My Net Worth: Bridget Snelling, Xero country manager

Bridget Snelling believes that when things don't work out, that's a gift or opportunity. They always seem to work out for the better. (Image: Supplied)

Tamara Poi-Ngawhika

Sun, 17 Dec 2023

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Auckland-born and bred, Bridget Snelling attended St Cuthbert’s College and then studied at Canterbury University and later Auckland, from which she graduated with degrees in politics and law.She worked initially in law, and then at business strategy and communications firm SweeneyVesty, TVNZ, Orion Health and ANZ, before landing up three years ago at accounting software firm Xero, initially as marketing director and, from August last year, as country manager. During the pandemic, she ran an online marketplace to help small businesse...

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