Patrick Strange

Patrick Strange was appointed a director of the company in 2015 and became chair of the company in 2018.

He has spent 35 years working principally in the New Zealand and international electricity and infrastructure sectors.

Patrick completed a doctorate in civil engineering at the University of Auckland, and then spent 13 years in Europe and North America. He was appointed Chief Executive of Mercury Energy in 1998 and went on to build the network unit into a successful standalone business as Vector. Patrick recently retired as Chief Executive of Transpower, New Zealand’s transmission owner and operator. During his tenure, Transpower successfully completed a major, multi-billion dollar reinvestment in the grid.

Patrick is currently Chair of Chorus Limited and a director of Mercury NZ Limited and Essential Energy.

He was appointed a Distinguished Fellow of IPENZ in March 2014.