Experience

EPECentre (Electric Power Engineering Centre)

• New Zealand
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member Power Engineering Exellence Trust

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Meridian Energy

• New Zealand
• Utilities
• 500 - 600 Employee

• General Manager Generation

  • Dec 2021 - Present

• Chief People Officer

  • Jun 2019 - Present



Dam Safety Intelligence Limited

• New Zealand
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Dec 2019 - Dec 2021



Department of Corrections NZ

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member, Health Safety & Wellbeing Risk Governance Group

  • Nov 2018 - Mar 2021



Contact Energy Ltd

• New Zealand
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief People Officer

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

• Transitional Chief Executive Rockgas

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

• General Manager Health, Safety and Environment

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2017

• Head of Restructure Program

  • Dec 2012 - Aug 2013

  Leadership of restructure and change program. Oversight of all work streams (organisation design, change implementation, capability, assessment and selection) and accountable for achievement of savings.

• Performance, Rewards & ER Manager

  • 2010 - Aug 2013

  Leadership of remuneration, performance management, employment relations and talent management functions. People Change Lead.

• Performance and Rewards Mgr - (Contractor)

  • 2007 - 2010

  Management of remuneration and performance management as a contractor under my business Tania Palmer Consulting Ltd



Liquigas NZ

• Director

  • Aug 2013 - Mar 2018



Tania Palmer Consulting Ltd

• Owner and Director

  • 2003 - 2010



New Zealand King Salmon

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of HR

  • 2001 - 2003



Westpac New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Remuneration Mgr

  • 1998 - 2001



NZ Defence Force

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Specialist Officer - HR, L&D

  • 1990 - 1998

  Various positions held: - Recruiting Manager - Head of Air Force Avionics and Armament Training School - Learning and Development Mgr - Learning and Development Adviser - HR Project work Various positions held: - Recruiting Manager - Head of Air Force Avionics and Armament Training School - Learning and Development Mgr - Learning and Development Adviser - HR Project work