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YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
by Mercury
Dennis Barnes Director 1
Tenure: First Appointed: 1 Sep 2021
Last Elected: 23 Sep 2021
Resigned: 16 May 2023
Key Skills*: Energy industry; people leadership; major project investment.
Dennis was most recently Chief Executive of Contact Energy, a nine year role during which he led Contact Energy’s investment in renewable energy and flexible generation (including construction of the Te Mihi geothermal power station, the development of the Tauhara field and the introduction in 2011 of the Ahuroa gas storage facility and Stratford peaking plant). Dennis retired from the Mercury Board on 16 May 2023 to take up a chief executive role in Australia.
Adrian Littlewood Director 2
Tenure: First Appointed: 1 Aug 2023
Mark Binns Director 3
Tenure: First Appointed: With effect from 1 Sep 2023
*Key Skills are defined as the particular skills each director brings to the Mercury Board, and which we consider in our succession planning.
Dennis was a director of Mercury from 1 September 2021 until 16 May 2023.
Key Skills*: Commercial experience; large organisation and cultural leadership experience; major project investment; stakeholder relationships.
Adrian brings deep executive experience to Mercury’s board. Adrian’s executive career included 12 years at Auckland International Airport, nine of these as CEO. Before that he held senior roles across strategy, operations, product and marketing with Telecom New Zealand. Previous governance roles include acting as the New Zealand chair of the Australia/New Zealand Leadership Forum, chair of the NZ Airports Association, a director of North Queensland Airports and Tourism Industry Aotearoa.
Key Skills*: Energy industry; wholesale markets trading; commercial experience; major project investment.
Mark brings significant energy experience to Mercury. Mark was CEO of Meridian Energy from 2012 – 2017 and before that spent 22 years with Fletcher Building, including 15 years as CEO of the Construction and Infrastructure division. He currently chairs Crown Infrastructure Partners and Hynds Limited and is a director of Auckland International Airport.
2 Adrian was not a director during the reporting period. Adrian joined the Board on 1 August 2023 and will stand for election at the 2023 ASM in September.
3 Mark was not a director during the reporting period. Mark joins the Board on 1 September 2023 and will stand for election at the 2023 ASM in September.
