New directors have been appointed to boards of Top Energy Ltd and Ngāwha Generation Ltd, and both have experience in the energy sector and airports.
Yvonne Sharp, chairwoman of Top Energy Consumer Trust, said both new directors will add much experience to the Top Energy Group.
Jon Nichols will join the Top Energy and Ngāwha Generation boards this month. He brings a wealth of governance experience through his representation as chairman and director on various boards in the government and private sector since 2007.
Sharp said Nichols has a depth of understanding of the energy and infrastructure sectors through his board representation for Electra and its subsidiaries, Eastland Group Ltd and its subsidiaries, Hawke's Bay Airport Limited, Hawke's Bay Airport Construction Ltd, among others.
In his consulting capacity he prepared commercialisation opportunities for renewable generation and battery storage in the Pacific, and strategic modelling for North Island generation investment, she said.