Mark joined the executive leadership team in October 2023 as Chief Sustainability and Sourcing Officer before moving into the role of EGM Sourcing and Supply Chain in June 2024. He started out at The Warehouse Hastings when he was just 19 years old before joining the fast-track management programme at our Napier store. Mark rose to Assistant Manager in Napier and, after finishing his accounting degree, he moved to our head office where he worked on operational efficiency projects, as a buyer, and later as General Manager of Home. He left the Group for a while before returning to lead our hardgoods sourcing team and subsequently our global sourcing team.
The progress Mark and his team have made with suppliers, ethical sourcing and growing our range of sustainable products has been significant. He is based in our Chinese sourcing office in Shanghai and visits New Zealand often.