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Osborne Park, Western Australia, Au

I lead commercial activities for the MinRes Lithium Business in my role as GM Commercial Lithium.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

The Commercial Team I led managed commercial operations and activities for Alinta’s power generation and network assets across Australia & NZ. As Head of Commercial I led, managed and oversaw all commercial functions:• Major Contract Negotiation & Management – negotiation, transaction and ongoing management of key agreements for power, tolling, gas supply, gas transport, multi-shipper allocation, network access, tenure access and so on, including management and commercial resolution of legal disputes.• OEM Agreements – commercial negotiation and management of long-term maintenance agreements with OEMs (Mitsubishi, GE, Siemens, Clarke Energy, Kokam, ABB and Vestas).• Procurement – management of contracting and procurement activities.• Power Development – front-end economics, commercial strategy, teaming with technical colleagues to design and progress power development opportunities for the continued build out of network, renewable, battery storage and efficient gas-fired generation. • Network Operations – commercial operation and management of transmission network activities, as Network Service Provider on the North-West Interconnection System (NWIS). Key assets under my management included the 214MW Yandin Wind Farm (then WA’s largest wind farm), 60MW Chichester Solar Farm, 35MW Newman Battery Storage System, plus multiple gas-fired power stations located in WA (Newman, Port Hedland, Pinjarra, Wagerup), gas-fired power stations at Braemar (Qld) and Bairnsdale (Vic), and cogeneration plant in Glenbrook (NZ). The team I led had a proud reputation of achieving excellence and was widely regarded by the business for this. I oversaw all functions of my team’s activities to ensure that this standard was maintained.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

As Manager of Major Customers for the Alinta Energy business, I had commercial responsibility for Alinta Energy’s key PPAs, GSAs, GTAs, network access agreements and various other related agreements. This was a significant responsibility – these Major Customer contracts provide around 30% of Alinta Energy’s business revenue, have significant length in contract term and underpin the financial viability of a number of key generation assets. In this role I led the contract negotiations and completed complex commercial transactions with Alinta’s largest mining and network connected loads (“Major Customers”) to support growth and power development for the business. I was responsible for the management of legal matters that arose in this space. These matters often involved the coordination of engineering and legal on complex, technical matters. I drove initiatives to manage risk, optimise performance, achieve compliance and maximise profitability. This frequently required the opening up and renegotiation of terms within long term contracts. Correct deal structure and a negotiated agreement on the sharing of value and risk was key to this.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

I was tasked with driving a number of important growth initiatives for the business that involved Alinta Energy’s largest customers. My efforts focused on the negotiations and associated activities for growth opportunities and key contract extensions to support the business's power generation assets. In this role I was successfully able to leverage the business’s existing assets and incumbency to defend and grow Alinta’s market position.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Responsible for the management of the business’s wholesale market positions (gas and electricity books), this role and my management of the Wholesale Analytics Team was central to the successful strategies executed within the Trading and Wholesale Markets Group.I commenced this role when the private equity group TPG took control of Alinta Energy. I personally developed the key models used by the team to manage and trade from its gas and electricity positions. Of highest importance was my ability to provide input, give insight into and formulate the key strategies implemented, to optimise and drive value from Alinta’s consolidated gas and electricity portfolio positions.

Perth, Au

Appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy’s Infrastructure Committee, I advised and provided input to the Committee in various areas including emerging trends in energy, infrastructure investment, market reform and decarbonisation. I served two terms as Deputy Chairman of the Infrastructure Committee.

Perth, Au

As a member of the Executive Council I was the representative and voice for Alinta Energy, which saw me advocate for positions and outcomes to serve Alinta Energy’s business needs. I was appointed to the Executive Council of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy in March 2020.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Perth, Western Australia, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Masters Of Commerce (Mcom), Economics & Finance

Bachelor Of Economics (Bec)

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom)

Secondary School