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Mike Allen

Mike is Chief Executive of Contact Energy. He joined Contact in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer and became CEO in 2020. He has extensive energy sector experience, having previously held senior roles at Origin Energy in Australia and Contact Energy.

NZX Director(1)Iwi Leader(1)

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Updated 2 Apr 2026

Mike is Chief Executive of Contact Energy. He joined Contact in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer and became CEO in 2020. He has extensive energy sector experience, having previously held senior roles at Origin Energy in Australia and Contact Energy.

Mike Allen is Chief Executive of Contact Energy Limited. Mike joined Contact Energy in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer and was appointed Chief Executive in 2020. Mike has extensive energy sector experience, having previously held senior roles at Origin Energy in Australia, including General Manager of Origin's Energy Markets business. Before that, Mike worked at Contact Energy in various senior positions. Mike holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

Education

BE (Hons)

Qualifications

BE
Iwi Roles
1
Career Earnings
$252K
Years of Data
2

Iwi Roles

DirectorCurrent

Tainui Group Holdings Limited

Waikato-Tainui

UnknownPresent

Governance Remuneration

Career Total: $252K
YearOrganisationRoleFeesMeetings
FY2019Waikato-TainuiDirector of Tainui Group Holdings$113K-
FY2018Waikato-TainuiDirector Tainui Group Holdings$139K-

Cross-Sector Roles

NZX Roles(2)

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