Our Board

A G (Tony) Wright Dip Tech, MBA

Tony Wright

Chairman since 1 July 2004

External Directorships

  • Joint Managing Director, Wright Corporate Strategy Pty Ltd
  • Chairman, BioTrack Australia Pty Ltd
  • Deputy Chairman, NSW EPA Board
  • Partner, Corymbia Creek Angus
  • Chairman, NSW Reference Group on Extended Producer Responsibility
  • Member, National Advisory Council for Environment Business Australia
  • Member, Barton Group

Tony is a Managing Director of a corporate strategy and public policy advisory firm, specialising in resource and infrastructure management. His career focus has been running utilities and developing infrastructure covering water, waste and transport industries.

Tony has played a significant role in developing the Australian environment management industry through leadership positions in the industry association, Environment Business Australia. Much of Tony’s recent work has been in guiding reform of solid waste management.

He has chaired three public inquiries and helped shape the strategy and legislation for sustainable waste management at state and national levels.

Catherine Bolger BEc, MLLR

Catherine Bolger

Director since 1 August 2007

External Directorships

  • Director, Powercoal Employees Entitlements Company Pty Ltd

Catherine is a Director of the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists, and Managers, Australia.

In her senior role in the union, Catherine has helped to shape a strong vibrant voice for the interests of professional employees.

Her primary areas of expertise are industrial relations and occupational health and safety matters, as well as management.

Catherine also has a special interest in corporate and regulatory compliance, developed during her recent time as a director of a large industry superannuation fund.

Kathleen Bowmer BSc(Hons), PhD(Nott), FAICD

Kathleen Bowmer

Director since 1 October 2004

Kath has worked in irrigation research and aquatic ecology with CSIRO for most of her career.

Honours include the Eureka Prize for Environmental Science.

She was previously Deputy Chief of CSIRO Water Resources, Business Director of CSIRO Land and Water, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, board member of several Co-operative Research Centres and Chair of the Murrumbidgee River Management Committee.

Kath currently holds the position of Professor of Water Policy at Charles Sturt University and is an Honorary Research Fellow with CSIRO Land and Water.

Col Gellatly AO BAgEcos(Hons), MComm(Hons), PhD

Col Gellatly

Director since 16 July 2007

External Directorships

  • Director, Col Gellatly and Associates Pty Ltd
  • Chair, Redfern Waterloo Authority
  • Chair, Pillar Corporation
  • Member of Council, University of New England

Col finished a distinguished career in the NSW Public Sector in May 2007.

His final position was Director General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Col had been a CEO for 18 years including time as Director-General of Premiers Department, Director-General of the Department of Land and Water Conservation, and Director-General of the Department of Industrial Relations, Employment, Training and Further Education.

Col is involved in a variety of roles in both the public and private sectors as a consultant, advisor and board member.

He is currently Chair of the Redfern Waterloo Authority and Chair of Pillar Corporation (superannuation administration), while also a member of the Council of the University of New England and a member of the UNE Foundation.

He recently chaired the NSW Government’s Ethanol Taskforce and the NSW Government’s Rural and Regional Taskforce.

Don Marples BCom, MCom, FFin, GAICD

Don Marples

Director since 24 April 2006

External Directorships

  • Director Fortius Funds Management Pty Ltd
  • Director MPC Funding Ltd

Don is a senior management professional with 22 years experience in strategic leadership in banking, merchant banking and major corporations, with particular emphasis on property and infrastructure.

He has led, grown and repositioned value added financial and investment businesses in a high performance environment.

Don is the Joint Managing Director of Fortius Funds Management a specialist institutional property funds management group.

Previously, Don was the General Manager and Global Head of Project and Infrastructure with the Commonwealth Bank and has held senior positions with Lend Lease Corporation Ltd and ANZ Banking Group.

Michael Lilley BBus MBus

Director since 25 February 2011

External Directorships

  • MJL Financial and Advisory Pty Ltd

Michael is employed as a Managing Director by NAB in its Infrastrucure and Natural Resources Advisory business.

Prior to that, Michael spent over a decade working for Macquarie Capital Advisors in its Infrastructure business.

Previously, Micahel had been a director of many infrastrucutre companies including electricty generation and renewable energy along with health and education.

Michael has also worked in the ACT and NSW public sectors.

Michael Williamson

Director since 25 March 2011

External Directorships

  • Director of SGE Credit Union
  • Trustee of First State Super
  • Member of the Australia Day Council NSW
  • Director of United Edge Pty Ltd
  • Director Medical Imaging Online

Michael has been General Secretary of the Health Services Union NSW Branch for the past 14 years.

He has previously worked for NSW Health in the fields of Industrial Relations, community and public health.

His total employment in the health industry  spans 30 years.

Michael was a former Australian Labor Party National President and is the current Australian Labor Party Senior Vice President.

He is Vice President of Unions NSW, a member of the ACTU Executive, the State Labor Advisory Council and Vice President of the Australian Labor Party NSW Branch.