The People at Prenzel
Mary Anne Webber
General Manager
Mary Anne recently joined Prenzel as our General Manager. She oversees the company as a whole and make sure everything runs like clockwork. She leads all our Managers and a dedicated administration staff which includes Raewyn, Lynda, Christine and Emma.
Chris Steadman
Founder and Director
Chris was one of the founders of Prenzel Distilling Company and has worked the last sixteen years to build Prenzel into what it is today. Although Chris has partially retired she is still a major part of our company travelling throughout New Zealand meeting with a range of people interested in Prenzel and representing the company.
Hugh Steadman
Founder and Director
It was Hugh who had the original idea of creating Prenzel and set up the company. Although he no longer works in the office he keeps an active interest in Prenzel.
Helen Kidd
Prenzel Pantry Manager
Helen is the manager of our in-home tasting network Prenzel Pantry. With over 100 agents spread throughout the country she is kept very busy recruiting, training and supporting them. She is assisted by Kim our Pantry Administrator.
Michelle Roberts
Trade Manager
Michelle manages Prenzel Trade Service which sells a large range of Prenzel products to trade customers. She too has a demanding task as her clients are spread throughout the country and range from supermarkets to speciality delis as well as national bakers and local restaurants. She has a wonderful telesales team of Barbara, Donna and Karen.
Sue Cooper
Nelson/Marlborough Sales Manager
Sue manages our tasting rooms in Blenheim and the Grape Escape in Richmond. She is also our sales manager for the Kaikoura, Marlborough and Nelson regions. Her tasting room staff include: Jill, Heather, Barney, Julie, Christine, Lorraine, Donna, Arlene and Karen.
Natasha Stralow
Marketing and Communication Manager
Natasha's responsibility is to market the Prenzel brand and all of our products. She also ensures that everyone knows about our delicious Prenzel products. Her responsibilities include working with our current and potential export customers. She is supported in these tasks by Olivia.
Peter Flower
Production Manager
Peter runs our production team making sure all our products are of the highest standard. He oversees everything from how the product is made, how they are bottled and what labelling is used. Peter's staff consists of Elisha and Val on the bottling line and Hayden our producer.
Linda Johnstone
Dispatch Manager and Deputy Production Manager
Linda assists Peter in the administration side to production. She is also the Dispatch Manager making sure all the Prenzel products reach the correct destination on time.
