Maple Leaf Foods <MFI.TO said on Thursday it appointed a leading activist shareholder to its board after months of complaints about the way the Canadian food-processor was being run. West Face Capital Chief Executive Gregory Boland joins the board six months after the Toronto-based investment fund took a stake in Maple Leaf and became its second-largest shareholder. "Mr. Boland's appointment is part of an ongoing process to make changes in the composition and structure of our board that reflect the recent significant changes in our shareholder base," said James Hankinson, chair of the Maple Leaf governance committee.
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