Michelle Henderson

Michelle joined the Meridian board in October 2019. Michelle serves on the Safety & Sustainability Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee.

She has extensive engineering and industrial expertise, with more than 20 years of experience in the Australasian heavy industry sector. Based in Invercargill, Michelle is currently on the board on Fulton Hogan and Cycling New Zealand Incorporated.

Michelle is a former executive of Rio Tinto, both in New Zealand and Australia and previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer of PowerNet. PowerNet is an electricity distribution company, leading 200 employees across risk management, health and safety, infrastructure, and operations skillsets. Michelle has experience in business delivery, process innovation, and ensuring people safety.