Doug Barnes

Doug Barnes is an experienced management professional currently serving as the National Delivery Manager at Transpower New Zealand since March 2024. Prior to this role, Doug held several key positions including Manager of Programme Transition at the Ministry for Primary Industries from August 2022 to March 2024, and Manager of the Portfolio Management Office at the Health Infrastructure Unit, Ministry of Health from January 2021 to August 2022. Doug's extensive background also includes roles such as Programme Director at MidCentral District Health Board, Director of Strategic Planning at Royal Private Affairs, and Head of New Business at GPT SPM Ltd. Earlier in the career, Doug worked in various leadership capacities at Cable & Wireless, THUS plc, and Fujitsu Telecommunications. Doug holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Hons in Civil Engineering from Abertay University, earned between 1990 and 1994.