Tauranga port boss to Meridian board ahead of part-sale

Tauranga port boss to Meridian board ahead of part-sale
By Pattrick Smellie July 6 (BusinessDesk) - Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns is among a crop of new directors appointed to the boards of Meridian and Genesis Energy as the two state-owned power companies prepare for partial privatisation. Also appointed to Meridian is Sally Farrier, an expatriate, Melbourne-based energy sector consultant who is in business with TrustPower director Geoff Swier, and is listed on the Farrier Swier consulting group website as a director of Hydro Tasmania and an Australian National Water Commissioner....