Mercury NZ Limited announced changes to its Board, with Adrian Littlewood and Mark Binns joining with effect from 1 August and 1 September 2023 respectively, and Patrick Strange confirming his intention to retire at the end of the 2023 Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Mr. Binns was CEO of Meridian Energy from 2012 ­ 2017 and before that spent 22 years with Fletcher Building, including 15 years as CEO of the Construction and Infrastructure division. He currently chairs Crown Infrastructure Partners and Hynds Limited and is a director of Auckland International Airport Limited.

Mr. Littlewood's executive career included 12 years at Auckland International Airport, nine of these as CEO. Prior to that he held senior roles across strategy, operations, product and marketing with Telecom New Zealand. Previous governance roles include acting as the New Zealand chair of the Australia/New Zealand Leadership Forum, chair of the NZ Airports Association, a director of North Queensland Airports and Tourism Industry Aotearoa.

After more than nine years serving on the Board, Dr. Patrick Strange has confirmed his intention to retire with effect from the end of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on 19 September 2023.