Rising Star

NINA MASSONNE, STORE MANAGER IN TRAINING, COUNTDOWN Nina Massonne is no stranger to the Countdown family. From age 17 she worked as a checkout operator…

STEVE MCCLEAN, OWNER-OPERATOR FRESH COLLECTIVE BY NEW WORLD IN MT ALBERT The first thing Steve McClean did when he took over Alberton Four Square…

Jessica Jones studied at the University of Auckland and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts majoring in Criminology and minoring in Psychology. While this…

James Varcoe had a slightly inauspicious start in the FMCG business – despite not getting an interview at PAK’nSAVE Glen Innes, New World Eastridge…

Most people would know the famous P’s of retail – Price, Product, Packaging and Promotions. However, Tim Bastin has a different set – People,…

As an only child growing up in Auckland, Mark Troup-Paul would flit between dream jobs on an almost weekly basis. Policeman, lawyer, doctor, farmer…

Coming out of high school, Brier O’Shea didn’t know what to do – so she went back to school. “I lived in London for…