NZ Windfarms repowers board and Te Rere Hau

Craig Stobo is a former investment banker who was involved in setting up BT Funds Management and the Local Government Funding Agency. (Image: supplied)

Dan Brunskill

Thu, 16 Dec 2021

NZ Windfarms has appointed Craig Stobo to chair its board and will ask the government to fast track the consenting process for upgrading a wind farm in the Tararua Ranges.Stobo is a former investment banker who was involved in setting up BT Funds Management and the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA). He is chair of Precinct Properties, AIG Insurance New Zealand, and the LGFA.“I look forward to adding my capital markets and corporate governance experience to the Board and management team, to assist the Company with fulfilling its strat...

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