Executive management team
The Executive Management Team (EMT) is the senior leadership team of Unitywater, led by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The EMT supports the CEO in the leadership of the Authority in daily operations and the achievement of the Strategic Plan approved by the Board.
The Executive Management Team consists of:
Jon Black (CEO) – Chief Executive Officer
Jon draws on 30 years of management experience to be the CEO of Unitywater and a Director of the Water Services Association of Australia. Prior to his appointments, Jon was the CEO of the now disbanded, whole-of-South East Queensland water and sewerage distribution business, as well as being the first Executive Director of The Council of Mayors in 2005. He also spent 25 years in the Army in command and management roles, including Director of Training Management.
Jon has qualifications from the Universities of NSW and USMC in Virginia (USA), the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Royal Military College, Duntroon. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland.
Glen Babington – Executive Manager Business Support Services
Glen Babington became involved in the SEQ water industry through the formation of the SEQ Distribution Entity and Queensland Urban
Utilities before joining Unitywater.
He has a background in leading large field based organisations in defence and mining along with strategic planning and marketing experience in the aerospace industry.
Judy Bailey – Executive Manager Retail
Judy has extensive executive management experience across diverse industries in major public and private sector environments.
Responsible for managing budgets up to $222 million, she has a successful track record in organisational strategy and change, business reform and the delivery of improved services to the community.
Antoinette Carley – General Counsel
Antoinette oversees the regulatory, governance, risk management and compliance responsibilities of Unitywater. To contribute to the achievement of Unitywater's strategic objectives, she draws on extensive public and private sector experience in water reform, systems establishment, board development, infrastructure projects, commercial contracts and company directorship.
George Theo – Chief Operating Officer
George Theo brings more than 25 years’ experience to the role, and a wealth knowledge of the water industry through previous roles at GHD and Brisbane Water.
As General Manager of Network Planning and Services at Brisbane Water, George was responsible for the strategic planning and delivery of water and sewerage assets for one million residents.
Mathew Thomas – Chief Information Officer
Mathew Thomas is a recent and very welcome addition to the Unitywater team as the new Chief Information Officer in the Business Services Division.
Mathew has more than 15 years experience in ICT management, and 10 of those years were spent in utilities (energy and water). His most recent role was as Hunter Water ICT manager, through which he delivered more than $20 million in ICT capital projects over three years and implemented service management, program management and ICT governance frameworks.
Pauline Thomson – Chief Financial Officer
Pauline is a Certified Practising Accountant and brings more than 20 years accounting, finance and regulatory experience from retail, distribution and transmission entities across the energy sector.
Prior to joining Unitywater Pauline spent 10 years with ENERGEX in a range of senior commercial, finance and accounting roles, most recently as Group Manager Financial Control.
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