Contact appoints new Chief Financial Officer

4 September 2018 Contact appoints new Chief Financial Officer Contact Energy (Contact) is pleased to announce the conclusion of its search for a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with the appointment of Dorian Devers. Dorian is currently the CFO of Westland Milk Products and prior to that worked for The Linde Group for 20 years in a variety of finance roles culminating as Finance Director for Africa, UK & Ireland where he led a team of 130 finance professionals and had oversight of three listed subsidiaries. Dennis Barnes, Contact Chief Executive said "following an extensive internal and external process I am pleased Dorian with his wealth of experience leading and supporting high performing customer centric teams has decided to join us. We look forward to his contribution to our strategy and performance." Dorian Devers said "Contact is a great opportunity for me to put my experience to work in an iconic New Zealand business with an exciting future." Dorian will commence in early December when he and his family will relocate to Wellington. Investor enquiries: Matthew Forbes Investor Relations Manager +64 21 072 8578 Media enquiries: Louise Griffin Head of External Relations +64 21 243 1442 End CA:00323345 For:CEN Type:ADMIN Time:2018-09-04 14:23:30