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Utilities of australia pty ltd Board
Geoff Coffey, Chairman
Geoff Coffey was General Manager of John Holland Development and Investment Pty Ltd before retiring as an executive in December 2003. Geoff has extensive experience in finance, investment, construction and infrastructure. He is currently a non-executive director of Pacific Hydro Ltd, Macarthur Cook Ltd, CEOS Pty Ltd, Forestry Tasmania and the Tasmanian Irrigation Development Board, acts as a consultant to a number of companies and State Government Departments, and was formerly a director of the Australian Council for Infrastructure Development Pty Ltd and of Asia Pacific Transport Pty Ltd. Geoff is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, an associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Trevor Boucher AO, Non-executive Director
Trevor Boucher is a former Commissioner of Taxation, leaving in 1993 after having served in that statutory office for eight and a half years. For two years, from 1993 to 1995, he served as Australia's Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Trevor has been a director of a number of industry superannuation investment funds. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Graham Dunstan, Non-executive Director
Graham Dunstan retired in July 2006 from the management team of Emergency Services Super (ESS), having been Chief Executive Officer of that organisation for 12 years and more recently as its Chief Investments Officer. Prior to joining ESS, Graham held senior actuarial and management positions with National Mutual (now AXA) and earlier in his career he was a consulting actuary. His significant involvement in the superannuation industry includes six years on the board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). He has also been a board member of the A and B Venture Fund, representing ESS' interests in that entity. Graham was appointed to the UTA Trustee Board on 17 August 2006 and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Peter Edmonds, Non-executive Director
Peter Edmonds was Chairman or director of Statewide Superannuation Trust between 1992 and 2007 and Chairman or member of its Investment Committee. Peter was also a director of Statewide Financial Management Services Pty Ltd. He is currently a director of Port of Portland Pty Ltd. From 1994 to 2001, Peter was CEO of the South Australian Ports Corporation, and from 1988 to 1994 was CEO of South Australian Cooperative Bulk Handling. Prior to this, he worked in senior executive roles in Australia, South East Asia and North America in manufacturing, services, mining and banking. Peter is a past Chairman of the South Australian Freight Council and past President of the Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities. He is a member of the Audit Committee.
Denis Hogg AM, Non-executive Director
Denis Hogg held the position of Chief Executive of Epworth Foundation from 1986 until early 2007. He is currently the Chair of HESTA Super Fund, and holds a number of directorships in private companies.
Denis holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration, all from the University of Melbourne. He has a wide range of experience in a number of industries, and in 2006, he was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to the Private Hospital industry. Denis joined the UTA Trustee Board in March 2007.
John Haskins AM, Non-executive Director
John is a former Vice-President of CICA, the body that represents the construction industry world-wide. He is immediate former President of IFAWPCA, an association that has 15 countries as members in the Asian and Western Pacific Region. John is a Life Member and past President of the MBA ACT, and a Life Member and past President of the MBA of Australia. Currently, John sits on the board of Cbus and is also Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Marking and Services Committee.
Prior to his retirement, John was chairman of a medium-sized construction and development company with offices in Canberra, Sydney and the Gold Coast for over 20 years. John has always been involved in the construction and development industry and still is today with his continued involvement with the Master Builders' Association (MBA).
In 2007 the Chief Minister of the ACT appointed John as Chairman of the ACT Land Development Agency - a position he currently holds. In 2004, because of his extensive involvement in local affairs and his high profile in the building industry, the ACT Chief Minister bestowed on him an Honorary Ambassadorship for Canberra.
Denise Allen, NON-Executive Director
Denise Allen has been involved in the financial services industry for 25 years. She was the Managing Director, Asia Pacific for Citigroup Asset Management Limited. Denise was Chairman of the Board for Citigroup Asset Management Australia Limited, a Director of Citigroup Investment Bank (Singapore) Ltd, Salomon Brothers Asset Management (Asia) Limited and Citistreet Australia Limited. She was the Responsible Officer for the Citigroup Asset Management Australian Financial Services Licence and Responsible Entity for their Unit Trust vehicles. She was also a member of the Citigroup Country Co-ordinating Committee. Denise continued with Legg Mason after they purchased Citigroup Asset Management in December 2005 and left the group in April 2006. Prior to Citigroup she worked with JP Morgan Investment Management and Potter Warburg Asset Management.
Denise currently has her own consultancy business, Chelcor Pty Ltd that holds an Australian Financial Services Licence. She is also on the Board of the Burnet Institute and is Chair of the Investment Committee. She is also on the Board of the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund and is a Trustee Director of AvSuper.
Tony Tuohey, Non-executive Director
Tony Tuohey has been a director of Vision Super (formerly LAS) since 1995, a $4.2 billion fund covering the Local Government and other Statutory Authorities and is currently Chair of the Investment Committee. Tony is Chair of the Regional Infrastructure Fund established by Vision Super, is a former director of the Development Australia Fund and is the Chair of Regional Windfarms, which owns the Wonthaggi Windfarm through a Special Purpose Vehicle on behalf of Vision Super. Tony was appointed to the UofA Board on 1 January 2007.
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