Taking over the entire ICC Grand Ballroom in Sydney, 1,000 Specsavers ANZ store partners gathered to celebrate the optical chain’s 15th anniversary and five-year audiology partnership in Australia and New Zealand.
The full-day event featured panel discussions and business updates from Specsavers’ executive board followed by a black-tie party, hosted by Australian comedy duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. Specsavers ANZ managing director Paul Bott said the event was a chance for Specsavers’ Australian and New Zealand store partners to get together to learn, network and celebrate. “This year was the first time since 2019 that we were able to hold a partner seminar. It was fantastic to see old friends and colleagues reunited, as well as initiate the hundreds of partners who have joined us since 2019. The energy and passion throughout the day filled me with so much excitement for the years ahead.”
The gala dinner also provided an opportunity to announce the winners of the 2022 Specsavers Excellence Awards, recognising the partners who have gone above and beyond their everyday work to look after their customers, teams and communities, said Bott. The winning branches were:
- ANZ best place to work – Toowong, QLD
- ANZ loved by customers – Mt Gambier, SA
- NZ optics store of the year – Dunedin
- AU optics store of the year – Strathpine
- NZ audiology business of the year – Whanganui & Palmerston North
- AU audiology business of the year – Werribee
