MEng, FENGNZ, MInstD

Geoff’s career has been mainly in construction, operation, and maintenance of critical infrastructure. Over a 27-year period he has been CEO of four successful New Zealand-based companies operating in these areas. He has worked in the UK and the USA and has been involved in project delivery and infrastructure maintenance services in Australia, the Pacific, Melanesia, and SE Asia.

Geoff has worked in and held governance roles in both the government and private sectors and in industry bodies. He is currently a New Zealand Infrastructure Commission board member and director of two privately owned business providing materials to the construction sector. Through Geoff Hunt Consulting Ltd he advises on business performance improvement, staff relations and development, construction project delivery, and construction sector dispute resolution.

Geoff has a master’s degree in engineering, is an Engineering New Zealand Distinguished Fellow and a member of the Institute of Directors.

General disclosure of interests: Principal, Geoff Hunt Consulting Ltd; Director, Preston 2 Trust Ltd; Director, J Scott and Company Ltd; Director, PSP Ltd; Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology; Member, Institute of Directors; Director, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission; Trustee, Hunt Family Trust; and Advisor to the Board, Geostabilization New Zealand Ltd.

BE, FICE, Dist FEngNZ

Graham is an independent director and advisor to the construction industry. He has extensive experience in the planning, consenting, design and construction of major infrastructure projects. His project governance experience includes the Waterview Tunnel, Te Papa Tongarewa, Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade, Hobson Tunnel, Downtown Infrastructure Programme and many of New Zealand’s water, wastewater, transport, energy and marine projects. Previously Graham was Chief Executive of Fletcher Construction, President of Engineering New Zealand, and Safeguard Safety Leader of the Year in 2016. He is a Distinguished Fellow of Engineering New Zealand, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and a Member of the Institute of Directors.

General Disclosure of Interests: Director, Holmes GP ANZ Ltd; Director, Hick Group Ltd; Business Executive, Acciona Infrastructure NZ Limited; Director and Shareholder, Brockway Consulting Limited; Director and Chair, Frequency NZ Limited; Director, Hick Bros. Civil Construction Limited; Director, Hick Bros. Heavy Haulage Limited; Director, Hick Bros. Holdings Limited; Director, Holmes Group Limited; Director, Pac Tranz Limited; Chair, The LEAD Project Alliance Board; Project Governance Group, Sludge Minimisation Project; Major Transport Group, Wellington City Council; and Advisor, Wellington Metro Water Services Delivery Plan.

LLB, BCom, Adv ASB, CMInstD, C.Cybersecurity

Julian is an independent director with 13 years' governance experience. He retired from his executive career in late 2019 when he was chief customer officer for Meridian Energy and responsible for $1.2b revenue and a team of 400. His career saw him hold several senior executive roles in the internet/digital, financial services and telecommunications sectors as well as central government.

Julian is a strategy, transformation and customer experience expert with extensive marketing and corporate affairs credentials and has worked in a range of international markets across Asia, Australasia, the Middle East and the United Kingdom. He holds an LLB and BCom from the University of Auckland and an associate diploma in public speaking from Speech NZ. He has recently completed a Certificate in Cybersecurity with Harvard University.

General disclosure of interests: Advisory Board Member, Vadacom Limited; Board Trustee, Local Good Feel Better Trust; Director and Shareholder, JTB Enterprises Limited; Committee member, Institute of Directors – Auckland Committee; Chair, Institute of Directors Te Tai Tokerau, Northland Sub-Committee; Body Corporate Committee member, The Connaught Residential Apartments, Auckland; Group Secretary, Northland Corporate Group; and MyCareerBrand.

B.Comm, CA

Andrew has extensive leadership experience in infrastructure and supply chain, FMCG and agribusiness through senior executive roles in the port, aquaculture and dairy industries. He has more than 30 years experience living and working in New Zealand, Australia, United States and Latin America, building strong collaborative relationships to empower people and deliver improved business performance, particularly in challenging environments.

As Chief Financial Officer at Port of Auckland since late 2022, he has played a significant role in the recent transformation of the Port’s performance and developing future plans for the Port. Andrew has completed the London Business School Senior Executive Programme and the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD business school.

General disclosure of interests: Chief Financial Officer at Port of Auckland Limited.

MEng (Hons) Civil & Structural, Dip.Ing., MBA, CMInstD

Frederik is a senior executive and director with 27 years of work experience in public and private organizations. He is passionate about sustainability and climate. He has been involved in the development and delivery of major water, buildings, and infrastructure projects in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and since 2019, in New Zealand.

His career spans project management, business development, general management and sustainability roles with the French Government, Suez, Artelia, Bureau Veritas, KiwiRail, WSP, and Schneider Electric.

Frederik has worked on 40 major water projects involving water intakes, process, drinking and wastewater treatment plants, and networks. These projects encompass feasibility studies, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operators’ training.

He has 22 years of governance experience. Previous roles include serving as a member of the boards of the European Chamber of Commerce and the French Chamber of Commerce in China, as well as Chair of their Environment Committees.

General disclosure of interests: New Zealand Sustainable Solutions Lead, Schneider Electric; Vice-President and Board Member, French New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (FNZCCI); Executive Committee Member, New Zealand China Trade Association (NZCTA); and New Zealand Planet Leader of Team for the Planet.

John is an experienced CEO and senior executive as well as a former associate member of the Commerce Commission. He is a former deputy secretary of the New Zealand Treasury and Chief Executive of the former Auckland Council Investments Limited (CCO). He has commercial and regulatory expertise across a variety of industry sectors with experience of capital markets having overseen successful IPOs of Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power and Genesis Energy.

