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Ahoy there, and introducing
Ian Macfarlane, entrepreneur

Ian Macfarlane is a recognised specialist
in marketing, sales, publicity and public
relations.
His knowledge of business,
commerce, industry and public affairs is
reflected in his entrepreneurial career.
For an unprecedented four terms he was
President and for three years Secretary
General of the Hutt Valley Chamber of
Commerce and Industry Inc.

He is a competent publisher, editor,
journalist and photographer. Before selling
his publishing business he controlled
eleven periodicals with a staff of twenty-five
professionals.

Ian Macfarlane has a reputation for being
a skilful, fair and decisive chairman who
‘gets the job done’.
In roles as diverse as chairman, seminar
leader, business luncheon host, facilitator,
Ian Macfarlane moderator and radio, TV or
live audience debater his aim for all parties
is that they should all, ‘do a good deal better.’

He is a Cape Horn yachtsman who campaigned his own
60-foot vessel in the Auckland-Suva Race in 1981 –
Line Honours; and, in 1982, the Sydney-
Cape Horn – Rio de Janeiro Race – Handicap Honours.
The vessel was thensailed up the coast of Brazil,
through the Panama Canal, up to San Diego,
across the Pacific and home to New Zealand.


Ian Macfarlane
45 Ferry Road,
Days Bay,
Eastbourne 5013

Telephone: (04) 562 6229
Email: Viking@wise.net.nz