Mr Stewart Germann, of Auckland, ONZM for services to franchise law
Mr Stewart Germann is the only lawyer in New Zealand qualified as a Certified Franchise Executive. He has served in many volunteer and paid leadership and governance roles. He was Chair of the Franchise Association of New Zealand (FANZ) and authored FANZ’s original rules and Code of Practice. He is on the FANZ Panel of Mediators and has played an influential role with the International Franchise Association. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and legal textbooks and lectured at the University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology and the University of Otago. Mr Germann was the New Zealand representative for the World Franchise Council and the International Council of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Governor of the Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries, and President of the Auckland Rotary Club.