Our leaders

Ms McAloon was appointed to the EnergyAustralia Board as an Independent Non-executive Director on 19 December 2012 and appointed Chair of the Board on 28 April 2022.

She is also a member of the Nomination, People and Remuneration Committee.

Ms McAloon has over 30 years of business, government and regulatory experience at senior executive and board levels across the natural resources, energy and infrastructure sectors. In particular, she has experience in navigating complex environmental, social and governance issues across multiple jurisdictions. Ms McAloon was an executive at BHP Billiton and AGL and has held leadership roles with the NSW Government and worked in private legal practice.

Ms McAloon is Chair of Bluescope Steel, Non- executive Director of Allianz Australia and former Non- executive Director of Newcrest Mining. She is also a member of the Monash University Council and the Allens Advisory Board.

Previously, Ms McAloon was Non-executive Director at Home Consortium, Union Malt Group, Viva Energy, Graincorp, Healthscope, Port of Melbourne Authority, Cogstate and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. She was Chair of Defence Reserves Support Council and a member of the Australian War Memorial Council, the Australian Defence Force Assistance Trust (Bravery Trust) and the Referendum Council for Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

She holds a Bachelor of Economics (Hons), Bachelor of Laws and a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance and is an AICD Fellow.  In the King’s Birthday 2023 Honours List, Jane was recognised with an Order of Australia (AM). Her award recognised her significant service to the business and energy sectors.

Mr Collette commenced as Managing Director of EnergyAustralia on 1 July 2021.

He served as Chief Customer Officer from May 2019 until June 2021. Prior to leading EnergyAustralia's retail business, he led the energy business (comprising generation and trading) between July 2015 and May 2019. Mr Collette has been with EnergyAustralia since 2003 with former roles including executive responsibility for policy, sustainability, strategy and other matters.

Mr Collette is a Director at the Australian Energy Council (AEC), which represents 20 major electricity and downstream natural gas businesses operating in the competitive wholesale and retail energy market. He is also a former member of the AEMC's Reliability Panel and a former director of the Australian Financial Markets Association.

Prior to joining EnergyAustralia, he worked for management consulting firm LEK consulting on a variety of commercial engagements in Australia, Thailand and the UK.

Mr Brandler was appointed as a Director on 19 August 2005.

Mr Brandler was the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CLP Holdings from 6 May 2000 to 30 September 2013. He continued to serve on the Board of CLP Holdings as an Executive Director until becoming a Non-executive Director on 1 April 2014 and appointed as a Vice-Chairman of CLP Holdings Limited Board on 1 January 2023.

Mr Brandler has had an extensive career as a banker in the energy and utility sector in North America, Europe and, since 1995, in Asia. His experience covers power sector deregulation in the United States during the 1980s, and the UK electricity industry privatisation and deregulation in the early 1990s. Immediately prior to joining CLP, Mr Brandler was Head of Asia Pacific Corporate Finance at Schroders, the UK investment bank, based in Hong Kong. Mr Brandler was the Chair of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce from May 2008 to May 2010.

Mr Brandler holds an MA degree from Cambridge University, MBA degree from Harvard Business School, and is a Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Mr Simmonds was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2024 and is a member of the Sustainability
Committee.

Mr Simmonds is the Chief Strategy, Sustainability and Governance Officer of CLP and is responsible for CLP Group strategic planning and the strategy agenda as well as driving the Group’s sustainability agenda and ensuring that it is embedded into the business. He is also responsible for managing the Group’s Venture Capital and Research function, the Group’s investments in Taiwan Region and Thailand and the Group’s property development activities. In addition, Mr Simmonds leads the teams responsible for legal, corporate governance and insurance services across the Group.

Mr Simmonds is the President of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (HKCGI) and is a Fellow of both The Chartered Governance Institute and HKCGI. He is the Chair of the Task Force on Energy for the UN ESCAP Sustainable Business Network, a Board Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macau and a member of The Asia Society. Mr Simmonds is also a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform and the Hong Kong Advisory Committee of The Fred Hollows Foundations.

Mr Simmonds holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

Independent Non-executive Director

Ms Go was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 28 April 2017 and is Chair of the Sustainability Committee.

She is Chair and Non-executive Director at Adore Beauty. Ms Go is also a Non-executive Director at Transurban, Southern Cross Austereo and a Member of ANU Centre for Asian-Australian Leadership Advisory Board, Member of the UNSW Business Advisory Council, an independent National Director at Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Advisory Board member of the National Foundation for Australia China Relations (NFACR).

