Our Directors
The Northpower Board of Directors includes a Chair and five Directors appointed by the Northpower Trust.
Northpower's Board of Directors (L-R): Mark Trigg, Phil Hutchings, Michael James, Nikki Davies-Colley (Chair), Laurie Kubiak, Richard Booth, Rangimarie Price (Future Directors' programme)
Nikki Davies-Colley, Chairman
BBS, MBA. CFInstD
Audit and Risk Committee (ex-officio)
People and Capability Committee
Nikki has been a Director of Northpower since 1995 and was elected Chairman in 2014. She is a Chartered Fellow of the NZ Institute of Directors and a Kellogg Scholar. Nikki brings a wealth of experience from other directorships including Farmlands Co-operative Society Ltd, Worksafe New Zealand and a number of other roles.
A long-term resident of our local community, Nikki has been involved in the farming and forestry industries in Northland for over 30 years.
Richard Booth, Director
MBA, Dip Ag
Audit and Risk Committee
Richard brings a robust governance background to the Northpower board, with previous directorships in the food and dairy industries including Delta Produce, Northland Dairy Co-op, the New Zealand Dairy Board, Kiwi Co-op and Fonterra. He also recently served as a ministerial appointee to the commission governing Kaipara District Council.
Richard additionally has private interests in two dairy farms and an avocado orchard.
Michael James, Director
BCom, CA
Audit and Risk Committee Chair
Michael’s senior executive financial experience in the hi-tech and innovation sector aligns well with Northpower, where he’s been a director since 2014.
Michael’s previous roles include CFO for Plant and Food Research, CFO for Navman and General Manager Europe for Dynamic Controls.
Mark Trigg, Director
B Eng Chemical and Materials
People and Capability Committee Chair
Mark brings extensive industry experience with a career in the electricity generation and retailing sectors focused on operations, strategy, and large-scale project management. A graduate from Columbia University’s advanced executive programme, he’s also held roles in the financial markets industry.
Mark’s current directorships include Liquigas, Century Drilling and Energy Services Limited, Ngati Tuwharetoa Holdings Limited and subsidiaries.
Laurie Kubiak, Director
People and Capability Committee
Laurie’s international career has spanned commercial and strategic roles across the energy, ICT, telco, aviation and infrastructure sectors. Previous responsibilities include leading multi-disciplinary teams across Europe, the US, Africa and Asia for some of the world’s FTSE100 companies. Since 2014 Laurie is the Chief Executive for NZIER.
Laurie brings a wealth of commercial strategy, economic, policy and regulation expertise to the Northpower board.
Phil Hutchings, Director
B.Eng. (Hons), Dip Bus Admin
Audit and Risk Committee
Phil’s early background in commercial management in the mining sector and at partner level in corporate finance has since seen him move into consulting to technology and energy companies CEO or General Manager level.
Phil brings experience in growth and funding strategies to the Northpower board, along with a background in renewable energy in Australia and Europe, a great asset given the future challenges and opportunities facing our industry.
Rangimarie Price, Future Directors' Programme
Institute of Directors' Programme - Future Director
We’ve been privileged to host Rangimarie, a participant in the Institute of Directors’ “Future Director” programme which provides an opportunity to observe and participate on a company board for a year.
Rangimarie brings a background in regional and Iwi development, and education. She is CEO for Amokura Iwi Consortium Limited (owned by seven iwi entities in Northland) and Deputy Chair of the Taitokerau Education Trust.