Fletcher Building Limited (“Fletcher Building”) advises that David Edwards, Divisional Chief Executive – Distribution has decided to return to Australia and will leave Fletcher Distribution on 31 August 2009.
John Beveridge, currently General Manager of the Pacific Steel Group, has been appointed as the new Divisional Chief Executive – Distribution with effect from 1 August 2009.
John Beveridge joined Fletcher Building as General Manager of Fletcher Easysteel in 1998. In March 2006 he was appointed General Manager of Golden Bay Cement before being promoted to General Manager of the Pacific Steel Group in mid 2007. John is an economics graduate of Otago University with a post-graduate diploma in marketing from the University of Auckland.
For further information contact:
Philip King
General Manager
Investor & Media Relations
Ph: +64 9 525 9043
Mob: +64 27 444 0203
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