Sharon Hunter
Ambassador
oncology
New Zealand Gynaecological Cancer Foundation
New Zealand
Biography
Present time Ambassador of NZ Gynaecological Cancer Foundation and director of the Starship Foundation. Summary Sharon is one of New Zealand’s best-known and respected business women. At the age of 22, she co-founded PC Direct which quickly became New Zealand’s largest and most successful home-grown personal computer company. After selling the company in 1997, she and Tenby Powell formed Hunter Powell Investments Partners Ltd. Sharon has extensive entrepreneurial and business experience; is an experienced public speaker and has acted as a judge in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and the Verve Cliquot Business Women of the Year. In addition to her business activities, Sharon is actively involved in the not-for-profit sector and is a past Chair and Board member of the Robin Hood Foundation. Becoming aligned with NZGCF is personal due to losing her Mum to ovarian cancer in 2011.
Research Interest
Present time Ambassador of NZ Gynaecological Cancer Foundation and director of the Starship Foundation. Summary Sharon is one of New Zealand’s best-known and respected business women. At the age of 22, she co-founded PC Direct which quickly became New Zealand’s largest and most successful home-grown personal computer company. After selling the company in 1997, she and Tenby Powell formed Hunter Powell Investments Partners Ltd. Sharon has extensive entrepreneurial and business experience; is an experienced public speaker and has acted as a judge in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and the Verve Cliquot Business Women of the Year. In addition to her business activities, Sharon is actively involved in the not-for-profit sector and is a past Chair and Board member of the Robin Hood Foundation. Becoming aligned with NZGCF is personal due to losing her Mum to ovarian cancer in 2011.
