{"id":9016,"date":"2023-04-04T13:51:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T13:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/super-retail-group-founder-resigns-from-board-anoints-successor\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T13:51:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T13:51:24","slug":"super-retail-group-founder-resigns-from-board-anoints-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/super-retail-group-founder-resigns-from-board-anoints-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Retail Group founder resigns from board, anoints successor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The founder of Super Retail Group, Reg Rowe, has retired after nearly 50 years in the business.<\/p>\n<p>Rowe\u2019s longtime business advisor and the chairman of Re-Grow Capital Group, Mark O\u2019Hare, has been appointed as the non-executive of the company, effective today, upon Rowe&#8217;s recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>Super Retail Group chair, Sally Pitkin, described Rowe as a \u201cgiant of Australian retailing\u201d adding: &#8220;he has been pivotal to the development of Super Retail Group into Australia\u2019s leading high-involvement lifestyle retailer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rowe, with his late wife Hazel, founded the group\u2019s original business in 1972 and he served as its MD until 1996. <\/p>\n<p>Between 1996 and 2004, he was the chairman, and he has since been a non-executive director on the board, including during the time the company was listed on the ASX.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I remain as passionate about the company as I did when I started in the business, now is the right time for me to step aside from my role on the board,&#8221; said Rowe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 2004, I have been Super Retail Group\u2019s largest shareholder and I have confirmed to the board that I intend to remain a committed, long-term shareholder in the company that I am so proud to have started.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Further reading: Super Retail Group\u2019s interim profit up 30 per cent as all four brands rebound<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post Super Retail Group founder resigns from board, anoints successor appeared first on Inside Retail.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The founder of Super Retail Group, Reg Rowe, has retired after nearly 50 years in the business. 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