In 1998 he graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, specialising in power systems and electrical machines.

In 1999 he began his professional career with Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd as a Design Engineer in the power systems consulting group. He also started lecturing part time in power engineering and power electronics at the Auckland University of Technology.

Joining Genesis Energy in 2000, Mr. Pearce took the position as Electrical Engineer with primary accountabilities for generator plant and protection systems across Genesis Energy’s thermal and hydro power stations. In 2002 he moved to the Engineering Team Leader role within Genesis Energy.

In 2004 Mr. Pearce was appointed as Project Manager for Genesis Energy’s 385MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant project – e3p. The project was successfully commissioned in June 2007.

Mr. Pearce has continued to study throughout his career and in December 2005 graduated from the University of Otago with an Executive MBA.

In 2006 Mr. Pearce was appointed to General Manager Generation Development at Genesis Energy and is responsible for new thermal and renewable development projects from investigation through to commissioning and integration. The Generation Development business unit also maintains a focus on emerging generation technologies and research and development.

History: In 1966, Mr. Zhao Xizheng graduated from Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University. From 1966 to 1973, he worked as technician in Acheng Relay Factory under former Ministry of Machine-Building Industry. From 1973 to 1993, he took the position of Deputy Director General of Dispatching Centre under the former Heilongjiang Electric Power Company, General Manager of the former Heilongjiang Electric Power Company and General Manager of the former Northeast Electric Power Group Co. From 1993 to 1999, he served as Deputy Minister of the former Ministry of Electric Power. From 1999 to 2002, he served as Vice President of the former State Power Corporation. From 2002 to 2004, he was the President & CEO of State Grid Corporation of China.
From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Zhao Xizheng took the position of President of AESIEAP and Chairman of CEPSI 2004.

Currently, he is the President of China Electricity Council and one of the Chairmen of Presidium of China Federation of Industrial Economics (CFIE). He is also the member of the 10th National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

He is a Mechanical (1963) and an Electrical Engineering (1966) graduate of the University of the Philippines (Diliman). He has a Master’s degree (MBA) (1971) from the W. SyCip Graduate School of Business of the Asian Institute of Management. He completed the International Senior Managers’ Program, an off-campus management program of Harvard Business School (1982) and the Strategic Business Economics Program of the University of Asia and the Pacific (1986).

He is also Chairman of MIESCOR (Meralco’s engineering, construction and industrial services subsidiary), Meralco Energy, Inc., and the University of the Philippines Engineering Research & Development Foundation, Inc.; President of Meralco Millennium Foundation, Inc.; Director of First Private Power Corporation, Rockwell Land Corporation, General Electric Philippines Meter and Instrument Co., Inc., Philippine Commercial Capital, Inc., Meralco Management & Leadership Development Center Foundation, Inc.; Chairman of Haribon Foundation; and Trustee of Preferred Energy, Inc.

Mr Sim also represents Singapore in the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities / Authorities (HAPUA), which is an organization tasked by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to lead in the power interconnection project to link the member nations’ electricity networks.

Mr Sim is a registered Professional Engineer with the Professional Engineers Board, Singapore, and a Senior Member of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree from the University of Singapore, a Master of Science (Electrical) from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, UK and a Diploma in Management Studies from the Singapore Institute of Management. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School, USA.

Mrs. Jayaweera joined CEB in June 1977 as an Electrical Engineer in the Construction Designs Branch. From October 1980 to June 1983 she worked as an Electrical Engineer in Colombo City Distribution Project. From June 1983 to June 1985, she worked as a Commercial Engineer, first in the Western Division and then from June 1985 to May 1989, in Contracts & Supplies. In May 1989 she was appointed Commercial Manager and stayed in this position until July 1991, when she became of Deputy General Manager (Procurement) until December 1993.

From January 1994 to May 1997 Mrs. Jayaweera was Deputy General Manager (Commercial and Customer Services) and from May 1997 to March 2004, Deputy General Manager (Distribution Planning).

Before taking her current position as General Manager of CEB, she was Additional General Manager (Region 1) from March 2004 to September 2008, in charge of planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the network, billing and revenue collection.