our Constitution the Board is made up of between six and nine Directors.
Up to five directors are elected by shareholders who are suppliers of livestock to the company. Up to three may be appointed by the board.
BOARD NOMINATIONS OPEN
Silver Fern Farms Co-operative is pleased to announce that nominations are open for two vacancies on the Board in 2026.
Directors of Silver Fern Farms Co-operative are responsible for setting the Co-operative's corporate governance and strategic direction. Silver Fern Farms Co-operative owns 50% of Silver Fern Farms Ltd, in partnership with Bright Meat Group, together with 12.5% of Woolscour Holdings Ltd.
To be eligible for this role, candidates must be a current shareholder of the Co-operative and have supplied a minimum of 400 stock units to Silver Fern Farms for each of the last two years. Nomination forms must also be signed by two shareholders who meet the same criteria.
Current Farmer-Elected Directors Anna Nelson and Rodney Booth will retire by rotation at the Annual Meeting held 5 May 2026, and have both advised they will be standing for re-election.
Nominations close at 12.00pm on Tuesday 17 February 2026. Please contact Clark Taylor at clark.taylor@silverfernfarms.co.nz or 029 914 5060 for an information pack and nomination form if you are interested in standing for election.
The Co-operative's constitution requires a minimum of five Farmer-Elected Directors.
Your current elected representatives are:
Director
| Elected
| Next Election
| Retirement
|
Gabrielle Thompson
| 2020
| 2027
| 2030
|
William Beetham
| 2022
| 2028
| 2031
|
Rodney Booth
| 2023
| 2026
| 2032
|
Anna Nelson (Chair)
| 2023
| 2026
| 2032*
|
Adrian Ball
| 2024
| 2027
| 2033
|
*The chair of the Co-op and the Co-Chair of Silver Fern Farms Ltd is also eligible for an additional two terms of three years.
To ensure transparency to shareholders we also wish to provide further context that affects the composition of our board. Gabrielle Thompson has indicated that when her current term expires in 2027 she is intending to retire from the Co-operative Board.
At our meeting immediately following the 2025 Annual Meeting in May 2026 the Board will also give consideration to the establishment of a Board-Appointed Farmer Director role during the second half of 2026. If this proceeds we will be seeking nominations during June or July. The successful appointee would not be eligible to stand for election in 2027.
