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Featured Women: Sharon Hunter

Sharon Hunter, at age 22, co-founded PC Direct in 1989, selling the company in 1996, then cashing in her shares in the buyer’s company for a reported $30m.

Sharon Hunter.

Will Mace Wed, 18 Jun 2025

Category: Women

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Sharon Hunter co-founded PC Direct in 1989, aged just 22, with the Auckland business going on to become synonymous with the explosion in personal computer use in the 1990s.  

PC Direct was sold in 1996 to

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