Kirsten’s appointment was made after outgoing chair Mark Gilbert introduced his retirement from the board after 11 years. Kirsten’s appointment is efficient from 31 December 2023. Eric Pellicer (pictured) has been appointed as deputy chair.
Kirsten has an extended standing dedication to the electrification of mobility, co-founding Zilch, Carbn Asset Administration and Sustainable Fleet Finance. She was chair of Carbn Group Holdings and at the moment Govt Director of Zilch and chair of Totara Hospice. Eric is Basic Supervisor Enterprise Growth at PowerCo.
Outgoing chair Mark Gilbert says, “I’m delighted that the board has unanimously voted to nominate Kirsten as chair of the board of Drive Electrical, and Eric as her deputy.
“Since becoming a member of the board, Kirsten has introduced an actual drive to our mission to speed up e-mobility. I like her ardour for electrification and her skill to get issues carried out. The board is in wonderful arms with Kirsten’s expertise, industrial nous, and dedication.
“Kirsten will likely be ably supported by Eric as deputy chair. He has been on the Drive Electrical board since 2016. He has overseen our coverage and technique areas, and has demonstrated an actual dedication to our mission. Eric’s strategic thoughts and vitality sector expertise have added actual worth to the board.
“Congratulations to them each and I want all of them the most effective. After 11 years on the helm, I’m actually happy to see the organisation proceed on underneath these two leaders.”
Incoming chair Kirsten Corson says, “It’s a privilege to tackle the position of chair from Mark Gilbert. Mark’s foresight and management has been actually valued by the membership and trade.
“In the case of electrification, New Zealand has achieved a lot in a brief house of time as we’ve proven in our State of the Nation report, however now’s the time to speed up momentum. New Zealand stands to achieve a lot by electrifying mobility. This can drive down family vitality payments; finish our reliance on imported fossil fuels; and contribute massively to our efforts on local weather change.
“As chair my first precedence will likely be working with the incoming Authorities. We have to preserve incentivising individuals to get into electrical automobiles, as a result of finally it will save us all cash. We additionally want a charging community that underpins our transition – in properties, workplaces and all through our cities and cities. These are two instant priorities.
“I stay up for working with our membership, stakeholders and companions in authorities to realize a completely electrical transport system in New Zealand. It’s not going to be straightforward, however in lots of respects we’ve carried out the toughest half – we’ve began. Now let’s go additional, quicker, and emissions-free.”
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