Kiran Watkins

Kiran was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary in September 2018. Prior this appointment Kiran had been the General Manager Commercial and Technology within the Horizon Energy Group since September 2011.

Kiran leads the Group finance functions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate procurement, risk management, and the Group ICT functions, and is responsible for the regulatory team that delivers regulation, pricing, and revenue assurance for the Electricity Distribution Business.

Kiran has held various senior finance roles both in New Zealand and in the United Kingdom. Prior to the Horizon Energy Group, Kiran was the Finance Manager for Planning and Support Services at Vero Insurance New Zealand, and brings considerable strategic finance and commercial planning experience.

Kiran holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Auckland, and has a number of professional memberships including: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, New Zealand Association of Economists, Institute of Directors in New Zealand, and he is also an Associate Member of IT Professionals New Zealand.

Yolanda Oosthuizen

Yolanda joined Horizon Energy Group in October 2022 in the role of General Manager Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality. This role is responsible for developing strategies and initiatives that will be focussed on positive Health and Safety Culture, Compliance and SHEQ Performance driving continuous improvement within the Group.

Yolanda brings with her a considerable amount of experience and track record in health, safety, environment, and quality with an operational background in the past 15 years.

Yolanda has held several senior leadership roles with several large and successful organisations. Her most recent role was that of National SHEQ Manager New Zealand for Veolia ANZ, part of the global player Veolia in Environmental, Water and Waste Services.

Yolanda holds a Bachelor of Honours in Environmental Management and a Batchelor of Science in Natural and Environmental Sciences as well as Certificates in Business Risk Management and International General Industry Health, Safety and Environmental Management. She is also a lead auditor for ISO 9001 14001 and 18001.

Oloff Visser

Oloff has joined Horizon Energy Group as General Manager - Business Transformation & Change. He brings extensive multinational experience having worked globally across the fields of HR, Safety, Leadership, Change and Governance where he has been instrumental in leading significant organisational  transformation and building high performance teams based on  talent and capability.   

Prior to joining the Horizon Energy Group, Oloff worked and consulted extensively in Australia where he specialised in establishing and developing HR and Safety foundational systems, employee engagement, leadership development, business process design and mergers & acquisitions. He believes that the key priorities in business transformation are clear, concise and people focused communication supported by tangible actions that deliver tangible outcomes.  

Oloff holds an MBA and various tertiary level qualifications in HR and Safety. He is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the global Advisory Board Council. He also serves as Board member for two international companies in the Disability Sector.