Katherine Newman

Associate Board Member
Katherine is a geothermal reservoir engineer with Contact Energy's development team and has chaired Women in Geothermal (WING) NZ since 2020. With 10 years of technical experience in geothermal and oil & gas, she has also held multiple governance roles in not-for-profit organisations and has experience in international sales and marketing. Katherine has lived and worked in the US, Spain, Scotland, Norway, and on offshore research ships in the North Sea, gaining a diverse global perspective. She now happily calls Taupō home and is dedicated to enhancing her governance and economic skills to support the region’s sustainable growth. Katherine is passionate about empowering others and enabling innovation, creativity, and new opportunities.