Experience

Lumea

• Australia
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive General Manager - LUMEA

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  This roles leads the activities of the Lumea business within the Transgrid group. Lumea is an integrated part of the Transgrid Group which is the largest electricity transmission company in Australia, operating and managing the high voltage electricity transmission network in NSW and ACT, connecting generators, distributors and major end-users. It's network is the backbone of the National Energy Market, enabling energy trading between Australia’s three largest states along the east coast and supporting the competitive wholesale electricity market. Lumea was launched in 2021 and is at the forefront of the transition to a decarbonised energy system. It operates commercial services and market facing businesses including new connections and network expansion, embedded networks and energy solutions, telecommunications and data services, and commercialising new technology initiatives to generate accretive, long term revenue streams. It's operating vision is to create competitive and innovative pathways for Australia's energy future through a hybrid mix of of new technologies and essential infrastructure services. The company is the leading provider of connections to the renewables sector with a portfolio (operating and under construction) of >13,000MW and works closely with customers to provide leading energy, telecommunications and infrastructure solutions which include NSW's first grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and first commercial scale pilot for electric buses in NSW. Show less



ENGIE

• France
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• President & CEO Asia Pacific

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2022

  The pinnacle of my roles with multinational Engie, I was appointed to support the group’s major repositioning to become a world leader in energy transition by leading the strategic and operational transformation of the APAC business. A multibillion-dollar business, I have full P&L control and accountability for leading a team of more than 4000 people and key stakeholders through a major change, centring on the exit of major assets, simplification of the business and refocusing of organisational execution on renewable energy. - Delivered EBIT CAGR well above expectation through the business transformation and repositioning, asset rotation, M&A, reduction of corporate cost base and investment in target segments; - Completed the sale or closure of 8,000MW of coal-fired generation sites in Australia and South East Asia including the sale of Engie’s 69.1% interest in Glow Energy, a company listed on the Thailand Stock Exchange; - Increased pipeline of opportunities by 5000MW across APAC while leading large-scale firsts in renewable energy investments including geothermal, solar, wind and district cooling; - Drove sector level innovation in the creation of ‘Engie Factory’ to foster open ideation and sponsor start-ups, a 50-year alliance with Springfield City Group to make the town zero net energy by 2038; - Reduced corporate costs by >30% from 2018 to 2021. Show less



Senoko Energy

• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• President & Chief Executive Officer

  • Oct 2014 - May 2017

  SENOKO ENERGY PTE LTD (SEPL) SEPL was privatised in 2008 and was purchased for almost SGD $4B by a consortium comprising Engie, Marubeni Corporation, Kansai Electric Company, Kyushu Electric Company and the Japanese Bank for International Co-operation. SEPL is a vertically integrated utility with the largest amount of installed capacity (3,300MW) in Singapore and a circa 20% share of the contestable electricity market. The business also provides tank (oil) leasing services. Being a major electricity generator and retailer it is also one of the largest purchases of natural gas in Singapore, sourcing this fuel via LNG cargoes and piped gas from Malaysia and Indonesia. Appointed during a time of market change to reposition the business for market liberalisation while driving the immediate extension of vested contracts critical to revenue delivery. This role also was responsible for leading the management of a significant debt burden refinancing and performance improvement to build a platform for sustainable and profitable growth for Singapore’s largest vertically integrated electricity generator. As a member of the Engie APAC Leadership team and a number of peak bodies, I was responsible for representing Engie’s interests in a Consortium structure. - Exceeded GM delivery despite a major market challenge to vested contract revenue, creating and leading a consortium in advocating to the EMA to ensure continued organisational and sector-level viability; - Realigned the organisation’s cost base, managed legacy debt and oversaw the deferral of 10% of gas supply obligations to mitigate reduced electricity generation during period of market oversupply. Show less



Simply Energy

• Australia
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Dec 2010 - Sep 2014

  SIMPLY ENERGY (SE) SE is part of a joint venture between ENGIE and Mitsui. The business now has close to a million accounts and retails power, gas and energy services across the Eastern Seaboard of Australia. Appointed to rejuvenate growth through a transformation, maturing the business model and diversifying sales channels, I was responsible for setting and implementing the strategy to acquire B2B and B2C customers and driving expansion across Australia for retailing power and gas. - Increased customer numbers by 50% through growth in existing markets, national expansion to QLD and NSW and establishment of online sales channels and brand partnerships; - Almost doubled EBIT over 4 years through a focus on using organisational and customer data to drive decision making, measure and monitor performance and create value; - Achieved economies of scale as business grew through tight cost controls, prudent outsourcing / offshoring and debtor management initiatives. Show less



ENGIE Australia & New Zealand

• Australia
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Director

  • May 2006 - Nov 2010

  One of the nation’s leading independent power companies. We owned and operated more than 3,550 MW (gross) of renewable (wind turbine), gas-fired and brown coal-fired generating plants in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Our retail business, Simply Energy, serves markets in Victoria, South Australia, NSW and Queensland. Responsible for leading corporate services delivery across finance, tax, risk management, insurance, property, IT and HR) supporting the activities of wholesale electricity generation in Australia while improving the quality of management reporting to the business’ HQ in London. Parallel focus on providing commercial decision support and advice to the head of the Australian business, while improving market and credit risk management for derivatives trading. - Created a risk management framework, including Market Risk and Credit Risk Policy, for the trading of electricity derivatives in the Australian market (middle and back office activities); - Improved timeliness and relevance of performance information and insights, reducing the month-end by 5 days and revamping monthly management reporting and presentation; - Simplified corporate structure and managed crises including change of broker during market volatility. Show less