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First Table welcoming former Air New Zealand Director Paul Bingham as Chair

April 2023

First Table welcoming former Air New Zealand Director Paul Bingham as Chair
Mat Weir

Mat Weir

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We're delighted to announce today that we will be welcoming Paul Bingham into the role of Chair of our board of directors, effective post capital raise. With First Table open for investment to the general public, it's in the best interests of our shareholders that we appoint an experienced Chair.

Paul will bring extensive experience to our team, having served as COO and current Chair of Shuttlerock, a New Zealand start-up that grew into an international tech success story, with 300 staff and offices in seven countries. 

Paul has also served on the boards of Air New Zealand, Tourism New Zealand, and Ngai Tahu Tourism, and is currently serving as the Deputy Chair of ChristchurchNZ, the Chairman of Entrada Travel Group and the Chairman of Black Cat Cruises. 

When speaking to Paul, he expressed his excitement about joining First Table:

"I really admire the tenacity and resilience of startup founders and Mat and his team have done a great job building the business into what it is today. They discovered a problem that was real and have delivered a solution for both diners and restaurants."
 
"The potential from here is to build the business into a large and influential platform not only in New Zealand, but also in key overseas markets, connecting diners with restaurants every day. I’m delighted to be on this journey with First Table, and look forward to helping the team achieve their goals."

Personally, I'm thrilled to have someone of Paul's calibre and experience joining us. His governance, marketing and international scaling experience of New Zealand tech will be invaluable for First Table, as we take the next step on our journey by expanding into new markets and continuing to develop leading global hospitality technology solutions.

We've had a big year so far! This announcement follows:

👉 Our first capital raise opening on private equity marketplace Snowball Effect
👉 Two new products: Frequent Foodies®, our national restaurant loyalty program, and
👉 Regular Table, our new real-time regular restaurant bookings product

If you're interested in more information on our capital raise, or anything regarding First Table, please don't hesitate to reach out to us or the Snowball Effect team.

Happy dining!

Mat Weir

First Table Founder and CEO

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