Richard Barrett Email & Phone Number

I am a highly-experienced strategic adviser, with more than 20 years' experience leading corporate affairs and government relations strategy, managing corporate reputation, achieving organisational outcomes, and building and developing teams. I have held a number of executive level and high-profile roles in Australia and the UK, predominantly in the infrastructure, public transport, roads and ports sectors.I currently head-up corporate affairs, internal/external communications, stakeholder engagement and government relations at Water Corporation - a vertically integrated utility and the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services across Western Australia, supplying 1.3 million homes and businesses from an asset base of $17 billion.Previous roles include: Director Corporate & Government Affairs, Pilbara Ports (managed corporate affairs, government relations and community and stakeholder engagement at the world's largest bulk export port authority); Director, Office of the Director General, Department of Transport (led strategic communication, government relations, and governance across the Transport portfolio agencies (Department of Transport, Main Roads WA and Public Transport Authority)) and Manager, Corporate Communications, Public Transport Authority (managed strategic internal and external communications, which included responsibility for all communications on the then largest public infrastructure project ever undertaken in Western Australia - New MetroRail).Some of the significant infrastructure projects I have worked on include: Mandurah Line railway; Perth City Link; Optus Stadium; Elizabeth Quay; Forrestfield Airport Link; Integrated Marine Operations Centre (Port Hedland) and Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant.I hold a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts, and am a Fellow of Leadership WA.

Listed skills include Strategic Communications, Media Relations, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Planning, and 35 others.