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Strong Governance

Our experienced directors hail from diverse backgrounds and lead Vector on behalf of our shareholders and other stakeholders.

Michael Stiassny

BCom, LLB, CA, FInstD

CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APPOINTED ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2002)

Michael Stiassny is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and prominent strategic advisor, specialising in issues resolution. He is a director of a number of public and private companies and is Chairman of Ngati Whatua Orakei Whai Rawa Limited and Tower Limited. Michael is a Fellow and former President of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc).

James Carmichael

BE, FIPENZ

NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APPOINTED ON 23 OCTOBER 2008)

James Carmichael is a trustee of Entrust and an executive of Energy Trusts of New Zealand Inc. His significant international energy sector experience includes responsibility for multibillion-dollar energy assets and acquisition strategy for PowerGen International Limited and thermal and hydro power generation investment decisions for Ranhill Power Berhad.

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.

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.

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.

David Bartholomew

BE (Hon), MBA

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APPOINTED ON 28 FEBRUARY 2018)

David Bartholomew is the former Chief Executive of DUET Group, an ASX-listed utilities and energy company which was acquired in a A$7.48 billion take-over by CKI in early 2017. Aside from Vector, he is a Non-Executive Director of Endeavour Energy, the NSW electricity distributor, majority owned by a private consortium in partnership with the NSW Government, Dussur, the Saudi Arabia Industrial Investment Company, and The Helmsman Project, a not-for-profit organisation. Prior to joining DUET, David was Director of Infrastructure at Hastings Funds Management for five years, during which time he was instrumental in the establishment and IPO of the Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund.

Sibylle Krieger

LLB (Hons), LLM, FAICD, MBA

NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR (APPOINTED ON 1 MAY 2018)

Sibylle is an experienced non-executive director and board chair, with a focus on regulated sectors and sectors undergoing rapid change. She has over 35 years of commercial experience. Sibylle is the independent Chair of Xenith IP Group Limited, a publicly listed company, and an independent director of MyState Limited. Sibylle is also an independent non-executive director of the Australian Energy Market Operator Limited. In the past Sibylle has served on a range of boards of both for profit and not-for-profit organisations. From 2006-12 Sibylle spent two terms as a Tribunal member of IPART, the principal NSW economic regulator. In her executive career, Sibylle was a partner of 2 major commercial law firms, and held a number of management roles in both firms.

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.

Rod Snodgrass

BCA

CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER

Rod joined Vector in November 2017 as Chief Customer Officer. He’s focused on delivering great customer experiences and new products, services and revenues through the design and delivery of new business models that leverage innovative, renewable and sustainable technologies. Rod has over 20 years experience in corporate strategy, innovation, digital growth and transformation in the New Zealand Telco, Media, Internet and Digital sectors. Rod has sat on numerous local and global Boards and is passionate about building and executing corporate, market, business and product shaping strategies and innovation. Rod joined Vector from The Exponential Agency, a digital consulting and executive advisory agency to a number of blue chip New Zealand businesses. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of Spark Ventures, leading from inception Spark’s incubator and innovation arm, including the creation and brand-building of new businesses like Lightbox, Qrious, Skinny, Bigpipe, Morepork and others.