20. Hugh Driver

Hugh is an engineer by background, and has worked across a range of technical and commercial roles in the New Zealand and Australian energy and gas industries.  For 6 years he was Gas Transmission Asset Manager for Vector Gas Limited (formerly NGC New Zealand Ltd), where he led the technical strategic planning and growth development planning for the New Zealand High Pressure Gas Transmission System while coordinating the operational teams through organisational change.  He was also responsible for the interface with the Gas Commercial Team and for managing the wider transmission business risk, development[1], compliance and multi-million dollar capital expenditure budget.

He has been involved in a variety of concept development, risk, audit and project related assignments with clients that include Powerco Gas, Vector Gas, Contact Energy, NZ LPG Association, Refining NZ and EPCM Engineering Consultants.  Hugh has undertaken regulatory related reviews for gas system interconnections and critical contingency arrangements and was gas technical expert in the team involved in the review of conversion of the Town Gas Pipeline Network to transport Natural Gas for the Singapore Energy Market Authority.  He has worked for Kleenheat Gas in Perth, as Facilities and Maintenance Manager, where he had national engineering responsibilities which took him to all states in Australia associated with the LPG business and tempered LPG distribution networks.

He was a member of APIA Pipeline Operators Group, and held the position of BP Deputy Director on the Liquigas Board.  He was Chairperson of NZ LPG Association Technical Committee (1993-1999) and a member LPGA Executive Committee (1996-1999).

Hugh is an Associate of Strata Energy Consulting.