Alison completed her executive career in June 24, having served over 10 years as Chief Executive of Transpower NZ. Prior to joining Transpower she was the Global Head of Chemicals for Orica plc. She has had a broad corporate experience with senior roles in Fonterra Co-operative and the Fletcher Challenge Group – Fletcher Energy, Fletcher Forests and Fletcher Paper. Alison is an engineer by training with a masters in business. She is currently a non-executive director of Port of Tauranga and has previously been a director of Genesis Energy and two Crown Research Institutes.
Alison has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. She served on the governance group of Champions of Change for many years. In her time at Transpower she was an Executive Sponsor leading the “Influencing the Outside World” initiative, instrumental in shaping a forward-thinking strategy within the power sector.