Vector Annual Report 2023

Who we are

Doug McKay ONZM, BA, AMP (Harvard), CFInstD INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ― Appointed on 29 September 2022

Doug McKay has over 35 years’ commercial and operational experience and a deep understanding of New Zealand and Australian markets having held Managing Director and Chief Executive positions with Lion Nathan, Carter Holt Harvey, Goodman Fielder, Sealord, Independent Liquor and Procter & Gamble. He was the inaugural Chief Executive of the amalgamated Auckland Council from May 2010 to December 2013 and a former director of Genesis Energy Limited and Ryman Healthcare Limited. He retired as Trustee (Chair) of the Eden Park Trust Board on 30 June 2023. In 2015, Doug was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and local government. He is the Chair of Bank of New Zealand and currently holds directorships with Fletcher Building Limited, IAG New Zealand Limited and National Australia Bank Limited. Dame Paula Rebstock BSc (Econ), Dip & MSc (Econ) INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY CHAIR ― Appointed on 16 April 2019 Dame Paula Rebstock is a leading Auckland-based economist and company director, who was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2015. She is Chair of NZ Healthcare Investments (Asia Pacific Healthcare Group), National Hauora Coalition, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia and the New Zealand Defence Force Board and a director of SeaLink Group, Auckland One Rail, AIA and the NZX. Dame Paula is the former Chair of the New Zealand Commerce Commission.

Bruce Turner BE (Hons), ME, BCom INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ― Appointed on 16 April 2019

Bruce Turner is a highly experienced senior executive with deep experience across the dairy and energy sectors, both in New Zealand and internationally. Working in the energy industry for more than 30 years, Bruce was extensively involved in the development of the energy industries in New Zealand, Singapore and Europe. He was a member of the NZ Electricity Market (NZEM) despatch rules working group, the NZEM Rules Committee, the MARIA governance board and the Electricity Authority’s Security & Reliability Council. Bruce was involved in the development of common quality standards and has been heavily involved in energy sector reforms. As well as the Vector board, Bruce’s governance experience includes joint venture boards for both Mercury and Fonterra. He is a director of GlobalDairyTrade Holdings Limited and an advisory board member at the University of Colorado’s JP Morgan Center for Commodities.

Anne Urlwin BCom, FCA, CFInstD INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ― Appointed on 1 September 2021

Anne Urlwin is a professional director with experience in a diverse range of sectors including construction, health, infrastructure, telecommunications, renewable energy, regulation and financial services. Her current governance roles include directorships of Infratil, Precinct Properties New Zealand, Ventia Services Group and City Rail Link. Anne is a former director of Summerset Group Holding, Queenstown Airport Corporation, Tilt Renewables, Chorus, and Meridian Energy, and a former Chair of national commercial construction group Naylor Love Enterprises and the New Zealand Blood Service. She is a Chartered Accountant with experience in senior finance management roles. Anne was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2022.

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