Tindall founded The Warehouse in 1982 after 12 years with retailer George Court & Sons as Merchandise Director. In 2009 The Warehouse Group had sales of NZ$1.72 billion.[2] In 2018, The Warehouse Group had 251 stores throughout New Zealand, The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo7 and TheMarket stores.[3]
Philanthropy
In 1995 Tindall and his wife, Margaret, set up The Tindall Foundation to provide help to New Zealanders in need.[4]
Honours and awards
The New Zealand Herald named Tindall their Business Person of the Year for 1997, and the following year he was named the Deloitte–New Zealand Management magazine Executive of the Year[5]
Tindall is the immediate Past Chair of Emirates Team New Zealand, New Zealand's America's Cup sailing team. Under his watch they won and defended the Cup in 2017 and 2021.
References
^Macfie, Rebecca & Welch, Denis (22–28 September 2007). "The people who shape our world". The Listener. pp. Vol 210 No 3515. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.