Board of Directors

Ross Keenan, 66 – Chairman
BCom, FCIT

Ross Keenan joined the Watercare board in March 2010 and was appointed Chairman in December 2010. He is an experienced company director with corporate governance and executive experience across a diverse range of companies including airways, tourism, telecommunications, health and property development. He has particular knowledge and experience in the retail and wholesale water and wastewater services industry and previously served as the chairman of Metrowater.

General disclosure of interests:
Chairman, Allied Work Force Group Ltd; Ngai Tahu Tourism Ltd. Director, Ngai Tahu Seafood Ltd; Touchdown Ltd.

David Clarke, 51 – Deputy Chairman

BE (Hons) ME BBS MBA MInstD FNZIM

David Clarke has considerable experience in the areas of biotechnology, IT, health, food and related sectors. He has been the inaugural chair for multiple technology industries and has strong commercial and governance skills. His background includes engineering, finance, marketing and sales. He is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management, a member of the Royal Society and member of the Institute of Directors.

General disclosure of interests:

Chairman, Hawkins Watts Ltd; Optima Corporation Ltd; TRGG Ltd; NZ Institute of Rural Health; Kordia Ltd.; Skin Institute. Director, Cranleigh Merchant Bankers; Farm IQ Systems Ltd; Ngai Tahu Tourism Ltd; Hynds Group Ltd; KODE Biotec Ltd. Trustee, South Auckland Foundation (Middlemore/CMDHB).

Mike Allen, 51
LLB, BCom

Mike has extensive experience in investment banking and general management in both New Zealand and the UK. Mike has previously consulted to the Australasian water and infrastructure sectors. He is chairman of Environmental Investments Limited.

General disclosure of interests:
Chairman, Environment Investments Limited. Director, Guinness Peat Group; Godfrey Hirst NZ Limited; Innoflow Technologies and associated companies; Innoflow Australia Limited; Tainui Group Holdings Limited; Breakwater Consulting Limited; Tower Insurance; Coats plc.

Peter Drummond, 58
MNZM, AFInstD

Peter Drummond is an experienced director and chairman with extensive international business management and marketing experience. He was chairman of Watercare previously and brings extensive knowledge of both the wholesale and retail water services industry. He has also served on the board of Vector, Mid Central Health and Hort Research Ltd as well as a large range of community organisations like Variety, the children’s charity. Peter rejoined the Watercare board in March 2010.

General disclosure of interests:
Chairman, United Fire Brigade Association; Appliance Connection Ltd; Watercare Harbour Clean Up Trust, Variety Medical Missions South Pacific. Deputy Chairman, Tourism Events and Economic Development Ltd (TEED). Director NARTA New Zealand Ltd; NARTA International PTY Ltd. International President Variety Children's Charity.

Catherine Harland, 49
BA, PGDipBus (Marketing), MBA

Catherine Harland has a background in research, consultancy and public policy in local and central government. She was a local government member in Auckland for 15 years, serving on and chairing major regional and city committees. Currently Catherine is project leader at the New Zealand Institute, an independent think tank. Previously she worked with AUT University’s Institute of Public Policy and was engaged in consultancy work with the Auckland water industry. Catherine is a Justice of the Peace and served on the Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board for 11 years, five of those as chair.

General disclosure of interests
Director, McHar Investments Ltd. Trustee, Auckland Restorative Justice Trust.

Susan Huria, 50
FPRINZ MInstD

Susan Huria is a specialist in the Maori sector working with Maori organisations on constitutional reviews, board appointments, support and strategic advice. She has extensive governance, marketing communications and general management experience. Susan was an executive at Auckland International Airport and worked in marketing and communications for 10 years, before starting her own management practice in 2000, Huria Anders.

General disclosure of interests:

Deputy Chair, AgResearch Ltd. Director, Northland Port Company Ltd, Veterinary Enterprises Group Ltd; Director and Shareholder, Huria Anders Ltd; Susan Huria (2003) Associates Ltd; Te Ara Tika Properties Ltd. Director, Vermilion Design Ltd; Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. Trustee, First Foundation.

Tony Lanigan, 63

B.E. (Hons), PhD, FIPENZ, MICE

Tony Lanigan is a professional civil engineer (FIPENZ), project management consultant and former general manager of Fletcher Construction. Tony was Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology and a director of Infrastructure Auckland. He is currently vice chair of Habitat for Humanity in NZ and chair of NZ Housing Foundation. He is a director of the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA).

General disclosure of interests:
Vice Chairman, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand; Director, NZ Housing Foundation, Director, Hargrave Project Management Limited, Director A G Lanigan & Associates Limited, Director, NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)

Jeff Todd, 68 - Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

CBE BCom FCA FInstD

Jeff Todd is a chartered accountant and company director and was formerly managing partner for New Zealand and the Pacific for Price Waterhouse (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers). He is a former chairman of the Southern Cross Medical Care Society, Southern Cross Healthcare Trust and the New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Ltd; director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the ANZ Banking Group (NZ) Ltd. He has a particular interest in corporate governance and is a fellow of the Institute of Directors.

General disclosure of interests:
Chairman, Dynasty Hotel Group Limited, Sanford Limited, Medical Research Foundation; Director Deputy Chairman, National Research Centre for Growth and Development; Trustee, Goodfellow Foundation and Post-Graduate Medical Society (School of Medicine, University of Auckland); Christian Healthcare Trust.