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Board of directors

Michael Stiassny, BCom, LLB, CA Michael Stiassny, BCom, LLB, CA
Chairman and independent director

Michael Stiassny is a chartered accountant and partner of KordaMentha in Auckland. He has significant experience in investigating accountant work, company restructuring, due diligence and insolvency. He is a director of a number of public and private companies, and chairman of the New Zealand Racing Board. Michael is a Fellow (FinstD) and council member of the Institute of Directors of New Zealand Inc, and chairman of the Institute’s Auckland branch. Michael has been on the Vector board for nine years.
Peter Bird, BA, MA, PhD Peter Bird, BA, MA, PhD
Independent director

Peter Bird is an Executive Vice-Chairman of Rothschild's South East Asian global financial advisory business. His experience includes advising large corporates and governments on a range of issues including acquisitions and disposals, privatisation, project and acquisition financing, mutualisation, insolvency and debt restructuring. Peter has worked as an economic consultant, as an economic researcher in the oil and nuclear sectors and as an academic economist at Stirling University. Peter gas been a Vector board member for four years and four months.
James Carmichael, BE, FIPENZ James Carmichael, BE, FIPENZ

Non-independent director

James Carmichael is a trustee of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust and an executive of Energy Trusts of New Zealand Inc. His significant international energy sector experience includes responsibility for multi billion dollar energy assets and acquisition strategy for PowerGen International Limited and thermal and hydro power generation investment decisions for Ranhill Power Berhad. James has been a Vector board member for two years and eleven months.
Tony Carter, BE (Hons), ME, MPhil Tony Carter, BE (Hons), ME, MPhil
Independent director

Antony (Tony) Carter has had a long career in the retail sector culminating in his role as Managing Director of Foodstuffs (New Zealand) Limited, New Zealand’s largest retail organisation by revenue, a position he held for nine years. Following his resignation from Foodstuffs Tony is now chairman of the New Zealand Institute and a director of Fletcher Building Limited, Air New Zealand Limited and Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Limited. Tony has been a Vector board member for four years and four months.
Hugh Fletcher, BSc, MBA (Stanford), MCom (Hons) Hugh Fletcher, BSc, MBA (Stanford), MCom (Hons)
Independent director

Hugh Fletcher is a former CEO of Fletcher Challenge Limited and is currently a nonexecutive director and deputy chair of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and a director of Fletcher Building Limited, Insurance Australia Group Limited and Rubicon Limited. He is also non-executive chairman of IAG New Zealand Limited and a member of L.E.K. Consulting Pty Ltd's Australasian Advisory Board. Hugh has been a Vector board member for four years and four months.
James Miller, BCom, FCA James Miller, BCom, FCA
Independent director

James Miller has 20 years’ experience in the energy industry, specialising in regulatory economics, utility strategy and valuation. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand, a certified securities analyst professional, a member of the New Zealand Stock Exchange, an accredited director of the Institute of Directors and has attended the Harvard University Advanced Management Programme. He is presently a board member of the New Zealand Stock Exchange Limited and Auckland International Airport Limited. James has been a Vector board member for two years and three months.
Alison Paterson, CNZM, QSO, DCom(hc), FCA, ADistFInstD Alison Paterson, CNZM, QSO, DCom(hc), FCA, ADistFInstD
Independent director

Alison Paterson is chairman of BPAC New Zealand Limited, Abano Healthcare Limited, Farm iQ Limited, Stevenson Agriculture Limited, the Governing Board of the Centre of Research Excellence for Growth and Development (University of Auckland) and the Stakeholder Committee at Ambulance NZ and former chairman of the Electricity and Gas Complaints Commission. She is also a board member of Metrowater Limited, Stevenson Group Limited and Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga (Maori CoRE), Pro-councillor of Massey University, a Fellow of the University of Auckland.  Alison has been a Vector board member for four years and six months.
Karen Sherry, MA (Hons), LLB (Hons) Karen Sherry, MA (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Non-independent director

Karen Sherry has been a trustee since 1994 and is a former chair of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust. She is also the chair of the Energy Trusts of New Zealand Inc, a trustee of Auckland Healthy Houses Trust, a former trustee of Challenge Trust and a former director of Mercury Energy. Karen is a principal of the firm Bell-Booth Sherry where she specialises in commercial and trust law. Karen has been a Vector board member for five years and two months.
Bob Thomson, BEng (Electrical), DipBS Bob Thomson, BEng (Electrical), DipBS
Independent director

Bob Thomson was chief executive of Transpower Limited, and is an adviser to the Energy Trusts of New Zealand Inc since 2004. Prior to his appointment at Transpower he held a range of senior management and engineering positions in the New Zealand Electricity Department and Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Limited. He was involved in the reform of the electricity industry, including being a board member of the Electricity Market Company Limited from 1994 to 1998. He is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Engineers. Bob has been a Vector board member for six years and six months.