Orange Group appoints Martin Smith as General Manager

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The Orange Group appoints Martin Smith as General Manager of Catering & Venues

Thursday 27th September, 3.00pm - Auckland, New Zealand.
Press Release: The Orange Group

The Orange Group appoints Martin Smith as General Manager of Catering & Venues
Martin Smith, previously of Dawsons, has started in the newly created GM role of the Catering and Venues division at The Orange Group.

The Orange Group has announced the appointment and immediate commencement of Martin Smith, in the new position of General Manager for the Catering and Venues division.

Smith joins Orange with over 14 years of experience in catering, including seven years in London at Party Ingredients, a private catering company as their Senior Account Manager and Marketing Manager, and more recently as Sales Manager and Head of Event Catering for one of Auckland’s leading catering companies, Dawsons.

"I'm looking forward to a new challenge with The Orange Group, it is a company that offers many exciting opportunities, along with the development of the catering and venues division" says Martin Smith.

“This new senior management role was established as a result of the continued development and growth of this integral part of our business. In securing the services of an individual ofMartin’s calibre is ideal, and creates the perfect platform to generate further growth”, says Keiran Frost, General Manager of The Orange Group.

Some highlights from Martin Smith’s career include organising the catering for the Queen Mother’s 100th Birthday State Luncheon and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee State Banquet. Whilst he was the Senior Account and Marketing Manager at Party Ingredients, a leading private caterer in the UK, he also oversaw catering operations at venues such as St James Palace, Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London. More recently at Dawsons, he was integral in winning prestigious catering contracts for RWC2011, and became the project manager for Queen’s Wharf RWC2011, responsible for all catering including Taste at The Cloud.

Background

The Orange Group is a privately owned family business, founded and built by Stu and Semele Robertson, comprising of over ten companies, with offices, showrooms, warehouses and distribution centres based in both the North and South Islands, catering for conferences, events and brand experiences nationwide.

Over the last twenty one years, Orange has evolved into New Zealand’s premier activation, events and hospitality company - providing clients access to a powerhouse of creative, technical & logistics expertise, event equipment, sophisticated furniture and prop hire, event management, design & print, entertainment, gourmet catering, wedding planning and two of Auckland’s most iconic waterfront venues, The Wharf and Orakei Bay.

The Orange Group is comprised of over ten companies including:

Orange Productions - brand activations, events, conferences, spatial design & project management

Orange Lounge - furniture hire

qobo – creative, design and production

The Wharf - waterfront venue

Orakei Bay - waterfront venue

Orange Gourmet - gorgeous catering anywhere

www.theorangegroup.co.nz
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