Sir Stephen Tindall | |
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.jpg) Stephen Tindall in 2019 | |
| Born | Stephen Robert Tindall May 1951 (age 72) Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Organisation(s) | The Warehouse Group, the Tindall Foundation |
| Spouse | Margaret Tindall |
Sir Stephen Robert Tindall GNZM (born May 1951) is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse, The Warehouse Group, and the Tindall Foundation.
Tindall attended Takapuna Grammar and has a Diploma of Management from the Auckland Institute of Technology.[1]
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 NZ$1.72 billion.[2] In 2018, The Warehouse Group had 251 stores throughout New Zealand, The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo7 and TheMarket stores.[3]
In 1995 Tindall and his wife, Margaret, set up The Tindall Foundation to provide help to New Zealanders in need.[4]
The New Zealand Herald 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[5]
In the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, Tindall was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and the community.[6] In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and the community.[7] In 2009, following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government, he accepted redesignation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.[8] 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 2019 New Year Honours.[9][10]
Tindall has been conferred honorary doctorates by AUT and Massey University.[11][12]
In 2005, Tindall was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.[13] 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.[14][15] In 2015, he was named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.[16][17]
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.
