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Movers & shakers
LAURA
GEMMELL,
(right) former director
of Global Public
Engagement
Partnerships at World
Vision International, has
taken up the CE role at Environmental Choice New Zealand in this its 30th year. ECNZ Chair Andy Hill says Laura’s strong background in public engagement and reputation management at one of the world’s largest NGOs will benefit the future of Environmental Choice New Zealand.
All the very best
to Husqvarna NZ’s Colin Stimpson (left) who is retiring at the end of March after a very successful 16+ year career within
Husqvarna senior management in the Pacific region. Colin has been supportive of this magazine and we wish him well for the future.
His successor is Mike Roberts (above right), GM at Fox & Gunn for the last two years, and MD at Kärcher for almost 10
years before that. Joining Husqvarna NZ as Country Manager, Mike is based
in Auckland and will
have a dedicated focus
on the future growth
and development of the Husqvarna brand in New Zealand.
Leon Warner is Masport’s new Marketing Services Manager, having joined the iconic Kiwi firm in January from his role with Paper Plus as Digital Marketing & Brand Manager. Prior to this, Leon was Marketing Manager for Honda Power & Marine for four years.
Merv Williams is the new Brand &
PR Manager at Gallagher Security.
The former GM Marketing at Holdfast and then Soudal NZ for the last five plus years, Merv will be working with Gallagher’s global markets to support and drive brand awareness and sales growth and share the story of our market leading technology.” Before Holdfast/Soudal, Merv was GM of another Hamilton business, namely leading indie advertising agency, Bettle & Associates.
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RURAL DRIVER TRAINING
operator Ag Drive has signed a long- term lease to run its business and all driver training from New Zealand National Fieldays Society (NZNFS) venue, the Mystery Creek Events Centre.
Ag Drive is a success story which was born out of the opportunities that the 2020 lockdown created.
Director Andre Syben realised that there would be a huge shortage of drivers and machine operators, as a result of
our borders being closed and halting the
usual influx of migrants coming to New Zealand.
“We saw a big gap that had opportunity written all over it, so we ran with it,” he says. “Since then, we’ve gone from strength to strength and we’re now looking forward to our next stage of growth.”
Ag Drive offers a full range of tractor, quad motorbike, light utility vehicle and two-wheeler operator courses, from skills for novice drivers to programmes for employers to train their staff.
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