NEWLY elected WESCT trustee Yvette Ronaldson. Photo suppli
Yvette Ronaldson of Aria is the new Waitomo Energy Services Customer trustee following the recent election.
William Oliver of Te Kūiti and Janette Osborne of Waitomo have been returned as “A” trustees who join “B” trustees Cathy Prendergast of Arohena and Guy Whitaker of Te Kūiti. Carolyn Christian of Ōtorohanga is the current “appointed” trustee.
Yvette has lived in the district since 2014 and has experience in communications and marketing roles in local government and the electricity sector. She is currently a marketing manager for energy retailer Genesis.
WESCT chair William Oliver welcomed Yvette to the trust. Erin Wirihana of Te Kūiti was the unsuccessful candidate.
Erin’s contribution to the trust over her six years as a trustee and as chair was instrumental in bringing a stronger community focus and connection to the trust’s work of providing oversight of The Lines Company, William said.
“As chair in 2019, Erin set out WESCT’s clear expectations around four areas of focus: kaitiakitanga (custodianship), te hapori (community), ngā whakatutukitanga (performance) and o mātou tāngata (people),” William said.
“Her leadership in these areas encouraged others in our community to get involved in WESCT to deliver for our community.
“Looking back over her time as a trustee and as chair, she can be proud of the way WESCT and TLC live up to how we deliver on these expectations today. She brought a lot to the culture of the WESCT and TLC, and we wish Erin well with her future endeavours.”
William thanked beneficial customers for voting in the WESCT trustee election.
“The role is an important one as we look after our community’s 100% interest in The Lines Company.”
He invited beneficial customers to attend the annual meeting of WESCT Beneficial Customers on October 17, at 6pm, Tuatara Room, Ōtorohanga Kiwi House. The board looked forward to meeting with them and reporting on the trust’s progress.
