Vector Annual Report 2018

Our management team

— NIKHIL RAVISHANKAR

— BRIAN RYAN

— ROD SNODGRASS

NIKHIL RAVISHANKAR BSc BComm (Hons) CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER

BRIAN RYAN MBA (Hons), BTech

ROD SNODGRASS BCA, CA, MinstD CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER

GROUP GENERAL MANAGER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Nikhil Ravishankar leads the Vector Group Digital team and is responsible for managing Vector’s IT and digital functions. He works across the group to help shape Vector’s response to disruptive technologies and evolve Vector’s customer engagement, business enablement, and Energy Internet of Things capabilities. Prior to joining Vector, Nikhil was with Accenture where he held the position of Managing Director for New Zealand operations and also sat on its Global Advisory Council for Telecommunications and Media practice. Prior to his role at Accenture, he was the Head of Technology Strategy for Spark and was part of their group transformation office.

Rod Snodgrass joined Vector in November 2017 as Chief Customer Officer. His focus is on delivering great customer experiences and new products, services and revenues through the design and delivery of new business models that leverage innovative, renewable and sustainable technologies. strategy, innovation, digital growth and transformation in the New Zealand telco, media, internet and digital sectors. Rod is currently on the board of Metlife Care, Jucy and SMX, has sat on numerous local and global boards and is passionate about building and executing corporate, market, business and product shaping strategies and innovation. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of Spark Ventures, Rod has over 20 years experience in corporate

Brian Ryan led the Emerging Technologies team, focused on the company’s growth and development, through the implementation of disruptive customer solutions and new technologies. He headed the Vector Communications business, having previously held strategic and commercial executive roles in both the technology and manufacturing environments. Brian was a board member and Vector’s representative for the Elemental Excelerator, a not- for-profit organisation with offices in Palo Alto, California, and Hawaii that helps start- ups change the world, one community at a time. Brian left Vector on 6 July 2018.

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