APLNG Project - Origin

David Baldwin is the Chief Development Officer for Origin. David is responsible for the development of Origin’s major projects and initiatives to drive Origin’s continued growth.

Prior to this, David was Managing Director of Contact Energy, of which Origin owns 52.6%. Contact is one of New Zealand’s largest listed companies. In this role he successfully led Contact through a period of substantial change, and established Contact as a geothermal leader in New Zealand.

Before that, David was based in Asia and the United States overseeing the energy asset interests of a US-based investment fund. He has also held senior development and operational roles in Asia and the US with MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, a US-based global energy company, and Shell in New Zealand and the Netherlands.

David holds a Master of Business Administration from Victoria University and a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from Canterbury University.