The Waimea Water Ltd (WWL) Board is committed to a high standard of corporate governance and regulatory compliance in guiding and monitoring WWL’s activities.
The Board will carry out its accounting, reporting, risk management and decision-making responsibilities in accordance with legislation and the directors will comply with their obligations under the Companies Act 1993, the Local Government Act 2002 and other relevant legislation. Board performance is evaluated on an annual basis.
Directors are appointed for a period of four year. The Board has seven highly experienced directors appointed by shareholders and Iwi: Tasman District Council (4); Waimea Irrigators Ltd (2) and Ngāti Koata (1).
The WWL Board is supported by four committees that consist of subgroups of directors and staff. The Committees provide governance and assurance across audit and risk; human resources; design and construction and sustainability and communities.
David Wright
Chair
Tasman District Council
David is a company chair, management consultant and former chief executive. His current directorships include Chair of Central Air Ambulance Rescue Limited, Search and Rescue Services Limited, Waikato District Council’s Waters Governance Board and Solomon Islands Airport Corporation Limited. David was appointed as a Tasman District Council representative.
Doug Hattersley
Director
Tasman District Council
Doug has over 45 years’ engineering and project management experience on large infrastructure projects. He is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Civil) degree from the University of Canterbury. Doug is currently a consultant for renewable energy and infrastructure companies. Doug was appointed as a Tasman District Council representative.
Julian Raine
Director
Waimea Irrigators Ltd
Julian’s career background is in agriculture and horticulture and he is actively involved in a wide range of export-focussed businesses. He is a former Director on the Cawthron Institute Board. Julian is Executive Chairman of Boysenberry New Zealand Ltd, a director of Wai-West Horticulture and a shareholder of Waimea Irrigators Ltd. Julian was appointed as a Waimea Irrigators Ltd representative.
Bruno Simpson
Deputy Chair
Waimea Irrigators Ltd
Bruno is the CEO and Managing Director of Waimea Group and Chairman of the International New Varieties Network LLC. He has been actively involved in Waimea Irrigators Ltd (WIL) and is also a Director of Century Water Ltd, the other major funder of WIL. Bruno was appointed as a Waimea Irrigators Ltd representative.
Graeme Christie
Director
Tasman District Council
Graeme is an internationally recognised lawyer at Bankside Chambers Limited in Auckland. He has over 30 years of experience in property and construction law, and has been involved in many major construction projects both on and offshore. He regularly appears as an arbitrator in the High Court and Court of Appeals, and has also made appearances overseas on behalf of clients. Graeme was appointed as a Tasman District Council representative.
Andrew Spittal
Director
Ngāti Koata
Andrew is a Director and Shareholder in several local companies. He has a vast range of commercial experience in the civil construction industry with more than 25 years in the field, including transforming a residential drainage business into one of Nelson’s largest drainage and water reticulation specialists. Andrew represents the interests of Ngāti Koata as their nominated Board Director.
