Jason is our Chief Executive, leading the Powerco whānau to deliver on our commitments to customers and wider stakeholders. He joined Powerco in April 2025, after leading PowerNet Limited, a role he held since 2012.
Prior to PowerNet, Jason had a 14-year career in the Rio Tinto group working in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia. He began his career at the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand.
Jason has previously served as a board member of the Electricity Networks Association, the Executive Committee of the Major Electricity Users Group and the Wholesale Advisory Group for the Electricity Authority. He is a director of SBS Bank Limited, Great South and has also been a director of Invercargill Airport and chair and director of Rugby Southland.