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Stephen Tindall

New Zealand businessman (1951-)

Sir Stephen Robert Tindall (born May 1951) is the founder of New Zealand retailer the Warehouse, the Warehouse Group, and the Tindall Foundation.²

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Born May 1951.¹

Companies

The Warehouse GroupFounder¹⁶

Early life and education

Date not recordedTakapuna Grammar School³
Date not recordedAuckland University of Technology³

Tindall attended Bayswater Primary School then Takapuna Grammar School and has a diploma of management from the Auckland Institute of Technology.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.⁵

Date not recordedFounded The Warehouse Group⁴

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

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Personal life

BornMay 1951, Auckland⁶
CitizenshipNew Zealand⁷

Philanthropy

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

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Awards

2021Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors^{8 15}
2018Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit^{8 14}
2015New Zealander of the Year⁸
2009Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎^{8 13}
2007Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit^{8 12}
2002honorary doctor of Auckland University of Technology^{8 11}
2002honorary doctor of Massey University^{8 10}
1997Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit^{8 9}

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Wikimedia CommonsStephen Tindall photo by New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0

Companies

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

Philanthropy

Awards

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