Electricity Southland's Board is made up of eight Directors, four appointed by each of the two shareholders Electricity Invercargill and The Power Company Boards.
Director's responsibilities are governed by the Company's Constitution and the Companies Act 1993. Their role includes determining policies, monitoring Electricity Southland's performance, reporting to the shareholders and ensuring that Electricity Southland complies with relevant legislation.
The Directors are:
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Philip Mulvey - Chair
Philip joined the Board of PowerNet on 1 February 2001. He is Chief Executive of WHK, Chartered Accountants and has a number of Directorships, including Electricity Invercargill Limited. He also acts as financial advisor to a large number of local and national companies. |
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Maryann Macpherson - Deputy Chair
Maryann currently operates a home and garden retail business in Invercargill. Her career background is farming and taxation management. Maryann is a Director of The Power Company Limited and Venture Southland and Chair of Power Services Limited. Previous governance roles have included Chairman of Southern Health Limited and Landbase Trading Society Limited.
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Neil Boniface
Neil is Chair of Electricity Invercargill Limited, Member of OtagoNet Joint Venture Governing Committee, Deputy Mayor of the Invercargill City Council, Board Member of the Invercargill Licensing Trust, Board member of the ILT Foundation and Chair of the Southland Warm Homes Trust. He operates a Driving School business in Southland and also serves on several charitable trusts. |
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Doug Fraser
Doug farms sheep and dairy cows on 595 hectares in Western Southland. He is a Director of the New Zealand Wool Board Disestablishment Company and The Power Company Limited. |
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Alan Harper
Alan is a partner in the law firm of AWS Legal. He has practised with the firm since 1979, specialising particularly in commercial and company affairs. He is Chair of The Power Company Limited and OtagoNet Joint Venture Governing Committee. Alan is also an Accredited Fellow of the Institute of Directors. |
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Cam McCulloch
Cam is a consultant with McCulloch and Partners, Chartered Accountants. He is Chairman of Southfish Limited and Invercargill Te Ara a Kewa Primary Health Organisation. Cam is also Deputy Chair of The Power Company Limited and Invercargill City Holdings Limited.
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Geoff Piercy
Geoff is a fifth term Invercargill City Councillor, Chairman of the Works and Services Committee and appointed member of the Bluff Community Board. He is also a Director of Electricity Invercargill Limited and Invercargill Te Ara a Kewa Primary Health Organisation and a Trustee of the Southland Museum and Art Gallery. Geoff is a retired hospital and Area Health Board administrator, Life Member and President of Grey Power Southland and an Anglican Lay Minister. |
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Ross Smith
Ross joined the Board of PowerNet Limited in November 2003. He is Chief Executive of SBS Bank, the only member owned Building Society with Bank Registration in New Zealand. Ross is also a Director of SBS Bank, Finance Now Limited, Funds Administration New Zealand Limited, Southsure Assurance Limited, Electricity Invercargill Limited and Power Services Limited. |
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