Sam Robinson has been appointed interim chairman of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council Investment Company (HBRIC).
Mr Robinson is currently an independent board member and replaces Dr Andy Pearce who resigned from the HBRIC board last month after being chairman since its formation in 2012.
HBRIC's major project has been the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, which is waiting for both the outcome of the Department of Conservation land swap case before the Supreme Court and the Council's recently-declared review of the scheme.
Six months ago Mr Robinson was chairman of the Centralines board when he resigned due to a conflict of interest with the line company's proposed distribution of the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme's electricity.
He sits on the HBRIC board with Danelle Dinsdale, Jim Scotland and newly-appointed councillor/boardmembers Debbie Hewitt and Peter Beaven.