Kirk Hope rumoured front-runner for top job at BusinessNZ, replacing O'Reilly

Kirk Hope rumoured front-runner for top job at BusinessNZ, replacing O'Reilly
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 26 (BusinessDesk) - The country's peak business lobby group, Business New Zealand, is preparing to announce a replacement for long-serving executive director Phil O'Reilly, with speculation the current head of the New Zealand Bankers' Association, Kirk Hope, will be named for the role. Several sources have confirmed to BusinessDesk that Hope is in the slot for the role, although Hope himself offered "no comment" on the suggestion. The president of the Business NZ Council, Laurie Margrain, confirmed that the app...