AJ Anselmi

Anthony Anselmi (Tony) was appointed to the Board in September 2012. Tony's business career began in footwear retail and today the family owned business, Overland Footwear Company Ltd, of which Tony is Chairman, has retail stores throughout New Zealand and is presently expanding into Australia. In 2012, 2013 and 2014 the company was awarded the best place to work in their category in New Zealand and in two of those years the overall winner in a survey done annually by Kenexa, an International research consultancy. Tony operated a manufacturing plant in 1966 and Fabia Products Ltd became one of the largest footwear manufacturers in New Zealand. He has considerable experience in farming and developed a large area of neglected and unproductive land into an extensive dairy farm operation. Tony was appointed a Director of the State Owned Enterprise, Forestry Corporation and served on the Board until it was sold by the Government. He was also appointed an inaugural director of Inframax Ltd, a road construction and maintenance L.A.T.E. owned by The Waitomo District Council. Tony was an investor in The New Zealand Wine Fund Ltd. (Vavasour Wines) and when this was purchased by Foley Family Wines Holdings, New Zealand Ltd he transferred his investment to the new Company.