Dr Doug Heffernan
Chief Executive
Doug Heffernan has been Chief Executive of Mighty River Power since the Company was formed in December 1998. Over the past decade, he has led the Company through a period of sustained growth and evolution from its beginnings as hydro operator to a diversified electricity generator and retailer in New Zealand, with a growing international geothermal business. Doug is a Director of the Tuaropaki Power Company Limited and of GeoGlobal Energy LLC, and Chairman of the Rotokawa Joint Venture Limited.
Prior to his current position, Doug was Chief Executive of Power New Zealand Limited from 1991 to 1997. He has a PhD in Engineering from Canterbury University.
William Meek
Chief Financial Officer
William heads both the finance and information services functions with a focus on financial and management reporting, treasury and finance and IS related process improvement. William was previously responsible for developing the company’s generation investment strategy and enterprise risk functions.
He has fifteen years industry experience in areas such as risk management, power development, wholesale markets and forecasting.
James Munro
General Manager Retail
James was appointed in 2008 to drive growth in Mighty River Power's retail and metering business. James joined Mighty River Power with a broad range of commercial experience having started his career as an accountant and with a background split between media, finance and banking. Previously, he has worked for companies such as The Economist in London, TVNZ, and St George Bank.
Mark Trigg
General Manager Development
Mark is responsible for driving Mighty River Power's generation development and growth strategy, both within New Zealand and internationally. He joined Mighty River Power in February 2010 following 14 years experience in the New Zealand power sector where he has held a number of senior executive roles. He brings a range of experience in operations, business development, trading and risk management and strategy development. Prior to his career in the energy sector Mark worked in the financial markets sector in trading and sales roles.
He has a Bachelor of Chemical and Materials Engineering from Auckland University.
Fraser Whineray
General Manager Operations
Fraser is responsible for maximising the performance of all of Mighty River Power's generation operations and trading activities. He joined Mighty River Power in 2008 from Carter Holt Harvey where he was Director Operational Improvement. Prior to that he held a number of senior roles in the dairy industry and also spent five years with Credit Suisse First Boston in New Zealand and abroad. He has considerable experience in performance management, strategy, M&A and international business. Fraser is a director of Opus International Consultants.
He has a Bachelor of Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Business Administration from Cambridge University.