Daniel Bracken. Photo: Supplied / Michael Hill via RNZ
The head of New Zealand-founded jewellery retailer Michael Hill International has died.
Daniel Bracken died overnight after an adverse reaction to a treatment for an underlying medical condition, the company said in a stock exchange statement.
The board said he had given seven years and devoted and outstanding leadership to the Australian based company.
It described him as a passionate retailer, innovative and strategic thinker who had transformed the company, which operates 300 stores on both sides of the Tasman and in Canada.