Of Powerco Ltd

BE (Hons), M.IPENZ, MInstD

Richard Krogh is the Chief Executive of Powerco Limited, leading the executive management team and managing the company's broad range of business interests.

Mr Krogh is an electrical engineer with over 15 years experience in the electricity and gas utility sector. He has significant experience in utility strategy, management and operating. He also has extensive experience in both gas and electricity asset management and engineering.

He joined Powerco in September 2000 during the merger with CentralPower where he held executive and management positions. Before joining CentralPower he had held a variety of engineering positions within the electricity industry. At Powerco he has held the positions of General Manager Network Assets, Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed Chief Executive in 2006.

Mr Krogh is a member of the Institute of Professional Engineers’ (New Zealand), New Zealand Institute of Directors, the Electricity Engineers' Association, chairman of the Electricity Networks Association and a Board member of the Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation.

Mr Krogh has previously been a director of a number of Babcock and Brown Infrastructure owned electricity, gas and rail infrastructure businesses in New Zealand, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.