Click here to see a copy of the statements issued by VANA on behalf of the two candidates for the one vacancy on the board.
Based on the statements from the candidates it is clear that there is a considerable difference between the two. Robert Wade proposes that VANA act as an association, serving the needs of newsagents. Trevor Mason appears to prefer commercial activity through VANA.
As I understand it, if Mason is elected, a block of Directors would support his agenda. I’d welcome comment from and Board member to confirm or deny this.
If I was a VANA member I would not be supporting Mason. I know a bit about his model based on my own discussions with him. I do not believe that he has a plan other than to take care of himself. He is an excellent salesman without a track record of relevance to the needs of newsagents and the newsagency channel in my view.
This all matters to newsagents around the country as VANA has more resources than any other newsagent association – thanks to astute property moves started in the 1990s when the association was pulling itself out of a mess left by a former CEO.