Catherine Thompson

Corporate Officer/Principal at MERCURY NZ LIMITED

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Catherine Thompson is currently Director at Western Energy Services Ltd., Director at Simply Energy Ltd. (New Zealand), Member of the New Zealand Bar Association, and will be Chief Sustainability Officer at Mercury NZ Ltd. starting in 2025.
Former roles include Director at King Country Energy Ltd., Chief Corporate Affairs Officer & General Counsel at Contact Energy Ltd., and General Manager-Regulatory & Risk at Manawa Energy Ltd. Education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Otago.

Catherine Thompson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
MERCURY NZ LIMITED	Corporate Officer/Principal	27/07/2025
New Zealand Bar Association	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Simply Energy Ltd. (New Zealand) Simply Energy Ltd. (New Zealand) Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Provides energy solutions for generators, distributors, retailers and commercial customers	Director/Board Member	-
Western Energy Services Ltd. Western Energy Services Ltd. Contract DrillingIndustrial Services Provides oil and gas wells drilling services	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Catherine Thompson

Companies	Position	End
MANAWA ENERGY LIMITED	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/10/2023
CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED	Public Communications Contact	-

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Private companies	7
Mercury NZ Ltd. Mercury NZ Ltd. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Generates hydro, geothermal & wind electricity and distributes electricity, gas, broadband and mobile telephone services	Utilities
Contact Energy Ltd. Contact Energy Ltd. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Produces and distributes electricity from hydro & geothermal stations, and distributes natural gas	Utilities
University of Otago University of Otago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Manawa Energy Ltd. Manawa Energy Ltd. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Provides renewable electricity by hydro power schemes and sells electricity, gas and telecommunication services	Utilities
New Zealand Bar Association
Western Energy Services Ltd. Western Energy Services Ltd. Contract DrillingIndustrial Services Provides oil and gas wells drilling services	Industrial Services
Simply Energy Ltd. (New Zealand) Simply Energy Ltd. (New Zealand) Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Provides energy solutions for generators, distributors, retailers and commercial customers	Utilities