SandpiperCI has appointed Tony van der Hoorn as Chief Financial Officer and IT Director.
Tony’s professional experience started with KPMG in New Zealand, where he qualified as a chartered accountant before being transferred to the UK management consulting practice.
He has subsequently held senior financial positions in UK retail organisations Littlewoods, Iceland and most recently Sainsbury's, where he was Director of Corporate Finance. He has also been CFO for two of New Zealand's largest retail businesses – Foodstuffs (food retail) and Farmlands (rural supplies).
Tony replaces Stephen Harrison, Sandpiper’s Group Finance Director, who will retire from his full-time role in June after 12 years’ service with the company. He will remain on the board as a Non-Executive Director.