Woolworths NZ managing director Spencer Sonn resigns

Woolworths NZ managing director Spencer Sonn resigns
Spencer Sonn's resignation comes when NZ's grocery sector faces high levels of scrutiny. (Image: Supplied)
Gregor Thompson
Woolworths New Zealand's managing director, Spencer Sonn, has resigned and will leave in March.On Thursday, the Australia-based supermarket chain said that Sonn would return to South Africa to take up a role with Woolworths Holdings Limited – an entirely separate company with the same name.Sonn’s tenure at Woolworths came at a time of increased scrutiny of the supermarket sector in NZ.  'Errors'In the inaugural Annual Grocery Report released in September, grocery commissioner Pierre van Heerden announced new in...

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