Executive Team
Nigel Barbour - Chief Executive
B.Com/LLB, Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Mr Barbour joined Powerco in October 2002. He was appointed Chief Executive in October 2011 following on from his role as Acting Chief Executive.
Mr Barbour was previously General Manager Electricity and has also held a range of other executive-level Commercial and Corporate roles within Powerco.
He has an economics and legal background and has previously held roles with Transpower and Bank of New Zealand.
Andrew McLeod - General Manager (Electricity)
Andrew McLeod joined Powerco in 2009 as the General Manager of Powerco's Gas Business. He is currently running Powerco’s Electricity Team on assignment as Acting General Manager (Electricity).
Andrew is a mechanical engineer and general manager with 18 years' experience in the heavy engineering, water utility and gas utility sectors. His experience spans engineering strategy, project delivery, network and plant operations, and commercial sales.
Prior to taking up the role of General Manager (Gas), Andrew had worked as part of Vector's Gas Management Team in the role of Asset Strategy Manager, having previously held Senior Engineering Management roles in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Andrew is a Chartered member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK) He holds professional qualifications in the areas of Engineering and Applied Finance.
Dennis Martin - Chief Financial Officer
BCA, CA
Dennis is Powerco’s Chief Financial Officer responsible for Company’s accounting and treasury activities.
Dennis has a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institue of Directors.
Before joining Powerco in May 2010, Mr Martin was CFO at the New Zealand Refining Company.
Paul Goodeve - General Manager Operations Support
LLB, BCA, CA, Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Paul is responsible for the management of Powerco's Information Technology and Telecommunications, corporate affairs; legal compliance and legal services.
This includes managing the IT&T operation, while also developing and implementing a company wide information management strategy.
Paul joined Powerco in 2004 and has had roles as Regulatory and Business Manager, and Pricing, Risk and Regulatory Manager. His professional training is in law and commerce.
Jan Davison - Human Resources Manager
Jan joined Powerco in 2008 as Powerco's Group Human Resources Manager.
Prior to taking up the role, she worked in senior IT and HR roles in the oil and gas, and information technology sectors.
Jan is a chartered member of the Australian Human Resources Institute and a member of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand.
Fiona Ewing - Group Safety, Health, Environment and Quality
Manager
Fiona joined Powerco in 2011 as the Group Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Manager.
She is an experienced health and safety professional with 25 years' experience as a practitioner in a wide range of industries including energy sectors, engineering, construction, agriculture and forestry in the United Kingdom. Roles in New Zealand have focussed on major engineering projects and contractor management within the energy sector.
Fiona is Chartered Member Institute of the Occupational Heath and Safety (United Kingdom).
Stuart Dickson - General Manager (Gas)
Stuart Dickson joined Powerco in 2011 as the General Manager of Powerco's Gas Business.
He is a professional engineer who has worked in the gas and energy industry for the past 20 years in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
His experience spans asset strategy and management, network and plant operations, project delivery, consulting and engineering.
Prior to joining Powerco, Stuart worked as a consultant within the gas industry and was previously part of Vector's Gas Management Team.
Richard Fletcher - Regulation and Government Relations General Manager
Richard joined Powerco in 2011 as General Manager Regulation and Government Relations. He is responsible for managing policy interactions with the company’s economic and technical regulators, as well corporate relations with official stakeholders.
Prior to joining Powerco, Richard was Regulatory Strategy and Pricing Manager at Transpower NZ Ltd.
Richard relocated with his family from the United Kingdom in 2005. He has worked in the United Kingdom, Middle East and South East Asia initially as an environmental engineering consultant in various commercial management roles in the water and electricity regulated network sectors. From 2000 to 2005 Richard was Head of Economic Regulation at Welsh Water PLC. He holds a BSc (Hon) in Science and a PhD from Cardiff University.