Theresa Gattung built a career in business at a period when the rules of commerce were themselves changing.
The record lists Theresa Gattung as New Zealand businesswoman.
Theresa Gattung was born at Wellington in 1962. Her recorded nationality is New Zealand. She was educated at Victoria University of Wellington and University of Waikato.
Post-war business was mass-market and increasingly multinational, managed by professionals rather than owners.
She worked as chief executive officer and businessperson.
Enterprises outlive their founders or they do not, and that is the whole test.
Recognition followed: Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2015) and Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2024).
That the business was built from New Zealand shaped it: capital, regulation and market size differ by country, and they decide what is even attemptable.
Theresa Gattung is still active, and the verdict on the career has not been reached.
Achievements
- Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit — 2015
- Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit — 2024
- Educated at Victoria University of Wellington and University of Waikato
