Dealer group to appoint independent director for next phase of strategic plan.

Daniel Kelly (pictured), managing director of Newcastle-based Stuart and Dunn Office Choice, has been re-appointed chairman of dealer group Office Choice.

Kelly has been a board member for eight years and chairman for the past two years.

Corrie Van Breemen, owner of Speedy Office Choice/Logan Stationery was returned as a board member for a further term and was voted in unanimously at the group’s recent annual general meeting as deputy chairman following the resignation of Brad Starr from the board as a result of the recent sale of his business, Rapid Office Choice.

Kelly said: “I am honoured to once again be appointed as chairman of the Office Choice group. We are looking forward to a strong finish in our 2020 strategic plan and to returning to the table to set the next phase of priorities and initiatives for the Office Choice business.”

The appointments of Kelly and Van Brteeman finalise the Office Choice board and strengthens the depth of industry knowledge of the existing dealer directors.

“This places the board in a strong position to continue to guide the Office Choice group through the current tough economic market. The board will look to recruit and appoint an independent director to add external and non-office supplies industry expertise, broadening our overall commercial skill set over the coming months,” the group said in a statement.