Refining NZ Board announced the appointment of Paul Zealand as an Independent Director of the company. Paul has 34 years' experience in the oil and gas sector including Chairman and CEO roles with Shell New Zealand and Origin Energy, respectively. He has deep experience of strategic business management, and the HSE, operational risk, and commercial management of complex assets. Paul's international oil & gas career commenced with Shell as a refinery engineer in the UK, and culminated 24 years later as the Chairman of the Shell companies in New Zealand. Ten years with Origin Energy involved him in all aspects of oil and gas from exploration through projects to production. Latterly he was the CEO of Origin's upstream oil and gas business. This appointment is effective 29th August 2016.