Our Board

A passionate collective of professional changemakers in the e-mobility industry, we represent most elements of Aotearoa New Zealand business and industry, offering their various expert insights and influence to facilitate positive change in the transport sector.

Board Members

Board Skills Matrix

Our Board Skills Matrix sets out the self-assessed skills and sector experience of each Drive Electric director for 2026. It shows where the board’s collective strengths lie and where there is room to grow.

0None1Familiarity2Fully competent3Mastery

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SkillKirsten CorsonChairEric PellicerDeputy ChairAnnette AzumaSecretary / TreasurerTim CalderDennis KellyRichard DellabarcaAnthony MacLeanFabian LloydMargarita Parra CobaledaSarah MunnikScott DonnellySetti MulariSharni WakemanEmergingBoard
total
Core competency
Finance and accounting223223111111121
Fundraising & events202123102302220
Fundraising – grants / capital232113022131223
Fundraising – individuals & charities302003001201113
Member liaison222121212112120
Governance – Chair211102112001012
Governance – Director222223112212022
Advocacy, PR & communications211121213313324
Law / Regulation / Policy231212113111120
General marketing212231311313326
Website111111311213320
Social media112111211212319
Media relations211111311313221
Not-for-profit312011103201015
Sales232232300111222
Teaching / Education212010311111115
Management232233321232230
Coaching / Mentoring232231313222127
Strategic planning332333223212231
Sector experience
Energy sector131303112221222
Transport sector322132232131025
Financial & insurance sector232133112112022
Fleets & leasing321130221132021
Automotive / OEM212030311233021
Commercial vehicles1000302310131014
Heavy transport / bus110020033030013
Micromobility310110202001011
Infrastructure & DC charging131313131131224
Home & work AC charging230311011131017
Government & agencies122213022121019
Environment, wellbeing & health212111112111015
Media & marketing212121210303321

Ratings are self-assessed by each director: 0 = none, 1 = familiarity, 2 = fully competent, 3 = mastery. Board total is the sum of all directors’ ratings for that skill.
1 Sarah Munnik: strong understanding of light commercial vehicles and light-duty heavy vehicles, but not line haul.

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