KCE appoints Linda Robertson as independent director
King Country Energy Limited announced today it has appointed Linda Robertson to its board as an independent director effective from 31 July.
King Country Energy Limited (KCE) announced today it has appointed Linda Robertson to its board as an independent director effective from 31 July.
The position is an additional director and takes the total number of directors to six. Linda has also been appointed to the board of KCE subsidiary companies.
Linda has significant governance and energy sector experience, and is a chartered fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.
Linda’s current governance roles include serving as: director and chair of the Audit Committees for Dunedin City Holdings Limited and Dunedin City Treasury Limited; member of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Ministry of Social Development; director of Hunter Downs Development Company; and member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the New Zealand Export Credit Office.
Previous directorship roles include: director and chair of Finance and Risk Committee of NZ Post Limited (1999 -2002); director of Energy for Industry Limited (2010-2012); director and chair of Audit and Risk Committee of Earthquake Commission (2008-2011); member of Audit and Risk Committee of Inland Revenue (2009-2013); and chair of Audit and Risk Committee of Statistics New Zealand (2008 – 2015).
Earlier in her career Linda held senior executive roles at Meridian Energy, Transpower and Contact Energy as well as finance roles in the banking sector.
Linda holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Canterbury and a post graduate diploma in Banking from Massey University.
KCE chairman Toby Stevenson welcomed Linda to the board: “We are delighted that Linda has agreed to join the board. Her extensive background in governance, energy and finance will add considerably to our directors’ mix of skills and I look forward to working with her.”
Other KCE directors include: Toby Stevenson (chair), Babu Bahirathan, Tim Cosgrove, Brian Gurney and Brian Needham.
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KCE appoints Linda Robertson as independent director
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