TVNZ turns to Power for new chief executive

TVNZ turns to Power for new chief executive
Daniel Dunkley
TVNZ has appointed Westpac banker and former National MP Simon Power as its new chief executive, weeks away from a key government decision on whether to merge the state-backed broadcaster with RNZ.Power was recently acting chief executive at Westpac New Zealand, but missed out on the top job as the big four lender appointed former Barclays banker Catherine McGrath.A former National MP between 1999 and 2011, representing the Rangitīkei electorate, Power was the minister of state-owned enterprises between 2008 and 2011.He has since forged an exec...

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