Our Staff

John Carnegie
John Carnegie

Chief Executive

John is the Chief Executive of Energy Resources Aotearoa, a role he took up in December 2019. He was previously the Executive Director of the BusinessNZ Energy Council and has nearly three decades experience in public policy and energy markets, specialising in energy, climate change and resource management policy.

He leads our work on evidence-based policies to make New Zealand a better place, ensuring we have sustainable, affordable and reliable energy.

Email: john@energyresources.org.nz

Phone: +64 21 375 061

Sheree Long
Sheree Long

Director, Workforce Development

Sheree leads the Energy Skills programme to attract, promote and develop talent for the New Zealand energy industry.

Sheree has both a private and public sector background, working in labour market, business and human resource strategic roles. This includes time as Labour Market Manager at the Department of Labour; Economic and Community Development Advisor at the Department of Labour; Business Development Manager at the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce and Human Resource Manager at Rishworth Aviation in Auckland.

Phone: +64 21 119 3362
Email: sheree.long@energyskills.co.nz

Craig Barry
Craig Barry

POLICY DIRECTOR - UPSTREAM AND CLIMATE

Craig is a chemical engineer with 25 years working in the international upstream oil and gas sector. He was most recently the Principal Production Advisor at New Zealand’s petroleum regulator. He started his career in operations before moving to work with some of the world’s largest engineering houses. Craig spent 10 years with Woodside Energy, where he worked on corporate strategy and planning, exploration, and LNG projects. His time at Woodside included two years as New Zealand country manager.

Phone: +64 21 967 326
craig.barry@energyresources.org.nz

Caroline Westlake
Caroline Westlake

Accounts Manager

Caroline has a background in accounts, HR and events within the private sector. Prior to joining Energy Resources Aotearoa she worked for EnergySkills for five years in a very diverse role including responsibilities for accounts management, HR and co-ordinating public events. Prior to this she worked in the financial sector in varied roles including as a Registered Financial Adviser.

Phone: +64 27 500 3927
caroline.beekman@energyskills.co.nz

Liam Hansen
Liam Hansen

Media Contact

Phone: +64 027 242 9494
liam.hansen@energyresources.org.nz