Anthony (Tony) de Farias
Tony was appointed the Chairman of the ...
Anthony (Tony) de Farias
Tony was appointed the Chairman of the Board in August 2016 and has been a Director of Horizon since 2009.
A resident of Ohope, Tony has been a professional Director since his retirement as Managing Director of Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Limited in 2006. He has held numerous governance roles of both domestic and international companies, including Zespri Group, Canterbury Grasslands Limited and Chiefs Rugby Club Limited. He has also served for many years on various Advisory Boards for the Whakatane District Council.
He is currently Chairman of Opotiki Packing and Coolstorage Limited (OPAC); The Fresh Fruit Company of Nelson Limited and Waiu Dairy Group. He is a Director of the following entities: The LeaderBrand Group, Ngati Awa Farms Limited, White Island Tours Limited, Matai Pacific Iwi Collective and a number of private companies.
Tony is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.
Christopher Boyle
Christopher’s background in heavy cur...
Christopher Boyle
Christopher’s background in heavy current electrical and electronic engineering is led by seventeen years in the electricity industry as a Network Manager and an international consulting career in infrastructure asset management and corporate structure. His assignments have taken him to the UK, Australia, USA, Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal.
He has worked with Anglian Water, one of the United Kingdom’s largest in the water reticulation sector, and with various infrastructure companies in Australia, as well as being a management and business consultant to a number of New Zealand companies. Over the last fifteen years Christopher has lead several high tech start-ups in New Zealand with successful growth into the US and Europe. He is also the Managing Director of a high tech superconducting and cryogenic engineering company based in Christchurch exporting technology into the US and Europe.
He enjoys the Eastern Bay of Plenty for surfing, mountain biking and spear fishing.
Christopher is currently a Director of Fabrum Solutions Limited, AFCryo Limited, Levno Limited, Quasar Limited and Resonant Limited.
Chris Ellis
Chris’ background spans the manufacturing, heavy construction and engineering sectors. He has held CEO roles with Brightwater Group and prior to ...
Chris Ellis
Chris’ background spans the manufacturing, heavy construction and engineering sectors. He has held CEO roles with Brightwater Group and prior to that at Fletcher Building Limited where he was Chief Executive of the Building Products Division.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Canterbury and a Masters degree (Engineering Science and Management) from Stanford University in California.
Chris is currently Chairman of Hiway Group Limited and also serves on the Board of Directors of WorkSafe New Zealand, Steel and Tube Ltd, and Steelpipe Ltd.
John Beveridge
Member of the BoardJohn has held a range of senior executi...
John Beveridge
John has held a range of senior executive roles across a variety of sectors from building and industrial materials manufacturing, distribution, finance and consumer goods. He was most recently the Chief Executive for the leading building trade materials supplier at Placemakers.
John is currently chair of the New Zealand Scaffolding Group, a Director of the Horizon Energy Group, Steel and Tube Limited and Door + Window Systems Auckland Limited.
He acts as an Advisory Chair for Dynamic Vanuatu.
John is a Chartered member of the Institute of Directors. He has an economics degree from Otago University, Marketing Post Graduate Diploma from the University of Auckland and completed the Senior Executive programme at Columbia University, New York.
Linda Robertson
Linda Robertson is a professional non-executive director with...
Linda Robertson
Linda Robertson is a professional non-executive director with over 30 years’ governance experience. In the corporate environment she has worked predominately in the finance and energy sector and has held various senior management roles encompassing; treasury, credit management, audit, risk management, procurement and insurance.
Linda has been a fulltime company director since 2015 and is an experienced director, chair and committee chair. Her governance experience includes; listed entities, council controlled, government owned, co-operative and private companies having held board positions since 1999.
Anne Tolley
Anne Tolley has had wide governance experience in both local and central government, over the last 30 years.
Since February 2021 Mrs. Tolle...
Anne Tolley
Anne Tolley has had wide governance experience in both local and central government, over the last 30 years.
Since February 2021 Mrs. Tolley has Chaired the Commission appointed to replace the Tauranga City Council. With a
focus on managing the growth of New Zealand’s fastest growing, fifth largest city and ensuring that citywide amenities
contribute to the quality of life for residents, Anne has led the redevelopment of the ailing CBD, overseen re-energising
the Council organisation to deliver an ambitious capital investment plan, and reconnect with its community in a more
positive and empowering manner.
Jonathan Kay
Jonathan started his career as a process engineer working in some of New Zealand's biggest process plants and
hungriest energy users. His ...
Jonathan Kay
Jonathan started his career as a process engineer working in some of New Zealand's biggest process plants and
hungriest energy users. His involvement in the New Zealand energy sector spans over thirty years and has included
senior roles with Vector, Landis+Gyr, and Unison Networks.
Jonathan is currently Chair of Waipa Networks Limited, and a Director of Network Waitaki Limited, Whitestone
Contracting Limited, and Counties Energy Limited.