The mayors of the seven Waikato councils who are shareholders in a council-controlled water organisation have appointed an establishment board.
Elena Trout
Jon Lamonte
Waikato Water Ltd’s Shareholder Representative Forum, comprising the mayors of Ōtorohanga, Waipā and Waitomo district councils alongside Hauraki, Matamata-Piako, South Waikato, and Taupō have picked a three strong establishment board.
A past president of Engineering New Zealand Elena Trout, of Auckland, will chair the board as all but one of the councils prepare to hand governance and delivery of drinking and wastewater services over to the organisation.
Taupō has signed up as a shareholder, but opted to keep water services in house.
Joining Trout on the establishment board is Pukekohe-based chartered accountant Jaydene Kana and Christchurch-based former Watercare chief executive Jon Lamonte.
Jaydene Kana
The independent chair of Waikato Waters Ltd Shareholders Representative Forum Don McLeod said the establishment board had a broad range of professional and commercial governance skills.
The establishment board will oversee $1.6 billion in assets and $155 million in revenue.
