Board Elections 2023

Retail NZ’s 2023 Board elections are coming up! The nominations are not closed, voting to start from Wednesday, 2 August 2023.

The Retail NZ Board represents members and encompasses a broad spectrum of attributes, cultural backgrounds, professional and life experiences, to make sure that the organisation is doing a great job delivering for members.

Our purpose is to help retailers succeed and strengthen NZ inc.

The Retail NZ Board consists of nine volunteer members (expenses are paid), elected by the members to serve a two-year term, supported by the Chief Executive and Retail NZ staff. The Board usually meets five times a year (twice in person, three times by videoconference).

Requirements

Any authorised representative of a paid-up Retail NZ member is eligible to stand for election. Board members are expected to have:

ability to make sound business decisions and recommendations
an entrepreneurial talent
the ability to see the wider picture
the ability to ask the hard questions
strong retail experience
high ethical standards, sound practical sense, and a total commitment to furthering the interests of members and the achievement of Retail NZ’s goals
core skills related to finance, communications, legal, marketing, small business ownership, e-commerce, HR/ people capability are also desirable.

Diversity

The Board recognises the diversity of New Zealand’s retail sector, and has recently set targets to improve the Board’s diversity. The Board particularly encourages nominations from: