Rick Wells
Rick Wells, of Lower Hutt, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit on 24 March 2009 for services to business. Mr Wells was the chief executive of Formway Furniture Ltd for some 20 years and since stepping down from that role in 2001, he has served as the Company's chairman. He brought the business 1981 and developed it into a local exporting business with more than 200 staff, with additional branches and agencies across Australasia. Formway has won several awards for its designs, including the outstanding individual award at the Design in Business Awards in 2008. Mr Wells is also on the Better by Design Advisory Board and is a member of the Furniture Association of New Zealand.