New Chief Executive joins Meridian

Tuesday 07 February 2012

Summer 2012

Mark Binns, former Chief Executive of the Infrastructure Division of Fletcher Building Limited, started as Meridian’s new Chief Executive in January based at the Wellington office.

Meridian’s new Chief Executive Mark Binns.

He worked at Fletcher Building and its predecessor, Fletcher Challenge Limited for 22 years during which he was responsible for operations in New Zealand, Australia, Asia, South America, the United States and the South Pacific.

Mark was closely involved with some of New Zealand’s largest infrastructure projects including Waterview, Eden Park, SKYCITY, Te Papa and the Manapouri tunnel. He’s a qualified lawyer and was previously a partner at Simpson Grierson in Auckland.

Meridian Chairman Chris Moller says, “The Board of Meridian is delighted to have secured the services of such a hugely experienced and talented executive as Mark. He has an impressive track record of delivering great results and we have no doubt that Mark is the best person to lead Meridian at this exciting time.”

He replaces former Chief Executive Tim Lusk who has taken up the role of Chairman of Enable Networks, the local fibre company rolling out ultrafast broadband infrastructure in Christchurch and Rangiora. He has also joined the Board of the new Environmental Protection Authority.

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