Transpower chair steps down early

Transpower chair steps down early
Pip Dunphy's retirement as Transpower chair comes after a difficult year for the national grid operator. (Image: supplied)
Ian Llewellyn
Transpower chair Pip Dunphy is retiring from the board following a difficult year for the electricity grid operator.Dunphy has been a Transpower director since 2015 and chair since January 2019. The state-owned enterprise said shareholding ministers were now starting a process to find her replacement. Dunphy's retirement takes effect from Feb 28, five months earlier than her term was due to expire.Last December, ministers appointed two new members to the board – Meridian Energy's founder chief executive Keith Turner and Heather Si...

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