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28 Board of Directors Wayne Boyd (Chairman) Ray Watson (Deputy Chairman) Anne Blackburn Wayne Boyd has a significant background in law and merchant banking. Wayne is Chairman of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited, Freightways Limited, Meridian Energy Limited and Vulcan Steel Limited. Wayne is a former Chairman of Auckland International Airport Limited and Director of Forsyth Barr Group Limited. In the past, Wayne was employed by Bancorp Holdings Limited. He was also Chairman of the South Island Interim Development Group which was charged with the establishment of Meridian Energy Limited. Wayne has been involved in community organisations as a Director of Sports and Recreation New Zealand and Chairman of both New Zealand Blood Service Limited and the New Zealand Hockey Federation. Appointed: 5 April 2005 “I am pleased to be part of the Meridian Energy team delivering renewable energy for current and future generations of New Zealanders.” Ray was appointed Deputy Chair of Meridian Energy in April 2006. Ray is the Managing Director of Ray Watson Associates Limited, he was Chief Executive of Ngai Tahu Development Corporation from 2001 until early 2005 and prior to that he held the position of Chief Executive of Lakeland Health Limited from 1996. Ray is a Commissioner with the Mental Health Commission and was previously a ministerial appointment to the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, the National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability Services and the Otago District Health Board. Appointed: 22 June 2005 Anne Blackburn is a banker by professional background, having had earlier careers in journalism and diplomacy. She is currently a Director of a number of businesses in the infrastructure, finance, investment and research sectors. She also holds governance positions in arts and education not-for-profit organisations. Appointed: 1 June 2004
29< Anne Urlwin Catherine Drayton David Shand Polly Schaverien “Meridian Energy is a company that ‘walks the talk’ with its commitment to sustainable development encompassing economic, social, environmental and cultural goals. It’s a privilege to be part of its journey to becoming a global reference company in renewable energy.” Anne is a professional director, chartered accountant and business consultant. She is Chair of the New Zealand Domain Name Registry Limited, the New Zealand Blood Service, and Deputy Chair of Landcare Research New Zealand Limited. Anne is currently a member of the Board of New Zealand Cricket, a director of Invest South Limited and of Lakes Environmental Limited. Anne was formerly Chair of Red Bus Limited and of Brackenridge Estate Limited, and Deputy Chair of Airways Corporation Limited and of Timberlands West Coast Limited. Appointed: 1 January 2005 Catherine Drayton is a chartered accountant with significant experience in mergers and acquisitions. She is the former partner in charge of the Assurance and Advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers for Central and Eastern Europe (PwC CEE). She held this position from 2001 to late 2004: from the Russian crisis through to the accession of the first Central European Countries to the European Union. Prior to this executive management role, she was responsible for Transaction Services for PwC CEE. As a consequence of these two roles, Catherine has significant multi-cultural, multi-jurisdictional managerial and transactional experience, supplemented by earlier work experience for PwC in both New York and London. Catherine is also a director of Hockey NZ and Industrial Research Limited. Appointed: 1 May 2006 David Shand returned to New Zealand in 2006 after a number of years living overseas. He has worked for three international organisations, most recently for over eight years as a public financial management specialist at both the World Bank and the IMF in Washington DC. This followed four years working with the OECD in Paris on public sector reform issues. After joining the Treasury in the mid 1960s David taught accounting and public finance at Victoria University before moving to Australia in 1977. David left the Australian National University in 1981 and held a number of senior positions in Australian government including Deputy Secretary of the Victorian Treasury, First Assistant Secretary in the Australian Department of Finance and Queensland Public Service Commissioner. In the 1970s David spent six years in local politics as a Wellington City Councillor. His previous association with the electricity industry includes six years as a member of the Wellington City Council’s Electricity Committee. Polly Schaverien is a professional director and strategic advisor, specialising in government relations and communications issues. In addition to the Meridian Energy Board, Polly is on the board of MetService Limited, and has just completed two terms on the board of the New Zealand Correspondence School. Prior to becoming a director in 2004, Polly worked in senior advisory roles in parliament and as a communications specialist, both in consultancy and in-house. Appointed: 1 November 2007 In 2007 David chaired the Independent Commission of Inquiry into Local Government Rates, established by the Minister of Local Government. He is currently a member of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. David is also currently Chairman of the Tertiary Education Commission. Appointed: 1 May 2006
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