After five years with the business.

Winning Appliances brand ambassador, Rick Hart and head of retail, Western Australia, Nicholas Kirby, will leave the Winnings business after a five year tenure. With their departure, Winning Appliances head of retail, Julian Kipping will be the main point of contact for Western Australian showrooms.

Hart and Kirby founded WA-based Kitchen Headquarters (KHQ) and joined Winning Appliances in June 2014, when the Winning Group acquired KHQ.

In a statement supplied to Appliance Retailer, Winning Group CEO, John Winning said, “I would like to thank Rick and Nick for their tireless dedication to the Winning Appliances business over the past five years. They have contributed significantly to the growth of Winning Appliances in Western Australia. I would like to wish them the very best of luck in their next endeavours and for the future.”

Rick Hart and Nicholas Kirby jointly commented, “We are proud of the achievements of Winning WA in the last five years. The business has gone from strength to strength in this market, and we have presided over what is arguably the best sales team in Australia. We both believe that we leave the business in a very sound position for its future development.”