Mercury announce that Stewart Hamilton has been appointed to the role of General Manager Generation reporting to Chief Executive Vince Hawksworth. Mr. Hawksworth said the new role, which consolidates all of Mercury's renewable generation operations, will be integral to supporting the contribution Mercury makes to New Zealand's transition to a low carbon economy. Mr. Hamilton joins Mercury from New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd. (NZAS) where he was Chief Executive and General Manager. Under his leadership NZAS delivered record annual safety performance. Mr. Hamilton's confirmation as General Manager Generation is the final appointment to Mercury's new executive structure, announced in January this year. He will join Mercury in the third quarter of the calendar year.