Alpine Energy Executive appointment

Alpine Energy has appointed Wynand Goosen as Chief Information Officer following an executive search conducted by SEQEL Partners.

Alpine Energy is an energy distribution company that provides and maintains the power lines used to transfer electricity from the national transmission grid to more than 34,000 homes and businesses across South Canterbury.

Wynand is an experienced technology executive with a career spanning South Africa and New Zealand. For the last 14 years, Wynand has been Group IS Manager (CIO) for Naylor Love, a privately owned commercial construction company. With accountability for the entire digital, technology, and data environment the mandate has seen him uplift legacy systems to enable business growth and create a more digital workplace.

Previously, Wynand was based in Christchurch as the Information & Technology Services Manager for the Waimakariri District Council where he led a team of 12. Originally from South Africa, his earlier career was spent as a technical consultant before moving in-house and taking an opportunity as Director of IT for the National Treasury Department in Pretoria.

Wynand holds a Bachelor of Applied Management in Business Information Systems from Otago Polytechnic. He joins Alpine Energy in January 2027.