Sarah Gillies

Chief Executive at Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko

Sarah Gillies has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Sarah started their career in 2002 as a Solicitor at Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and later worked as a Regulatory and Competition Counsel at Telecom New Zealand. Sarah then held several roles at Duncan Cotterill, including an Associate position. In 2014, they joined CoreLogic NZ as General Counsel before becoming the Executive, Country Manager New Zealand (Acting) in 2017. Sarah then took on the role of Executive, Legal, Risk and Strategic Engagement at CoreLogic Australia in 2018. Sarah also served as the Executive, General Counsel International, where they led the International Legal and Information Security team. In 2019, Sarah became a Director at Tapi and GM Legal, Monitoring and Compliance at Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko. Notably, they acted as the Acting Chief Executive at Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko and served as the Chief Executive starting in 2023. Throughout their career, Sarah has demonstrated expertise in legal, regulatory, risk management, and compliance areas.

Sarah Gillies completed the Company Directors' Course at the Institute of Directors in New Zealand in 2021. Sarah also earned an LLB (Hons) degree in Law from the University of Otago from 1998 to 2001. Additionally, they obtained a Chartered Member certification from the Institute of Directors in New Zealand in 2021. There is no information provided about the start and end years for their PG Certificate in Management from The University of Waikato and their Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Canterbury.

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  • Chief Executive

    January, 2023 - present