Trevor Strong's long service as Wanganui Events Trust chairman was celebrated with a farewell party at Cooks Gardens last week, an event he says he thoroughly enjoyed.
Mr Strong said he was working up to 16 hours a day during the 2015 Masters' Games in Whanganui last year and although he found it enjoyable, it was tiring.
"I have been with the trust for more than 15 years now and it has been such a great thing to be involved with.
"I have loved working with all the local competitors and meeting all the out-of-town and overseas competitors.
"It is such a great thing for Whanganui because it brings people in and shows them what the place has to offer and of course it's good for business," he said.