New Meridian CEO appointed

Tim Lusk

State owned enterprise Meridian Energy has named board member Tim Lusk as its new chief executive.

Mr Lusk will replace Keith Turner who left at the end of March.

Meridian chairman Wayne Boyd said Mr Lusk brought a "wealth of valuable commercial experience" to the role.

"Tim has had senior roles in Transpower and Telecom, which gives him a unique blend of experience with major infrastructure projects and in the regulatory environment. We feel he is ideally qualified to lead Meridian into the next phases of its development."

Mr Lusk was appointed through a "thorough and robust" process, Mr Boyd said.

- NZPA