Mr Macdonald has more than 15 years' experience in New Zealand's Technology Sector. Mr Macdonald worked for HSBC Investment Bank in London and Deloitte Consulting with a focus on telecommunications and financial services. Mr Macdonald is a director of Contact Energy, and a Trustee of NZ Technology Training Charitable Trust. He is Chair of People Committee and Member of Tauhara Committee.

Ms Trout has held a number of positions in the transport, infrastructure and energy sectors. She has over 30 years of experience in the management, planning and delivery of large projects. She is a director of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, Harrison Grierson Holdings Limited, Marsden Maritime Holdings Limited, Ngapuhi Asset Holdings Company Ltd. She is Chair of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee and Chair of Tauhara Committee.

Ms Walsh is an Independent director and is currently Chairman of TVNZ, and a Director of Air NZ and ASB Bank. She is also a Board Member of Antarctica NZ, a Trustee of Wellington Regional Stadium, and Pro-Chancellor of Victoria University. Previously she was the Head of New Zealand for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, and the Chief Operating Officer for Rugby New Zealand 2011 Limited. She has also been a Director of NZX Limited, NZ Cricket and Save the Children NZ, CFO at the New Zealand Rugby Union and part of the team that worked on the winning bid to host RWC 2011. Prior to this she was an auditor at KPMG. She is Chair of Risk Committee and Member of People Committee.

Mrs Schaafhausen chairs Waikato-Tainui and Miro Berries. She is also the managing director of Te Waharoa Investments and a director of AgResearch. She is also a trustee of the Tindall Foundation and The Princes Trust. She has previously been a director of Genesis Energy and has received a Sir Peter Blake Award for Leadership. Mrs Schaafhausen is a director and Member of her iwi, Ngati Haua.

Mr McDonald's finance career spans over 30 years in financial and risk management, developed over two decades with Air New Zealand. Mr McDonald's is the Chair of Contact Energy Limited.

Ms Crone has over 20 years experience in the communications and IT sectors. Her experience spans from start-ups to mature products across consumer, small business and enterprise sectors. She is chief executive of Callaghan Innovation and chair of Figure.NZ. A former managing director of Xero New Zealand, she also held senior management roles in sales and marketing at Chorus and Telecom. She is also a member of Risk Committee.

Mr Smol has over thirty-five years of work experience, including in the energy sector in the UK and New Zealand, for Conoco UK Limited, Electricity Corporation and ILEX Energy Consulting. He was part of the Contact Energy establishment team in 1995-1996 and a member of the team that developed the rules for the New Zealand electricity market. In 2008 David was appointed as chief executive of Ministry of Economic Development and, from 2012-2017 was the inaugural chief executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), following the merger of four government departments. He was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order in 2018. He is Member of Health, Safety and Environment Committee and Tahura Committee.

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