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Our Board

Bernard Wheelahan

 

Bernard Wheelahan
BSc, DipEd, FRACI, FAusIMM. FAICD, FAIE
Non-Executive Chairman
Appointed as Director on 27 June 2003, Mr Wheelahan is an independent Company Director. He has had 40 years experience in the petroleum, gas and minerals resources industries in Australia and overseas. During his career he has been Chairman, Director or Committee Member on a large number of public and private companies and joint ventures associated with petroleum, gas and minerals. These included Chairman of The Bass Strait Oil Company, President of Shell Venezuela SA and Director of Normandy Mining Ltd, Woodside Petroleum Ltd, Transfield Services Ltd and Shell Australia Ltd. He is Chairman of the Australian Government's Council on Australia Latin America Relations.

 

 


Kyle Mangini

 

Kyle Mangini

BEc, Gov

Non Executive Director

Appointed as a Director on 9th of October 2009, Mr. Mangini has 20 years of experience in investment banking and asset management, including senior roles with CSFB and SBC Warburg. He has infrastructure experience both in Australia and abroad, including a role acting as an advisory Director to the Flinders Group. His relevant transaction experience includes the execution of mergers, acquisition, divestitures, initial public offerings, public bond offerings, Rule 144A private placements, commercial bank facilities and derivatives. As Head of Infraestructure and Specialised Funds at IFM, Mr. Mangini is responsible for managing all aspects of infrastructure investment management functions. He is also a member of IFM's Investment and Strategy Committee and is the Chairman of IFM's Specialised Debt Committee. In addition to the Pacific Hydro Board, Mr. Mangini is a Director of Ecogen Holdings (owner of the Newport and Jeerlang Power Stations) and Brisbane Airport.

 

 


Garry Weaven

 

Garry Weaven
BSc, DipEd
Non-Executive Director

Appointed as Director on 29 July 2005, Garry Weaven is the founder of Industry Funds Management. His involvement with the superannuation and funds management Industry follows a successful career in the union movement which culminated in being elected Assistant Secretary of the ACTU in 1986. Mr Weaven is a Director of VicUrban, Industry Super Holdings and Members Equity Bank Pty Ltd.  He is also a member of Infrastructure Australia, the ASIC External Advisory Panel and Federal Government Superannuation Advisory Committee.

 

 



Geoff Coffey

 

Geoff Coffey
FCPA, ACIS, Dip FP, GMAICD
Non-Executive Director

Appointed a Director on 26 March 2004, Mr. Coffey has extensive experience in construction, development, infrastructure investment and structured finance. Mr Coffey's previous positions included General Manager Development & Investment with John Holland Group, Finance Director at Azon Limited, General Manager Finance at Atlas Steels Limited and Chief Financial Officer at McConnell Dowell Limited. Mr Coffey is a Director of Forestry Tasmania Pty Ltd, McCarthur Cook Ltd and the Tasmanian Government Irrigation Development Board.  He is Chairman of Utilities of Australia Pty. Ltd and CEOS Pty Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

Kate Spargo

 

 

Kate Spargo
LLB (Hons), B.A, (FAICD)
Non-Executive Director

Appointed a Director on 26 March 2004, Kate Spargo practised as a lawyer in both private practice and with the Crown Law office in Adelaide before moving to practice management and consulting. Ms Spargo is a Non-Executive Director of Transfield Services Infrastructure Ltd, Investec Bank (Aust) Ltd, Colnvest Ltd, Australian Energy Market Operators, Suncorp Portfolio Services Ltd. and Australian Unity. She is also Chairman of Accounting Professionals and Ethical Standards Ltd and a Councillor of the Victorian Division of the AICD. .