GETS UP FOR THE CUP ITM unveiled a closely guarded secret at its 2018 Awards evening in August. NZ Hardware Journal was there for the big reveal
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GETS UP FOR
ITM unveiled a closely guarded secret at its
2018 Awards evening in August. NZ Hardware
Journal was there for the big reveal…
ITM’S BIG DAY this year was on Thursday 16 August, starting
with the Annual Shareholders Meeting (ASM), followed by the
2018 ITM Awards.
CEO Darrin Hughes’ first ASM was “extremely positive,” he
says. “Shareholders were very engaged and very excited about
the direction we are heading in.”
Already in a good mood, the Shareholders and guests gathered
later at The Cordis Auckland to celebrate their achievements for
the year.
The first surprise of the evening came as the assembled guests
were bussed to a mystery destination – Auckland’s historic Town
Hall.
The stunning venue was dressed to the nines, acrobats were
hanging from the ceiling and, with Simon Dallow as MC, the
evening was set fair for a celebration.
Little did the assembled guests know that there was another
little something extra in the wings…
ITM National Marketing Manager, Juliana Raven, explains:
“Our brief to ourselves this year was to elevate the way that
we approached the awards night and to really engage our
shareholders by bringing them on the journey.
“We wanted to lift the bar… We wanted a ‘wow factor’ when
our shareholders walked in to show our appreciation, although
obviously the pinnacle of the night was the ‘surprise’...”
That “surprise” was the introduction on-stage, half way through
the Awards, of the America’s Cup, complete with a stage-full of
Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) crew and staff.
As is now generally known, ITM was announced as the first
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exclusive supplier to ETNZ as it defends the America’s Cup in 2021.
ITM will support ETNZ with a mix of money and materials,
and in return ITM has multiple opportunities to get close to the
action on the Hauraki Gulf and behind the scenes with ETNZ.
In fact ITM will spend as much in leveraging this partnership
coup as it is spending on the partnership itself, with plans to
host shareholders and customers on and off the water, both
during the lead-up to the defence of the 36th America’s Cup
through the Challenger Selection Series (now The PRADA
Cup) over January-February 2021 and during the America’s Cup
Match itself in March.
“This is a chance for us and for Emirates
Team New Zealand to connect with
Heartland New Zealand”
Darrin Hughes: “This is a chance for us and for Emirates Team
New Zealand to connect with Heartland New Zealand. So we’re
leveraging our 95-odd stores to ensure that we share the Emirates
Team New Zealand excitement with builders, businesses and sub-
contractors, grassroots people throughout the country.”
As if to back this up, the ETNZ members stayed for the rest
of the night, as did the Cup (and its security guard), relaxed and
happy to mix and mingle with the other guests.
CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE
Back to the Awards now, which this year saw a few changes,
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including two more staff- rather than Shareholder-orientated
awards with the introduction of the Young Achiever and AWARDS 2018
Achiever of the Year, designed to recognise ITM’s “pipeline of
All the winners:
talent”.
CEO Award for Growth & Improvement – Southern Lakes ITM.
But it was a Shareholder – Paul Piebenga and Southern Achiever of the Year – Shane Barnett (Western ITM).
Lakes ITM – who took out the coveted CEO Award for Growth Young Achiever of the Year – Chris James (Crightons ITM
& Improvement. Greytown).
Says Darrin Hughes: “Southern Lakes ITM over a 10-year Shareholder’s Choice for Outstanding Leadership –
period has gone from a very low level of activity to holding Thomsons ITM.
possibly the strongest market share in the Central Otago region. Operational Excellence Award – Matakana ITM.
“Paul has also been instrumental in helping and challenging Group Builder Award – Tamaki ITM.
ITM to ‘lift the bar’ in terms of how we perform and engage with Community Sponsorship Award – Bay of Islands ITM.
our customers and with each other.”
The other award worthy of special note went to Kaikoura Shareholder Growth Turnover
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