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REL: 1706 HRS The Warehouse Group Limited
DIRECTOR: WHS: The Warehouse Group announces Board changes
17 October 2013
THE WAREHOUSE GROUP LIMITED
The Warehouse Group announces Board changes
The Warehouse Group Limited (TW Group) advises that, as indicated at the 2010
Annual Meeting, Mr Graham Evans has announced he will not stand for
re-election at the forthcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders. His
retirement from the board of directors of the company will take effect after
the conclusion of the 2013 Annual Meeting of shareholders. Ms Janine Smith
has also announced her retirement from the board of directors of the company.
Her retirement will also take effect after the conclusion of the 2013 Annual
Meeting of shareholders.
Sir Stephen Tindall, Founder of the TW Group, thanks Graham Evans for his
dedicated service to the company for 15 years, as a director for 12 years and
then as Chairman for the past three years. "Graham's vast retail experience
of over 38 years in the retail trade, formerly with Woolworths, including as
Managing Director for 16 years, gave Graham insights into the sector which
have helped TW Group immensely. Graham brought all his experience to
chairing our company in a very professional way."
Sir Stephen also thanks Janine Smith for her tremendous contribution to the
TW Group board over the past 7 years. "Janine's vast management and board
experience, including as Principal of The Boardroom Practice, chair of
AsureQuality, director of Steel and Tube and formerly as CEO and Executive
Director of Arnotts New Zealand and a director of other well-known companies
such as Bank of New Zealand gave her the knowledge and ability to assist the
company significantly."
Ted van Arkel, an experienced chairman and company director, will become
Chairman of the board of directors after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of two new directors, Mr
John Journee and Ms Vanessa Stoddart effective today.
John, 52, has had an extensive retail career that includes executive
experience across sectors that span general merchandise, fashion apparel,
FMCG, consumer electronics, telecommunications, electricity retailing and
services.
Over his 30 year career he has spent 15 years with the TW Group, starting as
a joint venture partner in 1990 and progressing through senior roles in
operations, marketing, merchandise, international sourcing and business
development, before leaving the group and taking a role in the UK with a
Telecommunications company. He re-joined TW Group in 2012 when the group
acquired Noel Leeming where he was CEO for the last 4 years. In August 2013
John moved into a role developing new business opportunities for the TW Group
which will continue until early 2014.
He is also Chairman of online electricity retailer Powershop and fashion
retailer Max Fashions. He has previously been a non-executive director of
multi-channel retailer EziBuy.
Due to his current and recent involvement with the company John is a
Non-Independent Executive Director of The Warehouse Group Limited in
accordance with The Warehouse Group's Criteria for Determining Independence
of Directors.
Vanessa, 47, a lawyer by profession, was Group General Manager of Technical
Operations and People at Air New Zealand for almost 10 years and a key driver
of the cultural transformation at the airline. She joined Air New Zealand
from Carter Holt Harvey Packaging Australia, where she was the Chief
Executive. Before heading CHH's packaging business, Vanessa was the
company's General Manager Performance Improvement and prior to that held
change management and legal positions.
She is currently an Independent Director for NZ Refinery and Paymark and a
member of the Tertiary Education Commission. She is a member of both the
Australian and New Zealand Institute of Directors; an honorary fellow of
HRINZ, a Companion of IPENZ and is currently assisting with diversity
initiatives in the engineering profession. She is also a member of the
Better Public Services Advisory Board, Global Women Board and chairs the
Otago University Business School Advisory Board.
Vanessa is an Independent Non- Executive Director of The Warehouse Group
Limited.
The Board is very pleased with the breadth of skills and experience John and
Vanessa bring to the Board and is confident that they will both make a
significant contribution to the future of the TW Group.
Graham Evans
Chairman
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