David Prentice

David James Prentice is currently the Chief Executive Officer at NZ Windfarms Ltd. He is also the Chairman at Martin Jenkins & Associates Ltd. and a Director at Evans Grant Group Ltd., Opus International Consultants Holdings UK Ltd., Opus International (NZ) Ltd., Joynes Pike Group Ltd., Manawa Energy Generation Ltd., Manawa Energy Insurance Ltd., Stewart Weir & Co. Ltd., Opus Daytonknight Ltd., Opus Rail Pty Ltd., Kejuruteraan Opus Sdn.
Bhd., Opus International Consultants (PCA) Pty Ltd., Opus International Pty Ltd., Opus International Consultants (Australia) Pty Ltd., Opus International Consultants (OPC) Ltd., Opus International Consultants Pte Ltd., Opus International Consultants Projects Ltd., Tower Surveys Ltd., Opus Structural Surveys Ltd., Opus Stewart Weir (BC) Ltd., USW Gamma Industrial Services Ltd., USW Surveys Ltd., Stewart Weir Australia Pty Ltd., King Country Energy Holdings Ltd., Ngati Tuwharetoa Electricity Ltd., Northpower Ltd., and a Member at The Institute of Directors, Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand, and Chartered Professional Engineers Council.
Previously, Dr. Prentice served as the Chief Executive Officer at Manawa Energy Ltd. from 2019 to 2023.
He was also the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Opus International Consultants (Canada) Ltd. and the Chief Executive Officer & Non-Executive Director at WSP New Zealand Ltd. from 2010 to 2018.
Additionally, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Trustpower Metering Ltd. from 2019 to 2022 and Chairman at Interim Committee For Climate Change from 2018 to 2020.
He has also worked as a Director at Opus International Consultants (NSW) Pty Ltd., Opus International Consultants UK Ltd., and Opus International Consultants Sdn.
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Dr. Prentice obtained his undergraduate and doctorate degrees from The University of Edinburgh.