New Fieldays boss Richard Lindroos gets straight to work

New Fieldays boss Richard Lindroos gets straight to work
Fieldays chief executive Richard Lindroos. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
When Richard Lindroos went to Fieldays as an avid attendee in the past two years, he didn’t think he would be back in 2025 running it.The former sport event management executive knows a thing or two about running large-scale shows, he’s previously worked for Fifa, SuperCars and the America’s Cup.“I’ve learnt a lot from them and those skills are quite transferable into Fieldays.”He took over as chief executive of the New Zealand National Fieldays Society from the long-serving Peter Nation in April.This week&rs...

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