Strong Governance
Our experienced directors hail from diverse backgrounds and lead Vector on behalf of our shareholders and other stakeholders.
Dame Alison Paterson
DNZM, QSO, DCom(hc), FCA, ADistFInstD
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APPOINTED ON 7 MARCH 2007)
Dame Alison Paterson is
Chair of the Forestry Industry
Safety Council, GMI Group,
Farm IQ Systems Limited,
New Zealand Formulary
Limited, Te Aupouri
Commercial Development
Limited and Te Aupouri
Fisheries Management
Limited. She is also a
member of the New Zealand
Markets Disciplinary Tribunal
and a member of the
Health Quality and Safety
Commission New Zealand.
Jonathan Mason
MBA, MA, BA
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APPOINTED 10 MAY 2013)
Jonathan Mason has extensive
commercial experience.
He has worked in financial
management positions in the
oil and gas, chemicals, forest
products and dairy industries in
New Zealand and the USA for
International Paper, ExxonMobil
Corporation, Carter Holt
Harvey, Cabot Corporation and
Fonterra. Jonathan also has
experience as a non-executive
director on boards in both
New Zealand and the USA
and is currently a director of
Air New Zealand Limited, New
Zealand Assets Management
Limited (NZAM), Westpac New
Zealand Limited and Zespri
Group Limited. Jonathan is
also an Adjunct Professor of
Management at the University
of Auckland, focusing on
finance.
Karen Sherry
QSM, BA, MA (Hons), LLB (Hons), C.FInstD
NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APPOINTED ON 24 JULY 2006)
Karen Sherry is a director and
shareholder of the firm BellBooth
Sherry Limited where
she specialises in commercial
and trust law. She is a trustee
and former Chair of Entrust.
She is the Chair of Energy
Trusts of New Zealand Inc
and a director of the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation
Authority. Karen is also a
chartered fellow of the Institute
of Directors in New Zealand.
Bob Thomson
BEng (Electrical), DipBS
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APPOINTED ON 18 MARCH 2005)
Bob Thomson was chief
executive of Transpower
Limited and, since 2004, has
been an adviser to Energy
Trusts of New Zealand Inc.
Prior to his appointment at
Transpower, he held a range
of senior management and
engineering positions in
the New Zealand Electricity
Department and Electricity
Corporation of New Zealand
Limited. He was involved in
the reform of the electricity
industry, including as a board
member of the Electricity
Market Company Limited from
1994 to 1998. He is a fellow of
the New Zealand Institute of
Engineers.
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Michael Buczkowski
BE(Electrical), MBA (Hons)
NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APPOINTED ON 12 NOVEMBER 2018)
Michael Buczkowski has been a trustee of Entrust since 2000 and is currently Deputy Chairman. He was General Manager Operations at Ricoh and prior to that, Managing Director of Hirepool 1995-2003 and also Director of Owens Industrial (NZX top 40). His professional experience includes: Consulting Electrical Engineer at BECA, registered Electrical Engineer from 1984 to 2004 and international consulting and energy experience. Michael was a Member of IPENZ and a Member of the Institute of Directors.
Experienced Leadership
Vector’s management team are experts in their field, committed to delivering world-class infrastructure services, and attuned to the rapidly evolving demands of our customers.
Simon Mackenzie
Grad DipBS (Dist), DipFin, NZCE
GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Simon Mackenzie is passionate
about the power of technology
to transform the energy industry
and consumers’ lives. As Group
Chief Executive Officer, Simon
has expanded and driven
Vector’s portfolio of businesses
to embrace innovative
technologies and strategies
to deliver efficient, sustainable
energy solutions to consumers.
Simon was appointed
Vector’s Group Chief
Executive Officer in 2008.
His tertiary qualifications
include engineering, finance
and business studies, and
the Advanced Management
Programme at the Wharton
School, University of
Pennsylvania.
Andre Botha
BEng, MEng, PG DipBus
CHIEF NETWORKS OFFICER
Andre is Vector’s Chief
Networks Officer, accountable
for the management of Vector’s
regulated electricity and gas
businesses.
He brings 28 years’ experience
in the energy sector with a
proven track record at executive
level, initially as Chief Engineer
with Eskom in South Africa
and most recently as Chief
Operations Officer with Western
Power in Australia.
Andre holds a ME (Electrical)
degree from the University of
Pretoria and a PGDip (Finance)
from the University of Auckland.
Kate Beddoe
BA, LLB
CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Kate leads Vector’s people,
safety and risk teams to ensure
these areas are aligned and
support Vector’s strategy and
culture. Areas of responsibility
include risk management,
business continuity
management, internal audit,
cyber security, HSE, human
resources and sustainability.
Kate’s background includes
strategic and operational
risk management, business
continuity, OHSE, insurance,
sustainability and commercial
law. Prior to joining Vector
in July 2012, Kate was with
Amcor Limited where she
held the global position of
Vice-President, Risk and
Sustainability and has held
management roles with Toyota
and Bonlac Foods (Fonterra).
Kate is also a director and
Vice President of RIMS
(Risk Management Society)
Australasia and a contributor
to the Cambridge Institute
for Sustainability Leadership
– Business and Sustainability
Executive Leadership Program
(Melbourne).
Dan Molloy
BSc
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Dan leads Vector’s finance
team and is responsible for
financial and management
reporting, corporate finance,
procurement, transaction
processing, investor relations,
treasury and tax. He has
15 years’ experience in the
professional services sector
across a range of disciplines,
including corporate finance,
valuation, insolvency,
restructuring and business
turnaround. Dan joined Vector
from Northpower, where he was
Chief Financial Officer.
Nikhil Ravishankar
BSc, BCom (Honours)
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER
Nikhil leads the Vector Group
Digital team and is responsible
for managing Vector’s IT and
digital functions. Nikhil works
across the group to help
shape Vector’s response to
disruptive technologies. Prior
to joining Vector, Nikhil was
with Accenture where he held
the position of Managing
Director for New Zealand
operations and also sat on
its Global Advisory Council
for Telecommunications and
Media practice. Prior to his role
at Accenture, he was the Head
of Technology Strategy for
Spark and was part of group
transformation office.
Fiona Michel
MBA
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Fiona is Vector’s Chief People Officer, responsible for people, capability and culture. She has worked in the technology, banking, insurance and public sectors for over two decades in New Zealand and overseas. Fiona has won awards in New Zealand and Australia for achievement in human resources, leadership, culture transformation and industrial relations. She has a Master of Business Administration, is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and is completing her Doctorate at the University of Auckland. Professionally, Fiona is a Non-Executive Director and Chartered Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development in the United Kingdom.