SA Water welcomes new Board
22 August 2018
SA Water: SA Water has welcomed four new
appointments to its Board of Directors, adding a wealth of new
experience to the team accountable for overseeing the Corporation’s
performance and long-term strategic direction.
The Governor of
South Australia today confirmed that Andrew Fletcher AO will assume
the role of Chair, with Janet Finlay, John Bastian and Fiona Hele also
engaged as directors.
The new appointees will join existing directors Ian Stirling, Sue Filby
and SA Water Chief Executive Roch Cheroux to form the seven-member
Board, which reports to the Minister for
Environment and Water, on behalf of the people of South Australia.
SA Water Chief Executive Roch Cheroux said the new Chair and directors
would both support and guide the corporation in delivering its vision.
"Every day, more than 1500 South Australians are dedicated to providing
our 1.7 million customers with world class
water services that enable a better life, and the Board plays an
important role in maintaining sight of that vision," Roch said.
"With a strong and diverse group of skilled experts accountable for
overseeing and monitoring our performance, South Australians can be
confident our new Board will continue to make a valuable contribution to
SA Water’s governance."
An engineer by training, incoming Chair Andrew Fletcher AO brings
significant experience across both the public and private sectors,
including as former Chief Executive of Defence SA and the Port
Adelaide Maritime Corporation.
Janet Finlay has more than 25 years’ experience as commercial business
advisor specialising in finance and tax, and is currently a member of
the State Planning Commission of South Australia and the Libraries Board
of South Australia.
John Bastian AM is an experienced management consultant formerly
recognised as a BRW Business Leader of the Year, and also currently
serves as Chair of TechinSA, the Spencer Gulf Ecosystem and Development
Initiative, and South Australian branch of The CEO Institute.
Fiona Hele is a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years’ experience
in the public and private sectors, and is currently engaged on the
boards of SeaLink Travel Group, Adelaide Venue Management Corporation,
Celsus Securitisation and PrimeQ.
Mr Cheroux acknowledged the outgoing directors for their contributions
to SA Water.
Outgoing Chair Hon Carolyn Pickles served as a director from 2013, Hon
Karlene Maywald from 2014 and Sybella Blencowe was a director from 2008.
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Source: South Australian Government - www.premier.sa.gov.au
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