Team

We pride ourselves on employing highly skilled people including our Management Team and Electrical Staff.

Terry Clarkson - Managing Director

Terry founded Clarkson Electrical in 1997 after beginning his Electrical career in 1963. One of the main reasons he formed the company was his passion for customers and the ethos of running a family business that cares about its people and customers. These values are still core to the business today. 
Since David was promoted to General Manager Terry   has become the Technical Expert in the business, and has an open door policy for staff and customers of Clarkson's. 
He has been involved in a wide range of positions from Registered Electrician, Chief Electrician, Branch Manager, and General Manager. His breadth of knowledge is vast and he has expertise in a wide range of applications from Domestic, Industrial and Commercial.
Since 1984 when Terry was granted registration as an Electrial Inspector he has become a specialist in the Hazardous Area. With Clarkson's he has achieved substantial work for Mobil Oil, Gull Petroleum, Auckland Airport and New Zealand Steel. He is a member of the Electrical Safety Organisation Inc and Institute of Electricians and has been Auckland President for the Electrical Contractors Association.
His interests are rugby, family and Triumph Spitfires!

 

David Clarkson - General Manager

 David has considerable experience in the Electrical Industry. He began his Electrical apprenticeship in 1993. Since joining Clarkson Electrical in 1997 he has progressed from a Registered Electrician, Contracts Manager, Operations Manager and to the role of General Manager. David runs the daily operation of Clarkson Electrical.
His breadth of experience is of great benefit to our staff having previously had technical expertise in general Electrical, Hazardous Areas and Air-conditioning. He is qualified as a Work Task Assessor for apprentices in the National Certificate in Electrical Engineering.  David, as well as running the business is working towards an MBA at Auckland University and is very focused on training and development opportunities for all Clarkson's Electrical staff and contractors.  David's main interests are spending time with his young family and friends

 

Richard Moore - Service Supervisor

Richard was bought up in Kaitaia where he served his Electrical apprenticeship in the Industrial sector. He did an OE in the United Kingdom and Australia, gaining valuable commercial experience. Upon his return to New Zealand he worked as a Service Electrician, including three years with Clarkson Electrical before being promoted to his current role of Service Supervisor.  The role of Service Supervisor is an extremely busy role overseeing all our Service Electricans jobs in the greater Auckland region.  Outside work Richard's interests are Squash, Fishing and his young family.

Alan Chapple - Contracts Supervisor

Alan qualified as an Electrician in 1977 and worked on a range of projects including Freezer Installations, Mining and Quarrying work, Processing (Masterfoods) and as subcontractor on projects for six years.  Alan emigrated to New Zealand with his wife and two daughters in 1996. His Electrical work in New Zealand began at Auckland Airport in the baggage handling area and large-scale high-rise apartments.   Alan started with Clarkson's shortly after it's inception in 1997. He was employed as an Electrician, then leading hand before moving to the role of Contracts Supervisor 2003. He has worked on a range of projects including Watercare Pump Stations, Warehousing design and builds, Petrochemicals including Mobil, Shell and Gull. His role is to supervise all our Electricians, Electrical Apprentices and Subcontractors on contracts work. He also acts as the Project Manager on these jobs.Alan's main interests are V8 Motor Racing and Badminton. One of his daughters is a New Zealand Representative!

 

Craig Pratt - Design and Estimating Manager

 Craig entered the Electrical Industry as an apprentice in 1973 after leaving school. He worked for Dickson Grey Electrical for 30 years in a variety of roles including Electrician, Service Manager and Contracts Manager. He mainly specialized in Commercial and Industrial, with large projects undertaken with construction company Hayden & Rollet.
In 2003 Craig joined Clarkson's Electrical initially as the Switch Board Supervisor overseeing the design, manufacture and installation of commercial switchboards. He was very quickly promoted to Contracts Manager to oversee large projects for Clarksons including Drinkrow Industrial Estates.  In 2008 Craig was made Design and Estimate Manager in recognition for his specialist skills in the area of Commercial Design and Estimating and has recently qualified as an Electrical Inspector.
Craig's main interests are sport, particulary Rugby and Family

Rebecca Mather - Office Manager

Rebecca has work for Clarkson's since 2005. She is responsible for the administration team that oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Customer Service, Equipment & Systems and Human Resource. Rebecca's role is very important to Clarkson's as her attention to detail allows our Contracts and Service Division to focus on the key aspects doing a quality electrical work and looking after our customer needs.

Paia Lopala-Gill -  Service Coordinator

Paia has a key role in taking customer queries and job details for our Service team and dispatching the jobs efficiently. The Service Coordinator is a specialist role that means our electricians can concentrate on the technical aspects of their role knowing there is a quality person dispatching and managing jobs efficiently. Paia also liases and supports our contractor network throughout New Zealand.
Paia interests are Spending time with her family and sports.