Previously, Ms Go was Chair at Ovarian Cancer Australia, The Walkley Foundation, Juggle Street, West Tigers NRL Club, Netball Australia and Office Brands and a Non-executive Director at Booktopia, 7-Eleven, Pro-Pac Packaging Limited and Autosports Group Ltd. Ms Go also held advisory board roles at Background and Australian Republic Movement and PwC Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board. She was formerly Chief Executive of magazines publisher Hearst Australia, Chief Executive of digital journalism outlet Private Media and Group Publishing Director of Independent Digital Media.

In the King’s Birthday 2023 Honours List, Marina was recognised with an Order of Australia (AM). Her award recognised her significant service to business governance, to sport administration, and to the media industry.

Ms Dee-Bradbury was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 28 April 2017 and is Chair of the Nomination, People and Remuneration Committee.

Ms Dee-Bradbury is currently a Non-executive Director of BlueScope Steel, the Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited and Bapcor Limited. She is a member of Chief Executive Women and Women Corporate Directors Foundation. Previously, Ms Dee-Bradbury was a Non-executive Director at GrainCorp Limited and Tower Limited. In 2013, she was recognised in the Westpac AFR Women of Influence awards.  

Ms Dee-Bradbury’s executive career included President - Developed Markets APAC at Mondelēz (Kraft/Cadbury), Chief Executive of Barbeques Galore Holdings and a member of the business advisory board for Monash Business School.

Mr Grant was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 1 August 2020 and is a member of the Sustainability Committee and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Mr Grant brings more than thirty-five years' leadership experience across the infrastructure, energy, defence, energy and mining sectors. He retired from executive life in 2020 after ten years as Chief Financial Officer at ASX-listed Service Stream Limited. He has held senior executive positions at AGL Energy, Tenix and Shell, including three years as Finance Director of Shell's downstream operations in the Sultanate of Oman.

Mr Robinson was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on 5 December 2022 and is a member of the Sustainability and Audit & Risk Committees.

Mr Robinson is a civil Engineer with over 40 years of Construction experience in design and construct projects.

His experience in construction includes heavy civil and construction disciplines, commercial building, cross country oil and gas pipelines, conditioning facilities, pharmaceutical and petrochemical plants, airports, underground and marine infrastructure projects, power stations and electrical distribution systems as well as maintenance and operation of facilities and systems.

Mr Robinson's executive career includes CEO of McConnell Dowell Corporation where he was responsible for the overall operations of the diverse construction group that operated throughout Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations, most of the SE Asian nations, the Middle East, UK, South Africa and some former Russian Republic nations. He was also a Director of the Australian Constructors Association, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia; an Advisory Board Member to Melbourne University Construction Law Course during the period 2000 – 2015 and Non- executive Director of RCR Ltd from March 2018 to November 2018  

Since 2015 he has been involved in a number of Project Assurance Reviews for Department of Finance, INSW and ISA.

Mr Collette has been with EnergyAustralia since 2003 and Managing Director since 1 July 2021. He served as Chief Customer Officer from May 2019 until June 2021 and led the Energy business (comprising generation and trading at the time) between July 2015 and May 2019.  Former roles have included executive responsibility for policy, sustainability, strategy and other matters. 

Mr Collette is a Director at the Australian Energy Council (AEC), which represents 20 major electricity and downstream natural gas businesses operating in the competitive wholesale and retail energy market. He is also a former member of the AEMC's Reliability Panel and a former director of the Australian Financial Markets Association.

Prior to joining EnergyAustralia, he worked for management consulting firm LEK consulting on a variety of commercial engagements in Australia, Thailand and the UK.

Julie joined EnergyAustralia as its Chief Information Officer in June 2019. Central to Julie's role is ensuring that EnergyAustralia has the right technology to offer customers the products and service they want, ensure their information is safe and secure, and support the efficient running of our business.

Julie has over 25 years of international experience across Utilities, Financial Services and Telecommunications. She has held a number of executive roles in the finance sector, where she has led the technology and digital teams, and overseen a number of significant transformation programs.

Prior to EnergyAustralia, Julie worked for Latitude Financial Services and was responsible for the separation of Latitude Financial Services from General Electric and the subsequent creation of the new company's technology capability.

Julie graduated with an MBA from LaTrobe University in 2008.

Kate commenced in her role as Chief Customer Officer in July 2024. Kate is responsible for leading the performance of EnergyAustralia’s customer business, including customer experience, analytics and insights, pricing and product development, customer assets, marketing and digital innovation, as well as the delivery of sales and services across residential, business and industrial customer segments.

Kate previously held the role as Chief Strategy Officer and Project Management Officer from December 2023, where she oversaw strategy, sustainability and customer assets.

