Young Managing Director
of the Year named
A
Dunedin student has been named as the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA)
Young Managing Director of the Year for 2013.
Sian English is the Managing Director of Otepoti Products,
a Lion Foundation Young Enterprise company at Columba
College. NZICA sponsors the Young Managing Director
Award as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme.
Sian’s mantra was “to do well by doing good” and she
led Otepoti Products to establish a profitable business
marketing and selling ‘Organamix and Organamix Plus’ –
their own brand of liquid fish and seaweed fertilisers.
“Sian’s a natural leader who’s empowered and supported
the team to achieve their business and community goals,”
says NZICA Chief Operating Officer Kirsten Patterson.
Otepoti Products has delivered impressive returns to
investors and donated 31% of their profits to the local
Orokonui Ecosanctuary in keeping with their goal of giving
back to the community.
through to team management and financial reporting. I
am keen to use my skills and pursue a career in project
management,” says Sian.
Young Enterprise Trust is dedicated to growing
a more prosperous New Zealand through
enterprise. Our aim is to ensure all New Zealand
students participate in experiential enterprise
education and financial literacy programmes.
Young Enterprise also runs the Fairfax Media
NZ Business Hall of Fame, which recognises
New Zealanders who have made outstanding
contributions to business and the community.
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“At the start, we weren’t all school friends, so my focus was
to build a united team to work on a meaningful enterprise
we could all be proud of. The experience has given me a
strong grasp of how businesses operate and all that entails
from covering health and safety and copyright issues
Sian English receives her award from Young
Enterprise Trust CEO Terry Shubkin.
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