Board of Directors

City West Water operates under a Board of Directors that are appointed by our shareholder, the Victorian State Government.

Directors are appointed after a selection process conducted by the Department of Treasury and Finance's Corporate Governance Branch. Recommendations are made to the Minister for Water and the Treasurer, who then jointly take their recommendation to Cabinet.

Directors provide the Board with a broad range of skills to the business, including management, engineering, financial, legal and environmental expertise.

The Board has seven directors, comprising a non-executive Chairman, six non-executive Directors and one executive Director.

The Hon. Alan Stockdale - Chairman

The Hon. Alan Stockdale was appointed as Chairman of City West Water on 1 October 2011. Alan Stockdale has recently commenced as a part-time consultant for Maddocks Lawyers. He is Chairman of the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (2007 - current) and the MBAV Foundation (2008 - current); Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia (2008 - current); a Director of NSW Treasury Corporation (2005 - current) and a member of the Advisory Board of Lazard Australia (2011 - current). He has extensive corporate experience including roles with Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Macquarie Bank and as Chairman or a Director of several ASX-listed companies. Mr. Stockdale was a member of the Victorian Parliament (1985 - 1999) and was Victorian Treasurer (1992 - 1999) and Minister for IT and Multimedia (1996 – 1999). He holds Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degrees and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Anne Barker - Managing Director 

Anne Barker was appointed as City West Water's Managing Director in November 2002. Ms Barker practised law before gaining broad management experience with Myer Stores and the ANZ Banking Group. Prior to joining City West Water, Ms Barker was the Executive Manager of the Commercial and Revenue divisions at SPI Powernet where she gained extensive experience working in a regulated utility environment. She is currently Chair of Whitelion and Smart Water Fund, a member of the Board of LeadWest and a member of the Plumbing Industry Advisory Council.

Marilyn Anderson - Director

Professor Marilyn Anderson was appointed a director on 1 July 2008. With over 30 years experience in scientific research in the areas of diabetes, cancer and plant biochemistry, Professor Anderson is a Professor of Biochemistry at LaTrobe University. Professor Anderson has consulted to the CSIRO and Department of Primary Industries and is an Associate Professorial Fellow in the Botany School at the University of Melbourne. She was a founding director at Hexima Limited, and is currently Hexima's Chief Science Officer. Professor Anderson was a director at South East Water Limited for over 10 years, prior to her appointment at City West Water. Professor Anderson is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Jan Begg - Director

Jan Begg was appointed as a director on 1 October 2011. Jan Begg is the Managing Director of Azulin Pty Ltd, a consultancy that provides constructive assessment, intervention and coaching of businesses. She is a non-executive director of the Royal District Nursing Services Ltd (2004 - current), a member of the Monash University Department of Management Advisory Board and a member of Melbourne Business School. Ms Begg previously had senior roles with ANZ Bank and Mayne Pharma as a change management consultant, was a General Manager/Project Director Cardinal Group Australia and has international experience in leading, designing, implementing and reviewing business initiatives. She is a contributor to international governance of information technology standards groups and has recently undertaken research and authored an academic paper in the area of project governance. Ms Begg has a Bachelor of Science (Honours), Master of Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Jan Boxall  - Director

Jan Boxall was appointed a director in January 2007. She is a practising lawyer and a former partner of the national law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, where she advised clients in the property, infrastructure, health, statutory corporation and government sectors. Ms Boxall is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and was Chair of the Board of Cabrini Health from 2002 to 2006. She is also a director of Queen Victoria Market Pty Ltd. Ms Boxall is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Debbie Goodin - Director

Debbie Goodin was appointed as a director on 1 October 2011. Debbie is self employed as a management consultant as well as a non-executive director on a number of boards. Debbie has held senior operations, finance, project delivery and general administrative positions in both the public and private sectors. More recently, she was Group Executive Operations with Coffey International Ltd (2005 - 2010) managing the organisation’s international operational performance and risk. She is a member of Mt Hotham Resort Management and chair of its Audit and Risk Committee (2007 - current) and is a director of Community CPS Australia Limited (2011 - current). Ms Goodin has a Bachelor of Economics, is a Chartered Accountant, qualified company secretary and insolvency practitioner.

John Miller AO - Director

Dr John Miller was appointed a director in January 2007. Dr Miller is a company director and management consultant in the areas of strategy, marketing, sustainability and finance. He is an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University and was previously head of the management schools at Monash and Swinburne. An FCPA, Dr Miller was senior partner in two international accounting firms - PKF and a predecessor firm of KPMG. He is an honorary life member of CPA Australia and the AICD. John is also a Director of charitable trusts involved with disability and the environment. John is a life member of the John Button Literary Foundation a bipartisan group supporting public policy sponsorship. He has been awarded the AO and the Australian Centenary Medal.

Derek Skues - Director

Derek Skues was appointed as a director on 1 July 2008. With a background in architecture and project management, he was a Director of Atkinson Project Management for 20 years, a specialist project management firm with extensive experience in complex building projects such as hospitals. Most recently he has been an Executive Consultant for the multi-disciplinary global company Aurecon undertaking advisory and management consulting assignments.