David Baldwin
$79,259
FY2026 at Whangarei District Council
Professional Background
Updated 6 Mar 2026David brings more than 35 years of international leadership and governance experience across AsiaPacific, Europe, and North America.
David brings more than 35 years of international leadership and governance experience across AsiaPacific, Europe, and North America. He has held senior executive and director roles spanning renewables, gas and LNG, utilities, chemicals, and infrastructure asset management. His career includes leadership positions with Contact Energy, Origin Energy, Shell and Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Most recently, David was a Senior Managing Director with Macquarie Asset Management, where he advised and served on the boards of energy, infrastructure and private equity portfolio companies. David is currently a non-executive director of Energy Development Corporation in the Philippines and Cyrq Energy in the United States, both Macquarie Asset Management portfolio companies.
Education
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Qualifications
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Sectors
Local Government Salary & Role History
1 role| Year | Council | Role | Ward | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Whangarei District Council | Councillor(current) | Bream Bay Ward | $79,259(avg)(highest) |
| FY2025 | Whangarei District Council | Councillor(current) | Bream Bay Ward | $71,641(avg) |
Salary data from Remuneration Authority via NZ Taxpayers' Union analysis. Mayor/Chair salaries are individual; councillor salaries marked "(avg)" are council averages as individual councillor pay is not itemized.
Local Government
1 roleCross-Sector Roles
NZX Directorships (2)
View on NZXplorer- Independent DirectorCurrent
- Independent DirectorCurrent
Cross-Sector Roles
NZX Roles(2)
- Independent Director at Genesis Energy LimitedCurrent
- Independent Director at Genesis Energy LimitedCurrent
No public sector role data available for this person. They may have roles in other sectors.
Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Local government remuneration from Remuneration Authority via NZ Taxpayers' Union