Management

Power and Water is a government-owned corporation with a Shareholding Minister and a Portfolio Minister. The Hon Delia Lawrie MLA, the Treasurer, is the Shareholding Minister and the Hon Rob Knight MLA, Minister for Essential Services is the Portfolio Minister.

Each year the Statement of Corporate Intent defines the contract between government and the Corporation, and the Annual Report provides the results of the year’s performance and activities.

The Directors of Power and Water Corporation

Non-Executive Directors

• Mr Neil Philip LLB (Hons) - Chairman
  Mr Philip has been Chairman since the establishment of Power and Water Corporation on 1 July 2002. Mr Philip was a founding shareholder and the former Chairman of Nexus Energy Ltd, a Melbourne based publicly listed company. Mr Philip is a former partner of national law firm Clayton Utz and he established the Darwin office of that firm. Mr Philip was born in Darwin, attended all his primary and secondary schooling in Darwin and is a graduate in law from the University of Queensland.
• Ms Judith King BA, Foundation Fellow AICD - Deputy Chairman
  Ms King is currently Deputy Chairman, and has been a director of Power and Water Corporation since its establishment. With extensive board experience in the private and public sector, she was formerly a director of Melbourne Water Corporation and Citipower and closely involved in the restructure and reform of the Victorian utility sector. Ms King’s current appointments include Swinburne Ventures Ltd; National Ageing Research Institute; the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation; and Board of the NT Environmental Protection Authority. Ms King was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal in 2003.
• Mr Peter Vines B.Com, MBA, FIE Aust., MAICD - Director
  Mr Vines has been a member of Power and Water Corporation’s board since 2005. He has extensive experience in the energy and infrastructure industry both in Australia and internationally. He was previously Managing Director of a major US utility in Australia, Vice President of International M&A and Executive General Manager of Origin Energy. He has been a director of various companies as part of his executive responsibilities and he is also currently a board member of Melbourne Water Corporation, JackGreen Limited and Carroll and Richardson Pty Ltd.
• Mr Bob Neil B.Sc, B.E. (Hons), Dipl. Bus. Admin., FIE Aust., FAICD - Director
  Mr Neil has been a member of Power and Water Corporation’s board since 2005. He has a private and public sector background in the oil, gas and electricity industries in Australia and the USA through roles with Esso Australia, Western Mining Corporation and the NSW and Tasmanian Governments. He also has extensive experience in strategic planning and in the gas production and pipelines industry segments. Mr Neil was the Director-General of NSW Department of Energy from 1996 to 2001 and worked with the Tasmanian Government to complete Tasmania’s entry into the National Electricity Market in 2005.
• Mr Barry Chambers FIE Aust., FAICD - Director
  Appointed to the Power and Water Corporation board in March 2007, Mr Chambers has extensive experience as a professional engineer working for local, Territory and Federal governments in the areas of engineering services, infrastructure, public buildings, town planning, land management and environmental services. For 13 years he held Chief Executive Officer positions in NT government agencies including the former Power and Water Authority and as a director and chairman of various Corporations Act entities. He has extensive experience in strategic planning, project management, budget management, workplace relations, government decision making processes and ministerial liaison. He is currently Chairman of NT Build and Chairman of the PT Building Practitioners board.
• Ms Margaret Gibson LLB (Hons), BCom, FCA, FTIA, FAICD - Director
  Ms Gibson was appointed to the Power and Water Corporation board in March 2007. A retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she was a member of the Board of Partners, she is currently director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of Airtrain Holdings Pty Ltd and Australia Post Corporation. Ms Gibson is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Corporate Advisory Board of Unisys (Australia) Pty Ltd, board member of DLA Phillips Fox and Councillor and Treasurer of the RSPCA (Queensland).
• Mrs Linda Mackenzie B Com (Hons), CA - Director
  Appointed to the Power and Water Corporation board in March 2007, Mrs Mackenzie worked for the Northern Territory Treasury for nine years until she resigned from her position of Assistant Under Treasurer (commercial) in January 2007. Mrs Mackenzie is also a member of the Darwin Port Corporation Advisory Board, and previously she worked for Macquarie Bank Limited in Sydney. She is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) majoring in Finance from the University of Queensland.

Executive Director

• Mr Andrew Macrides Dip Bus (Mgt), B Bus (Acc), MBA, FCPA, FAICD - Executive Director
  Mr Macrides was appointed Managing Director of the Power and Water Corporation in June 2007. Born and raised in Darwin, Mr Macrides has extensive government and management experience, beginning his career in the accounting field in 1978. Prior to joining Power and Water Corporation in 1998, he worked across a range of sectors in the NT Government, including health, housing, community services and tourism. Following corporatisation on 1 July 2002, Mr Macrides was appointed General Manager Business Services and Chief Financial Officer with the Power and Water Corporation, and in May 2003 was appointed Company Secretary in addition to his role as General Manager Business Services.

