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New Area Manager for Waratah in NZ

 

Barry Gates

Waratah has appointed Barry Gates as Area Manager Retail for Waratah Forestry Services of New Zealand. Mr Gates will take up the leadership of the New Zealand Retail business from Nelson Iliev who recently elected to retire after a remarkable 23 years of Waratah Retail Customer Service. Source: Timberbiz

In this WFS Area Manager role, Mr Gates will lead their New Zealand Retail team to support the Waratah customer base, lead the National Customer Sales Role and reinforce the Waratah commitment to the New Zealand Forest industry.

He brings his passion for people, the Waratah product and a quality customer support culture which will inspire and strengthen the business.

Mr Gates’ brings a wealth of previous experiences within the Waratah business including that of: Retail Customer Service Engineer, Retail Service Manager, Engineering and PV&V, Waratah Distribution Centre Customer Support, Global Product Support & Warranty Manager and most recently leading the Waratah New Zealand Factory team as the Factory Production Manager.