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2017 WEL Networks
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Annual Report
wel.co.nz
DIRECTOR PROFILES
Margaret is a professional Director operating predominantly in the infrastructure
and service sector. Her current governance portfolio is as follows; Chairman
of Harrison Grierson, the Waikato Spatial Plan Joint Committee, Titanium Park
Limited, Watercare Limited and the Women in Infrastructure Network. Margaret
is a Director of City Care Limited, Indepen NZ Limited, Waikato Regional Airport
Limited, Meteorological Services of New Zealand Limited and IT Partners Group
Limited. She is also a Member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Board, is
Chair of the Waikato District Council Audit and Risk Committee and is a member
of the University of Waikato Finance and Audit Committee. She is a Chartered
Fellow of The Institute of Directors In New Zealand Limited and is a member of
the Waikato Branch Committee. Margaret has had significant experience in both
the retail and infrastructure sectors. Margaret joined the Board in 2007 and was
appointed Chair in 2014.
Paul was the Chief Executive of Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company, based
in Morrinsville, from 2008 until the end of 2016. He was also Chairman of the
Japan, USA and Shanghai subsidiaries. Tatua’s focus is the manufacturing and
marketing of complex value added products for the world’s food industry. Prior
to that he was the Chief Executive of HortResearch, the largest plant and fruit
research organisation in the world. Paul’s career to date has included business
development and general management roles in a number of industries, including
science, automotive, infrastructure and food, both in New Zealand and overseas.
Paul is currently a Director of Waikato Milking Systems Limited. Paul was
appointed to the Board in October 2009.
Mark is currently Chief Executive of the Stevenson Group based in Auckland.
He is well known in New Zealand business and has previously held the roles of
Chief Executive of Vector Limited and founding Chief Executive of TZ1, the global
carbon registry. Mark is also a Director of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Limited and a Director of Ultrafast Fibre Limited and a former Director
of New Zealand Railways Corporation. Mark has been a member of the Prime
Minister’s Climate Change Leadership forum and the Australia New Zealand Joint
Prime Ministers Leadership Forum. His other senior roles have included; Director
of Operations for IBM Global Services Australia/New Zealand, Chief Executive of
Interpath Australia and Executive Chairman of OSIX. Mark was appointed to the
Board in October 2009.
MARGARET
DEVLIN
Chairman
PAUL
McGILVARY
MARK
FRANKLIN