Executive Management

• Managing Director - Mr Andrew Macrides Dip Bus (Mgt), B Bus (Acc), MBA, FCPA, FAICD
  Mr Macrides was appointed Managing Director of the Power and Water Corporation in June 2007. Born and raised in Darwin, Mr Macrides has extensive government and management experience, beginning his career in the accounting field in 1978. Prior to joining Power and Water Corporation in 1998, he worked across a range of sectors in the NT Government, including health, housing, community services and tourism. Following corporatisation on 1 July 2002, Mr Macrides was appointed General Manager Business Services and Chief Financial Officer with the Power and Water Corporation, and in May 2003 was appointed Company Secretary in addition to his role as General Manager Business Services.
• General Manager Strategy and Corporate Affairs - Mr Alistair Parker MBA, B.Eng (Hons)
  Mr Parker leads the Power and Water Corporation's Strategy and Corporate Affairs unit. The unit provides a clear focus on strategy/planning, stakeholder management and is the core policy formulation area for the organisation. Mr Parker has considerable experience in the electricity business and its regulation. He worked for the UK’s National Grid Company for 15 years, for Ernst & Young in New Zealand and then PricewaterhouseCoopers for five years, where he led their Australian Energy and Utilities economics practice. In Australia, he carried out many assignments for industry participants and policy makers across the electricity value chain. He has extensive knowledge of network commercial and regulatory arrangements in the UK, US, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Mr Parker is temporarily leading our project to restore the Casuarina Zone Substation.
• General Manager Power Networks - Bertram Birk Assoc Dip Mech Eng, Assoc Dip Elec Eng, B Bus, MBA, FAICD
  Mr Birk was appointed General Manager of Power Networks late in 2005 following a six-year term as the General Manager of Remote Operations. Leading the largest business unit in Power and Water, Mr Birk is responsible for the construction and maintenance of network infrastructure to connect domestic and commercial customers throughout the Territory to both private and Power and Water generators. Born and raised in Tasmania, Mr Birk worked with the state-owned Hydro Electric Commission and was attracted to Darwin in 1986 by the opportunities created with the construction of the new gas-fired Channel Island Power Station and associated infrastructure. Mr Birk has extensive experience across all facets of the power industry and is currently a Board Member of the NT Architects Board.
• General Manager Generation - Mr John Linton BSc, BE (Hons), MEngSc, MEM, Grad Dip HRM, FIE Aust., GAICD
  Mr Linton has been a member of Power and Water Corporation’s executive since 2005. He is responsible for electricity generation in Territory cities and towns. Mr Linton has extensive experience in the power generation industry in Australia, particularly in power station construction, maintenance and asset management. He was previously Asset Manager/Central Coast for Delta Electricity in NSW. He is also a member of the CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) Study Committee A1 (Rotating Electrical Machines), and the Convener for CIGRE Australian Panel A1.
• General Manager Water Services - Mr Paul Heaton BE Civil (Hons), M. Eng. Sci., Dip. Nat. Res., MIE Aust (CPEng)
  Mr Heaton gained his Degree from the University of Queensland in 1985 and his Masters from the Centre for Water Research at the University of Western Australia. Mr Heaton has more than 20 years experience around Australia and overseas, in both private and public sector organisations, in water supply and sewerage services, irrigation and catchment management. Mr Heaton was a Churchill Fellow in 2003.
• General Manager Remote Operations - Mr Darryl Day BEng (Civil), GAICD
  Mr Day was appointed General Manager Remote Operations in August 2006, following a six year appointment as General Manager Water Services. Born at Mannum, on the River Murray, in South Australia, Mr Day completed his engineering degree at the University of Adelaide before joining Power and Water's processor organisation in November 1982. Mr Day has worked in leadership roles in Alice Springs and Darwin, and across most areas of Power and Water's business. Mr Day was the President of the Australian Water Association from 2005 to 2007, and has been a member of the International Water Association's (IWA's) Strategic Council since 2005. Mr Day has held positions as a director on the board of Water Services Association and the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment and the Australian representative on the IWA's Governing Board and Governing Assembly.
• General Manager Retail - Mr Jim Bamber MIM, Grad Dip PSEM, BSc MAI
  Mr Bamber has been a member of the Power and Water Corporation's executive since 2005. He is responsible for the Retail function including customer services such as call centre, front counter and complaints management; the billing and credit control functions; and contestable customer contract management. Mr Bamber was recognised as Professional Manager of the Year (Public Sector) in 2007 by the Australian Institute of Management NT.
• General Manager Employee and Organisational Services - Ms Rebecca Kardos
• Chief Financial Officer - Mr David Delaporte BBus(Acc), CPA, F Fin
  As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mr Delaporte is responsible for all aspects of the financial management of the Power and Water Corporation, including cash flow management, financial compliance, statutory and management reporting, asset accounting, budgeting and forecasting (including the annual Statement of Corporate Intent), taxation and financial analysis. The role also provides key strategic decision making support to the Managing Director and the Power and Water Corporation Board. Mr Delaporte has a diverse finance background, including 25 years experience in the financial and management accounting, financial risk management, accounting projects, external reporting, regulatory and administration fields, at both the head office and regional office levels. After nearly 15 years with the international gold miner Newmont Mining Corporation, Mr Delaporte left Adelaide to join the Power and Water Corporation as the CFO in August 2005. He completed his Bachelor of Business (Accounting) in 1989 and attained CPA status in 1994. In 1996 he completed his Graduate Diploma in Applied Science and Investment, advancing to Fellow status of Financial Securities Institute of Australasia (FSIA) in 2007. Since arriving in Darwin, Mr Delaporte has joined the Public Sector Accounting Committee through the local CPA office.
• Company Secretary/General Counsel - Mr Kelvin Strange LLB GAICD
  Mr Strange joined Power and Water in 2001 as legal counsel in the lead up to the Corporation's transition to a government owned corporation. Since that time he has acted in various General Managerial roles as well as acting as Company Secretary on numerous occasions before his permanent appointment to this position in December 2007. Prior to joining Power and Water, Mr Strange worked in private legal practice in Darwin for 15 years.