PATRICK STRANGE CFInstD

BE, PhD, Dist FIPENZ

Patrick Strange was appointed a director of Auckland Airport in 2015 and became chair in 2018.
He has spent 35 years working principally in the New Zealand and international electricity and infrastructure sectors.

Patrick completed a doctorate in civil engineering at the University of Auckland, and then spent 13 years in Europe and North America. He was appointed Chief Executive of Mercury Energy in 1998 and went on to build the network unit into a successful standalone business as Vector.

Patrick retired in 2014 as Chief Executive of Transpower, New Zealand’s transmission owner and operator. During his tenure, Transpower successfully completed a major, multi-billion dollar reinvestment in the grid.

Patrick is currently a director of Transgrid.

He was appointed a Distinguished Fellow of IPENZ in March 2014.

SPEAKING IN SESSION:

"The chair & CEO relationship" - Day one, 10:15AM