Electricity Authority appoints new Chief Executive
Electricity Authority Chair Brent Layton today announced the appointment of James Stevenson-Wallace as the Authority's new Chief Executive.
Mr Stevenson-Wallace is expected to join the Authority in mid-late September from his current role as General Manager Energy and Resource Markets at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
More information, including a short biography of Mr Stevenson-Wallace, is included in the media release below.
Former Chief Executive, Carl Hansen, left the Authority on 30 June 2018. Authority General Manager, Androula Dometakis, will continue to provide Acting Chief Executive cover until Mr Stevenson-Wallace joins the Authority.
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Call for nominations for Security and Reliability Council chairperson
The Authority is calling for nominations for an independent chairperson of the Security and Reliability Council (SRC). The SRC provides independent advice to the Authority on reliability of supply issues and on the performance of the electricity system and the system operator. The security and reliability of the electricity system faces new challenges in a changing environment. The SRC needs a credible, independent, and constructive chairperson to guide it through this period of change.
The term of appointment will likely be two and a half years and we intend to appoint the successful nominee in September 2018.
Nominations and accompanying documents should be emailed to info@ea.govt.nz, with 'Nomination for SRC chairperson' in the subject line by 5 pm on Tuesday, 24 July.
The nomination form and terms of reference are available on our website.
