John Mackay AM, BA, FAIM — Chairman
Mr Mackay was appointed Chairman of ActewAGL on 1 July 2008. Mr Mackay is also Chairman of ACTEW Corporation and the Board of Governors of the National Arboretum Canberra. He is a Director on the Boards of Canberra Investment Corporation Limited, the Little Company of Mary Healthcare and the Canberra Raiders. He is also an active board member of several community organisations including The Salvation Army Advisory Board, the Carbine Club and the Canberra Raiders.
Mr Mackay was previously Chief Executive Officer of ACTEW Corporation from 1998 to 2000, and Chief Executive Officer of ActewAGL from 2000 to 2008.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004, was Canberra Citizen of the Year in 2008, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Canberra in 2009.
Mr Mackay was appointed Chancellor at the University of Canberra on 1 January 2011.
Michael Fahey, BEC, ACA, FAICD — Deputy Chairman
Mr Fahey was appointed to the ActewAGL Board in February 2011 and is a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee.
Mr Fahey joined AGL Energy Limited in August 2008 and currently holds the position of Head of Finance, Merchant Energy & Upstream Gas.
Prior to joining AGL, he has held executive roles with multinational companies in Australia, Europe and Singapore
Michael Easson AM, BA (Hons), FAICD
Mr Easson was appointed as Deputy Chairman of ActewAGL in October 2008. He has been a board member of ActewAGL since October 2000, is Chairman of ActewAGL's Environment Management Committee, and is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Mr Easson is Chairman of the EG Property Group, a business consultant to Allens Arthur Robinson, a Director of ING Real Estate Group, Stadium Australia Management Limited.
Mr Easson has been a Director of ACTEW since July 1995 and Deputy Chairman since May 1996. He is Chairman of ACTEW's Audit and Risk Management Committee. Mr Easson was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1998.
Mark Sullivan AO, BEC, FCPA, FAIM, MAICD
Mr Sullivan is the Managing Director of ACTEW Corporation and was appointed as a member of the ActewAGL Board in July 2008. Mr Sullivan was previously Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) and President of the Repatriation Commission and Chair of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (2004 to 2008).
Before being appointed Secretary of DVA, Mr Sullivan was Secretary of the Department for Family and Community Services (2002 to 2004), Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1999 to 2002), and Deputy Secretary at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. He has extensive senior managerial experience in both the private and public service sectors including WANG Australia, SBS, the Department of Social Security and the Australian Taxation Office.
Mr Sullivan received an Australian Centenary Medal in 2003 and he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008. This recognition was for his work in multicultural affairs, in indigenous affairs, community services and with veterans.
Paul Adams, B.Eng (Hons), FAIM, FIEAust
Mr Paul Adams was appointed to the ActewAGL Board in February 2011 and is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Mr Adams is Managing Director of Jemena Limited and holds directorships at Energy Networks Association, SPI (Australia) Assets Pty Ltd and various other companies. He has a breadth of experience in the energy sector, having worked across many facets of the gas and electricity industries for 30 years.
Mr Adams has held various senior roles including Manager Finance and Corporate Services, Manager Operations, and General Manager Networks for TXU. He was General Manager Networks at TXU and, General Manager Network Services Group at SP AusNet prior to his current role. He has worked in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Mr Adams has received awards including the Institution of Engineers (Victorian Young Engineer of the Year 1991) and Ernst and Young (Financial Planning Award 1995).
Lim Howe Run, BE (Mech)
Mr Lim Howe Run was appointed to the ActewAGL Board in September 2007. He is Managing Director, Strategic Investments of Singapore Power, and is responsible for the strategic development and stewardship of Singapore Power Group’s overseas investments.
Prior to his appointment as Managing Director, he held various positions in general management, risk management, asset management and business development within the Singapore Power Group.