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GovernanceSimon has experience throughout the energy value chain, from local start-up to managing foreign investments and these have been applied in a variety of successful companies, both public and private, in corporate governance throughout the energy sector.
Currently he is non-executive director of Top Energy, its geothermal generation company Ngawha Generation Limited, Electricity Invercargill and its investee Southern Generation Limited Partnership. |
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Electricity Retail and GenerationSimon currently is an executive director of Utilise Limited. For cost-conscious and sustainably-minded consumers, Utilise is a new type of power company. We make it easy for business customers to do the right thing by providing a clean energy supply at a lower price, without any need for a capital outlay. Where businesses would once have had to prioritise the environment over cost, we eliminate that compromise.
Previously he has assisted multiple clients with energy procurement, helping save 175 companies over $4m pa over the last few years. He also founded New Zealand's first independent electricity retailer (Empower), and founded and grew a peaking generation and smart retail business. |
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Optimal Electricity PricingSimon has been involved in successful start-up and mature businesses increasing their value to their shareholders in the New Zealand utility and technology sectors.
His current focus is on a new energy asset manager, and web-based optimal electricity pricing. He has been Chair of a technology company addressing the grid edge through smart monitoring, control and metering. |
Asking the right question is half the answer"The Karo Group aims to be at the forefront in negotiating the new and emerging value chains in the energy industry so it is in the best position to answer 'where next?'"
Simon Young Principal, The Karo Group View recent engagements. |
A world of experience
Throughout the value chain, across multiple products in multiple countries, from startup to established public company governance, The Karo Group offers your organisation an experience that is wide and deep in emerging and established markets involving energy, carbon and food.
