Sir Stephen Robert Tindall (born May 1951) is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse,

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, and the Tindall Foundation.

Early life and education

Tindall attended Bayswater Primary School then

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and has a Diploma of Management from the Auckland Institute of Technology.

Business career

Tindall founded The Warehouse in 1982 after 12 years with retailer George Court & Sons as Merchandise Director. In 2009 The Warehouse Group had sales of

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1.72 billion. In 2018, The Warehouse Group had 251 stores throughout New Zealand, The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo7 and TheMarket stores.

Philanthropy

In 1995 Tindall and his wife, Margaret, set up The Tindall Foundation to provide help to New Zealanders in need.

Honours and awards

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'' named Tindall their Business Person of the Year for 1997, and the following year he was named the Deloitte–''New Zealand Management'' magazine Executive of the Year In the

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, Tindall was appointed an

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, for services to business and the community. In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to

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, for services to business and the community. In

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, following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government, he accepted redesignation as a

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. He was elevated to Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business, the community, and the environment, in the

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. Tindall has been conferred honorary doctorates by

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and

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. In 2005, Tindall was inducted into the

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. In 2006, he was awarded the Blake Medal on behalf of the Sir Peter Blake Trust in recognition of his leadership contributions to New Zealand. In 2015, he was named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Tindall is the immediate Past Chair of Emirates Team New Zealand, New Zealand's America's Cup sailing team. Under his watch they won and defended the Cup in 2017 and 2021.

References

External links

The Tindall Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tindall, Stephen 1951 births Living people Auckland University of Technology alumni New Zealand chief executives Knights Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit People educated at Takapuna Grammar School Businesspeople awarded knighthoods New Zealand philanthropists