Manawa Energy Chief Executive Dr David Prentice has resigned from his position with effect from 8th September 2023, after the Manawa Energy Board agreed to a shortened notice period. Dr Prentice first joined the company as a director in 2019 and agreed to become interim Chief Executive in early 2020, with his permanent position being confirmed in 2021. Manawa Energy also announces that Clayton Delmarter will become interim Chief Executive from 11 September 2023.

He is currently seconded to Manawa Energy for three days a week and is an employee of HRL Morrison & Co, which manages Manawa Energy's largest shareholder Infratil Limited (NZX:IFT). He will be seconded full-time into the Chief Executive role until the position is permanently filled, following a comprehensive recruitment process, which the Board will commence shortly. Mr. Delmarter has a long history with Manawa Energy, having started in the Generation team in 2002 where he was instrumental in the development and execution of the renewable energy and irrigation projects undertaken by Trustpower until the demerger of Tilt Renewables in 2016.

He was Executive General Manager Renewables Development at Tilt Renewables and successfully executed on several growth opportunities until the sale of that company in 2021. He has been with HRL Morrison & Co since early in 2022.