Independent Director
Vanessa has strong commercial, project development and strategy experience gained over 20 years working across the energy, water and sustainability sectors and more recently in hydrogen industry development. This includes as a Climate Change Leader and Utilities Leader at EY and undertaking significant energy market reforms across the supply chain in various senior roles with government. Vanessa has led complex transactions in these fields and brought together industry drivers and commercial outcomes whilst defining and delivering sustainable objectives. Vanessa’s current roles include NED AGL Energy and Chair of AGL’s Safety and Sustainability committee, NED with Port of Townsville and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, and Chair of Centacare, a large NFP that provides disability and family support services. Vanessa is also a member of the Ministerial subcommittee for hydrogen development, serves on a Griffith business school advisory board and is a member of Chief Executive Women.