Philip Hocquard
Chairman, Audit and Risk Committee Member and Remuneration Committee Member

Philip Hocquard is a business advisor, company executive and director with broad experience in many different types of business, corporate and commercial structures, financing options, business strategies and governance. 

He holds a law degree from Victoria University and was a partner of the Hastings legal firm, Bannister & von Dadelszen for over 20 years before retiring in 1999 to set up an independent mentoring business providing strategic, legal and general advice to selected private businesses.

Philip was appointed to the Unison Networks Limited Board in July 2009. He joined the Unison Contracting Services Limited Board in June 2010. 

Philip is a senior management executive or director of a number of privately owned Hawke’s Bay companies and chairman of some of those.  He is also a Trustee of the Hawke’s Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust.

Andrew Bayly
Audit and Risk Committee Member

Appointed to the Board in May 2013, Andrew Bayly is a local director based in Havelock North. Andrew is the Principal of AB360 Limited, specialising in governance, combining his knowledge and experience with his passion for helping businesses and individuals to grow and succeed.

Previously, Andrew was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers' Napier office, working with some of the region’s largest businesses. 

He has a range of specialist knowledge including strategic planning, governance, business risk, and performance improvement.

Andrew is Chairman of Ask Holdings Limited, Ask Your Team Limited and Freedom Internet NZ Limited. He is also a Director of True North Equities Limited. He is currently also a member of the Advisory Boards for Emmerson Transport Limited and is a Chartered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

Paul Connell
Audit and Risk Committee Chairman

Paul Connell is an independent director with broad commercial, management and governance experience covering a number of industries and countries. He has been a director of listed, private and public sector entities for over 17 years.

He is Chairman of The Accreditation Council (known as IANZ) and Director of its subsidiary Telarc SAI Limited. He is the independent Chairman of the Hamilton City Council Audit and Risk Committee and Bobux International Limited. He is a Director of Hall's Logistics Group. 

Paul is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand. He is a presenter for the Institute of Directors' continuing education.

Paul was born and educated in Hawke's Bay and resides in Auckland. He was appointed to Unison Networks Limited Board in July 2010, joined the Unison Fibre Limited Board in October 2010 and the ETEL Limited Board in August 2015.

Lucy Elwood
Audit and Risk Committee Member

Lucy Elwood has experience across diverse industries, including energy networks.  She has extensive regulatory knowledge from over 15 years in legal practice advising on projects at the crossroads of commercial interests and Government policy. This period included over five years as Managing Director of Elwood Law.

Lucy is a Wellington-based director and currently Head of Legal & Regulatory at Trade Me.

Lucy was appointed to the Unison Board in June 2015. She is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors, and received the Aspiring Director award from the Institute in 2013. She is also a Director of the Domain Name Commission, which manages the .nz space and a trustee of a number of trusts.

Lucy has a science degree as well as an honours degree in law and has previously held roles in listed companies, Government departments and at a regulatory body.

Brenden Hall
Audit and Risk Committee Member and Remuneration Committee Member

Brenden Hall is an independent director and business advisor with over 25 years of experience across multiple industries including electricity, information technology and agricultural export.

Brenden holds a commerce degree from Victoria University of Wellington and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors. He currently provides advisory services in strategy development, mergers and acquisitions and export market development.

Brenden joined the ETEL Limited Board in May 2009, the Unison Networks Limited Board in July 2011 and the Unison Fibre Limited Board in December 2011.  He was born and educated in Wellington and now resides in Auckland.

Rob Wheater
Audit and Risk Committee Member

Rob has worked in senior business roles in various industries including 27 years’ experience in the electrical industry where he gained extensive experience in many fields including strategy, business development, mergers and acquisitions, electrical contracting and manufacturing, finance and information technology.

He previously worked with Schneider Electric where he held roles as Chief Financial Officer in New Zealand, the Middle East, Australia, China and North America and more recently he worked in global information technology. Over this time he has served on a number of boards, advisory boards and other governance committees.

Rob lives in Havelock North and has an honours degree in commerce and is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and the Institute of Directors.