{"id":777008526,"date":"2023-08-24T06:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T09:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008526"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:44:58","slug":"tab-nz-chair-steps-down-after-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tab-nz-chair-steps-down-after-two-years","title":{"rendered":"TAB NZ chair steps down after two years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mark Stewart has stepped down as chair of TAB New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.-\u00a0TAB New Zealand<\/strong>\u00a0has announced the departure of its chair Mark Stewart\u00a0<\/strong>after two years “of transformative change at the national betting operator.” The minister for Racing, Hon Kieran McAnulty<\/strong>, has appointed\u00a0Anna Stove<\/strong>\u00a0as interim chair, commencing September 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart’s stewardship at TAB NZ commenced in the 2021\/22 financial year. It has seen a strategic partnership with Entain<\/a>, leading to funding increments for New Zealand’s Racing Codes, Sport NZ and the 37 National Sporting Organisations engaged with TAB NZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAB NZ CEO Nick Roberts <\/strong>said: \u201cWe are indebted to Mark for generously giving his time to TAB NZ. \u201cWe have been incredibly lucky to have had access to Mark\u2019s unparalleled experience and unique skillset. His leadership at TAB NZ has changed the lives of tens of thousands of Kiwis, from those in our sporting communities to those whose jobs are reliant on the domestic racing industry\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart said: \u201cIt has been a rewarding couple of years on the TAB NZ Board and more importantly we\u2019ve delivered a sustainable long-term outcome for our stakeholders through the Entain partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to thank the Minister, and all my director and management colleagues who I have worked with during this revolutionary time for the business. They have all shown great integrity and commitment to reaching a once-in-a-generation outcome that we are all very proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have the utmost confidence in the remaining Board and management team continuing to build on the Entain partnership for the benefit of our country. I am also delighted that Anna has been appointed as Interim Chair. We have benefited from her governance experience in racing and commercial acumen over the last couple of years\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stove, who has been deputy chair since August 1, said: “I am very excited to be picking up the reins as we pay particular focus to working with the Government on modernising New Zealand\u2019s gambling settings\u201d, Ms Stove says. A legislative net which restores TAB NZ\u2019s monopoly in the modern, online world will not only result in better harm minimisation outcomes for Kiwi punters, but would also see an immediate funding uplift to racing and sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> TAB NZ announces record US$131.15m funding for 2023\/24 racing season<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mark Stewart has stepped down as chair of TAB New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":29796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Mark Stewart has stepped down as Chair of TAB New Zealand, with Anna Stove appointed as interim chair. Stewart's tenure was marked by a strategic partnership with Entain, which significantly increased funding for New Zealand's racing and sporting codes. The new interim chair will focus on modernizing gambling settings and restoring TAB NZ's online monopoly to enhance harm minimization and secure further funding uplifts.","focusai_entities":"Mark Stewart, TAB New Zealand, Hon Kieran McAnulty, Anna Stove, Entain, Nick Roberts, Racing Codes, Sport NZ, National Sporting Organisations","focusai_location":"New Zealand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.92), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.93), supplier_vendor (0.88), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Monopoly Restoration Details?","query":"What specific legislative amendments are being proposed to restore TAB NZ's online monopoly, and what is the anticipated timeline for their enactment?"},{"label":"Entain Partnership Impact?","query":"Beyond funding increments, how has the strategic partnership with Entain enhanced TAB NZ's operational capabilities or market reach, and what are the future projections for this collaboration?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[23709],"class_list":["post-777008526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-tab-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777008526"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008537,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008526\/revisions\/777008537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}