It's all about the people!
From Stirring The Pot by HERA
April 29, 2026 · 36 min · Season 8 · Episode 130
About this episode
Noel Davies shares his journey from the Navy to becoming a significant business leader in New Zealand.
In today's Humans of Steel edition of Stirring the Pot, we sit down with Noel Davies, director of Hydro Link, former chair of HERA, and one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most quietly influential business leaders. Noel joined the Navy at 16, made lieutenant commander by 28, then bought a tiny engineering division out of receivership and grew it past $100M. He chaired HERA for 30 years as the only non-engineer to ever hold the role, became an initial trustee of HEERF, and was awarded the Order of N...
People in this episode
Host: HERA
Guest: Noel Davies
Topics covered
- business leadership
- engineering
- non-profit
- influence
- career journey
Keywords
- Noel Davies
- Hydro Link
- HERA
- business leader
- Aotearoa New Zealand
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hydro Link, HERA, HEERF
Places: Aotearoa New Zealand
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