Darren Gilchrist

Darren Gilchrist serves as Energy Manager at Oji Fibre Solutions, which stands as New Zealand's largest energy user, since September 2016. Concurrently, Darren has been Director at Wind Farm Group since May 2003. Previous experience includes roles as Project Manager for Special Projects and Customer Solutions Manager at Transpower, where relationships with significant customers were managed. Other positions held include Consultant at DWG Consulting, Manager of Wholesale Electricity and Transmission at Marketplace Company, and Manager of Wholesale Electricity at Natural Gas Corporation. Early career roles involved responsibilities as Generation Development Engineer and Trading Strategist at TransAlta NZ, and as Control Centre Operator/Energy Trader at Electricity Corporation of NZ/Mighty River Power. Darren holds a master's degree in engineering management from the University of Canterbury, earned from 1991 to 1995.