MDNZ welcomes two new Ambassadors
Pic Picot
Pic is a well-known Nelson businessman of Pic’s Peanut Butter fame, who lives with macular degeneration and has already become involved by promoting our recent seminar in Nelson.
He attributes much of his company’s success to the imperative to delegate – forced on him by his macular degeneration, and his ability to move from a focus ‘on detail’ to taking an overall view of his companies’ direction. He has joined MDNZ in the hope that his story might show others with the same condition that it need not negatively affect their quality of life.
Gordon Harcourt
Gordon joins his mother, Dame Kate Harcourt, as an ambassador for MDNZ.
He first became aware of MD because she had an Amsler grid on her bathroom wall, and he has a 50% risk of developing MD because of the family history.
He is best known as presenter of TVNZ Fair Go. After nearly 30 years in journalism in New Zealand and with the BBC, Gordon joined the Commerce Commission’s communications team in 2017.
Gordon has already embraced his ambassadorial role as guests thoroughly enjoyed his MC’ing of the recent Vision for 2020 evening. We loved Gordon's checked suit as a homage to the Amsler Grid.
