Auckland, New Zealand, 27th May 2024 –
Vista Group is proud to announce that co-founder and
Director Murray Holdaway received the prestigious NZ Hi-Tech
‘Flying Kiwi’ award at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards on Friday
24th May.
The Flying Kiwi award recognises an
individual’s valuable contributions to the New Zealand
Hi-Tech sector, as well as celebrating attributes that have
contributed to outstanding business success.
As
co-founder of Vista Group, Murray played a leading role in
taking Vista Group from a small, New Zealand founded company
to the largest cinema software company in the globe with a
leading global market share.
Murray
founded Vista Entertainment Solutions in 1996, which
remained the core of the business when Vista Group publicly
listed on the NZX and ASX in 2014. Murray led Vista Group to
international success, with offices established in 10
locations worldwide, customers in over 110 countries, and
eight software acquisitions to date in international
territories. In 2015, Vista Group was named the IPO of the
year and in 2016 Vista Group won the PwC Hi-Tech Company of
the Year award at the NZ Hi-Tech
Awards.
“I feel incredibly honoured to
be named as this year’s ‘Flying Kiwi’, particularly
considering the high-calibre recipients who have received
this award in the past.” said Murray Holdaway, co-founder
and Director of Vista Group. “I want to acknowledge my
colleagues and family who helped make the journey to where
we are today happen – I take a lot of pride in the company
Vista Group has become. It remains, as always, about doing
good things with good people.”
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Vista Group’s
Chair, Susan Peterson, noted: “On behalf of our Board, and
our entire team at Vista Group, we couldn’t be more proud
of Murray. Murray is an outstanding New Zealander and a
wonderful human being who contributes so much to our country
through his entrepreneurial, sporting and philanthropic
endeavours. Murray stands as one of our country’s most
successful tech entrepreneurs. Murray’s passion for
software and film, together with his determination and hard
work, ensured that Vista Group grew to become a global
leader in its field. Over 46% of enterprise cinemas across
the planet use software developed here in New Zealand to
operate their cinemas – this is because of what Murray and
his co-founders began back in 1996.
“Congratulations
Murray – thank you for all that you do for our country and
for so many New Zealanders. We are so proud of you. Vista
Group is privileged to now have two ‘Flying Kiwis’, in
both Murray and Claudia Batten, serving on our
Board.”
About Vista Group
International:
Vista Group International Ltd (Vista
Group) is a public company, founded in New Zealand in 1996
and listed on both the New Zealand and Australian stock
exchanges in 2014 (NZX & ASX: VGL). Vista Group is a
global leader in providing tech solutions to the
international film industry. With brands including Vista,
Veezi, Movio, Numero, Maccs, Flicks and Powster, Vista
Group’s expertise covers cinema management software;
loyalty, moviegoer engagement and marketing; film
distribution software; box office reporting; creative studio
solutions; and the Flicks movie, cinema and streaming
website and
app.
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