ENERGEX board of directors

ENERGEX Limited

John Dempsey - Chairman
ACIS, MNIA, PNA Grad Dip Acctg and FinMangt, Grad Dip Ag Econ

John Dempsey was appointed a non-executive Director of the ENERGEX Limited Board in June 1999 and was reappointed in July 2005. He is a member of the Board’s Audit and Compliance Committee and a member of the Corporate Development Committee. John is also a Director of Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited, appointed in June 2002. Formerly Deputy Mayor of the City of Cairns, he contributed to the development of the Management of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area listing as Chairman of the Community Consultative Group. He has had extensive experience in the Queensland rural industry and was an inaugural member of the Sugar Industry Tribunal in 1991, where he remained for six years. John currently conducts a public accountancy practice in Brisbane, and has more than 30 years’ experience in the field. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and also holds postgraduate diplomas in Accounting and Financial Management and in Agricultural

Maj Gen Peter Arnison AC, CVO (Retired) - Director
BEc, D Laws UQ, D Univ QUT, D Univ Griffith, D Letters USQ, FAICD, ASIA

Major General Peter Arnison was appointed a non-executive Director of the ENERGEX Limited Board in December 2004 and was reappointed in July 2005. He chairs the ENERGEX Limited Network and Technical Committee and is a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee. Peter served for 37 years in the Australian Army in a variety of Infantry command appointments, retiring as Land Commander, Australia, in June 1996. Following a year as Executive Director, Allied Rubber Products, he was appointed Queensland’s 23rd Governor, serving from July 1997 to July 2003. He is Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology; Chairman, Panbio Ltd; Chairman, The Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health; Chairman, The Queensland Museum Foundation; a Governor of the Queensland Community Foundation and a Director of the Australian Multicultural Foundation.

Emeritus Professor Mat Darveniza AO, FTSE - Director
BE, PhD, DEng, Hon DSc, FIEAust, FIEEE, LIVA

Mat Darveniza was appointed a non-executive Director of the ENERGEX Limited Board in December 2004 and was reappointed in July 2005. He is a member of the Network and Technical Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Mat’s career in electrical engineering and education commenced with the University of Queensland as an academic in 1959. He progressed to Professor in Electrical Engineering in 1980 and in 1998 was appointed Professional Research Fellow (fractional) and Emeritus Professor. He has been active in professional committees on power systems, including the Electricity Supply Association of Australia, Standards Australia, International Council of Large Electrical Systems (CIGRE), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Mat has extensive national and international experience as a consultant and continuing education lecturer in his areas of expertise. He has direct experience of the electricity supply industry and over a long period of time has conducted practical research into the reliability of electricity transmission and distribution systems, particularly in respect of lightning protection. Mat has served on a number of Boards, including UniQuest Pty Ltd (1988–1993), National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA) (1989–1995), Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) (1992–1995), UniSyd Pty Ltd (1992–1993) and Rotary Club of Brisbane Inc (2001). He has been Chairman of Lightning Protection and Transient

Mary Boydell - Director
BCom, FCA, MAICD

Mary Boydell was appointed a non-executive Director of the ENERGEX Limited Board in July 2005. Mary is a member of the Network and Technical Committee and chairs the Remuneration Committee. She is a Chartered Accountant with extensive board experience in the private and public sectors, combined with senior management roles within the corporate and legal professions. Mary is currently Chairman of the Gladstone Area Water Board, Chairman of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, a Director of BSES Limited, an external member of the Maroochy Shire Council Audit Committee, a member of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Audit Committee and a member of the Queensland Regional Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mary has previously served as a Director of the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and Burnett Water Pty Ltd, and as external adviser to Board Audit Committees in the public and private sectors. 

John Geldard - Director
Bcom, BE, CPA FAICD

In July 2005, John Geldard was appointed a non-executive Director of the ENERGEX Limited Board. He is chairman of the ENERGEX Limited Audit and Compliance Committee. John has extensive experience within the private and public sectors in the manufacturing, mining and energy industries and has been involved with the process of electricity industry reform, including recently as a consultant to the Electricity Reform Implementation Unit of the Western Australian Government. Previously John has held executive positions at ENERGEX, including Chief Executive Officer between March and December 2000, and Chief Financial Officer from July 1997 to April 2001. Prior to this, John served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Queensland Transmission and Supply Corporation. John has been a Director of the Queensland Electricity Supply Industry Superannuation Board, DownTown Utilities Pty Ltd, Deputy Member, Queensland Treasury Corporation Board and Deputy to the Commissioner on seven Queensland Electricity Boards.

Ronald Monaghan - Director
BA

Ron Monaghan was appointed a non-executive Director of the ENERGEX Limited Board in May 2008. Ron began his career in 1979 as an Organiser at the New South Wales Branch of the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) before moving to Queensland in 1989. He was elected Assistant Secretary of the LHMU Queensland Branch in 1992 and Secretary in 1999. Ron served as Vice President of the Queensland Council of Unions until November 2007 when he was elected unopposed as General Secretary. In 2003, Ron was appointed to the WorkCover Board and more recently to the Board of Sunsuper Pty Ltd.