Mitre 10 looks to Australia for new chief executive

Mitre 10 looks to Australia for new chief executive
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By Paul McBeth July 9 (BusinessDesk) - Mitre 10 New Zealand's board has hired Australian auto retailing veteran Chris Wilesmith as its new chief executive.  Wilesmith will join the country's biggest hardware chain in September, after a 13-year stint with ASX-listed Super Retail Group where he was most recently in charge of discount auto parts retailer, Super Cheap Auto.  Chief financial officer Matthew Washington has been acting CEO since the board kicked off an international search to replace Neil Cowie after he departed in February....

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