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Giving Comvita the ‘wings to fly’

Business Hall of Fame inductee Alan Bougen talks about the early days of Comvita and the lessons learnt along the way.

Comvita co-founder Alan Bougen.

Kate McVicar Sat, 09 Aug 2025

Comvita co-founder Alan Bougen admits he sometimes struggles with being recognised by his peers for his business success: “As in, why me?”

However, that feeling is usually replaced by encouragement when he looks back on the past 50 years. “The things that we’ve achieved are really quite

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Kate McVicar Sat, 09 Aug 2025
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