Prior to joining EnergyAustralia, Kate led a distinguished 14-year career at ANZ Bank, including as Managing Director Consumer Banking and General Manager Small Business Banking, and spent over a decade with the Boston Consulting Group preceding ANZ.

Kate has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. She is a member of Chief Executive Women and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Ross is Energy Australia’s Trading and Transition Executive.  Ross and his team play an important role in leading and accelerating the clean energy transition.  Their work extends across the business from providing competitive energy prices for our customers, building our future energy portfolio and working with our key stakeholders and communities in the transformation of our energy system.

Ross began working with TXU, which later became EnergyAustralia, in January 2003.  During his more than two decades with the business Ross’s roles have covered strategy, business development and wholesale market operations.  

Ross has a degree in commerce and civil engineering from the University of Melbourne.

Sue was appointed EnergyAustralia’s Operations and Projects Executive in September 2023, and is responsible for coal and gas generation assets.

Sue joined the business in 2020 as Head of Operations Excellence. Previously, she was with ExxonMobil for 25 years, and held various operational leadership roles at Esso Australia including Safety, Security, Health, Environment and Regulatory Manager, Gippsland Basin Optimisation Manager and Offshore Oil Asset Manager.

Sue has a degree in mechanical engineering from Adelaide University, and an MBA from the University of Melbourne.

Anna joined EnergyAustralia in May 2023 as Chief People Officer.

Anna has extensive experience in industrial technology, healthcare, aerospace, defence, pharmaceuticals and fast-moving consumer goods.  She joined EnergyAustralia from the UK where she was Chief People Officer of XP Power PLC, an FTSE 250 company. Previously, she was Global People Director, Defence at Rolls-Royce.  Until her return to Australia she was also a Non-executive director for a large NHS Trust in Bath, Somerset.

Anna has a leadership style focused on bringing people together and actively and constructively challenging people to deliver great business outcomes for customers and stakeholders.

Anna has a Master of Commerce in employment relations from the University of Auckland as well as a Bachelor of Commerce in economics and a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology.
 

Mr Chiang was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2023, he is the Deputy Chair and is a member of the Nomination, People and Remuneration Committee.

Mr Chiang is the Chief Executive Officer of CLP and is responsible for the overall performance of the Group. Prior to assuming his role on 1 July 2023, he was the Managing Director of CLP Power Hong Kong Limited since 2017, holding the overall responsibility for CLP’s Hong Kong business.

TK is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and an Honorary Fellow of the Vocational Training Council. He is currently a member of the HKSAR Election Committee, a member of the Engineers Registration Board and Vice Chairman of the Real Estate & Infrastructure Commitee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.  

Mr Chiang joined CLP Power as a Graduate Trainee in 1988. He has extensive experience in power generation, transmission and distribution systems as well as regulatory strategy. He has held various posts in different areas including power  system asset management, planning, design, operation and maintenance, power quality, and corporate and regulatory strategy.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Master of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Mr Keisser was appointed as a Director on 1 October 2023 and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Mr Keisser is CLP’s Chief Officer – International Business. In this role, Alex leads oversight of CLP Group’s business interests in Australia and India together with leading and managing the development and implementation of strategic projects. He joined the CLP Group in September 2018 as a member of the Group Executive Committee

Alex has extensive global experience in the fields of general management, strategy, business development, finance and engineering. He worked for ENGIE, a global energy utility, from 1994 to 2017 in respectively Europe, North America, Latin America and Australia prior to moving to Hong Kong. Before joining the CLP Group, Alex was CEO of ENGIE in Australia (owned by ENGIE and Mitsui). Other senior roles held by Alex at ENGIE include CEO of EnerSur (a Peru listed company) and CEO of ENGIE Chile.

Alex is an engineer with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the École Centrale de Marseille in France and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University in New York, United States of America.
 

Nicole joined EnergyAustralia in November 2023. She oversees communication, community engagement, sustainability and government and regulatory affairs.

Previously, Nicole was at Telstra for over a decade. Here, she led the communications function, including a focus on strengthening Telstra’s reputation, and was chief of staff to the CEO. Previously, Nicole led communications and reputation management functions for the Victorian Police and within the Commonwealth Government.

Nicole has a Masters of Public Administration from Monash University.
 

Chris joined EnergyAustralia in January 2024 as Chief Financial Officer.  He is responsible for leading the statutory, tax, treasury and commercial finance functions, including financial planning and analysis, business partnering and commercial support.   

Previously, Chris was Interim President at Incitec Pivot Fertilisers, having previously been their Chief Financial Officer.   

During his 14-year career at Incitec Pivot, Chris held a number of senior executive roles including Interim Group Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific and General Manager Finance and Investor Relations.   

Chris has a BCompt (Accounting) Honours degree, and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.