Contact Energy Limited announced that Jon Macdonald has been appointed as a director to join its Board on 1 November 2018. Jon has spent the last 15 years at Trade Me Group, and has been the CEO there for the last decade. Trade Me operates online classifieds and marketplaces in New Zealand, and is publicly listed on New Zealand's and Australia's stock exchanges. Jon is also director of NZX, and also serves on the Remuneration, Conflicts and Regulatory Governance Committees. Jon will fill a casual vacancy from 1 November 2018 until the 2018 annual shareholder meeting, then will stand for election by shareholders at that meeting. The Contact Board has determined that Jon will be an independent director.