General disclosure of interests: Director at Tarata Investments Ltd, Tier1 Advisors Ltd, Wealth Matters Ltd, and Punganui Estate Ltd

Karen is a director and shareholder of the legal firm Donnell Sherry Ltd where she specialises in commercial and trust law.

Karen has 30 years’ governance experience predominantly in the Electricity Industry Karen is currently a director of The Power Company Limited, Power Net Limited and Electra Limited.

Karen’s qualifications include an MA (Hons), LLB (Hons). In addition she is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors

General disclosure of interests: Director, Donnell Sherry Ltd, The Power Company Ltd, PowerNet Ltd, Electra Ltd, Sasha & Otto Limited, Electra Generation Limited, Electra Services Limited, Pylon Limited, Lakeland Network Limited, Otagonet Limited and Last Tango Limited. Trustee, Fritz Seppel Trust and Freya, Fritzi & Zorba Trust. Also, Trustee of a number of Private Client Trusts which cannot be disclosed due to solicitor/client confidentiality reasons.

Rukumoana Schaafhausen is trained commercial and property solicitor who has more than 20 years of board room experience leading iwi organisations, utilities (energy and water), banking, investments and property development.

Her current roles include the boards of Contact Energy, Kiwi Group Capital, Alvarium Limited and Tainui Group Holdings.

Dave is a highly experienced business leader with a background in large-scale customer-centric organisations. He was Managing Director of Progressive Enterprises NZ and Director of Woolworths Supermarkets in Australia and has held various other leadership roles. Previously he was a board member of Woolworths Supermarkets in Australia, Paper Plus New Zealand Limited, Turners and Growers Fresh Limited, and the New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust.

Dave joined Watercare as a board member in November 2019. In February 2023 the Watercare board appointed Dave as interim chief executive. In April 2024 the Watercare board confirmed that Dave will stay on as chief executive under a fixed-term contract through to June 2025.

BMS (Hons), PGDipSci, CA

Jamie is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience in the UK and Aotearoa, New Zealand, working across multiple sectors at executive and board level. Prior to joining Watercare, Jamie spent six years working for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and was the inaugural chief executive for the post-settlement governance entity. Jamie leads our operations, programme delivery, strategy & planning, health, safety & wellbeing, supply chain & procurement and digital.

Dip Business and NZCE (Civil)

Mark is a New Zealand water industry professional with more than 30 years’ experience. He’s also worked in Australia and England in the infrastructure and gas sectors. He has held a very wide variety of roles including infrastructure planning, trade waste, and operations management since he first joined us in 1992. His most recent role was head of servicing and consents. He was appointed as chief operations officer in August 2021. Mark is responsible for the operation of our water and wastewater assets, networks and treatment facilities, along with asset integrity functions, and our operations control centre.

Priyan is a process engineer and water industry professional who has spent the past 18 years of his career dedicated to the delivery of consistently high-quality water and wastewater services to our communities across Tāmaki Makaurau. His focus on safety and community well-being reflects a genuine commitment to making a positive impact. He has had the opportunity to support communities outside of Tāmaki Makaurau during his career and has a real understanding of the water services challenges faced by communities across the country. He is a proven problem solver and has developed solutions to support communities during periods of stress.

Priyan has held a variety of operationally focused management roles and is a current member of the board of Water New Zealand. Leading the Strategy and Planning group, he plays a crucial role in developing strategies to meet Aucklanders’ water service expectations, ensuring efficient asset lifecycle management, and delivering infrastructure effectively.

GradDipBusStuds (HRM)

Sarah is originally from the northeast of England. Throughout her career, she has worked in human resources roles covering the public and private sectors. Her experience is vast and spans the justice, manufacturing and utilities industries. In 2018, she began her career with us, and in 2023 was promoted from General Manager People and Capability to her current role. Sarah is responsible for various areas across the business including driving company culture, talent acquisition, plus learning and development. She is passionate about creating a workplace where everyone can be their authentic selves and thrive.

Dedicated to bringing a greater understanding of the Māori world view to a corporate environment, Richie is responsible for ensuring we have the structures and resources to meet our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. An advocate for te reo and tikanga Māori, he has extensive experience working with iwi and mana whenua across the private and public sectors.

BBus (Accounting and Finance), CPA

Angela is a certified public accountant with more than 25 years of experience in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining Watercare in October 2022, Angela held senior finance roles in the financial services and utility sectors. As CFO, Angela is responsible for all treasury and financing matters, insurance, economic regulation, capital oversight, business performance, financial control and revenue.

Meg has extensive leadership, stakeholder and communications experience in a range of large, high profile organisations having held senior roles at Te Whatu Ora, St John and a number of large corporates here in Aotearoa and the UK. That diverse expertise is now being put to good use as she leads our communication, stakeholder engagement, customer insights, legal and governance teams. In her role, Meg has a key focus on managing relationships while both protecting and enhancing Watercare’s reputation as it delivers critical services for customers across Tamaki Makaurau.

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• 27 May Time: 9:45am. Location: Watercare Services, Level 4 Boardroom, 73 Remuera Road, Remuera and via Microsoft Teams.
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• 04/04/2023: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
• 07/03/2023: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
• 08/02/2023: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes

• 06/12/2022: Confidential agenda
• 01/11/2022: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
• 06/09/2022: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
• 02/08/2022: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
• 05/07/2022: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
• 07/06/2022: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
• 05/04/2022: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
• 01/03/2022: Public agenda and board papers; Confidential agenda; Approved minutes
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