What's at stake: The relationship between milk processor Synlait and its main customer and 19.8% shareholder A2 Milk.
Background: Former Synlait chair John Penno had an interest in product tracing technology company Trust Codes, a supplier to both Synlait and A2 Milk, and appointed receivers to its parent company in January 2022.
Main players: John Penno, David Bortolussi, Synlait, A2 Milk, Trust Codes, Paul Ryan.
Correspondence between A2 Milk chief executive David Bortolussi and former Synlait chair John Penno reveals serious tension between them over Penno’s interest in a third-party supplier of product tracing technology.
The emails followed Penno’s appointment of receivers in January 2022 to Signum
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What's at stake: The relationship between milk processor Synlait and its main customer and 19.8% shareholder A2 Milk.
Background: Former Synlait chair John Penno had an interest in product tracing technology company Trust Codes, a supplier to both Synlait and A2 Milk, and appointed receivers to its parent company in January 2022.
Main players: John Penno, David Bortolussi, Synlait, A2 Milk, Trust Codes, Paul Ryan.
