Dealer group revamps constitution and strengthens board.

 

Office Choice has launched into 2023 with a strengthened board and revamped constitution to support the release and execution of its 2023 and Beyond Strategic Plan.   

 

The strategic plan was created in consultation with the board and senior management team and is focussed on the continued improvement in the financial return-on-investment for its Office Choice dealer members and the Office Choice group. 

 

This covers a range of key “strategic pillars” including the Office Choice brand and customer journey, maximising market share and member growth, product evolution and business solutions and leading its digital transformation with its e-commerce and IT systems underpinned by a corporate restructure.

 

The corporate restructure was enacted at the Office Choice AGM held last November 2022, where the members passed a special resolution that saw the implementation of a new constitution for the parent company. 

 

“Among many benefits, it will instantly increase shareholder value, replacing the previous fixed share value structure,” the company said. 

 

At the AGM, Daniel Kelly and Mark Smith were re-appointed as chairman and deputy chairman respectively. 

 

The board has also strengthened the board with the appointment of two independent directors, Mark Ashby and Bob Peterson, who are both leaders in their fields bringing a “wealth of retail, co-operative and strategy experience to the table”.   

 

Ashby has considerable board experience in public and private retail companies and has been on various SME boards over the past five years, while Peterson has significant experience in both the franchise industry (as past chairman of Franchise Council of Australia) and the co-operative and mutuals sectors.  

 

The six-person Office Choice board also includes existing dealer directors Jason Camidge (Dolphin Office Choice) and Jeff Harris (Office Choice Griffith). 

 

Office Choice chairman Daniel Kelly commented: “We are ecstatic that Mark and Bob have joined the Office Choice board and look forward to tapping into the depth and breadth of their experience as we continue the transformation of the Office Choice Limited business.“

 

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