About us

Managing director

Tony has extensive experience in the water industry and after working in four different General Manager roles at Yarra Valley Water, he was appointed Managing Director in January 2003.

As Managing Director, Tony is also a member of the Board

General Manager, Sustainable Development

Sam is responsbile for the provision of water and sewerage services to new customers.  He manages the planning and procurement of new infrastructure and the connection of new customers to the network.  Sam works closely with the development industry and has the challenge of developing new and innovative sustainable servicing strategies to meet commercial and environmental objectives.

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin is responsible for overall business management reporting, statutory accounting, financial planning, treasury and taxation. His role also includes statutory compliance, occupational health and safety, insurance, risk management, auditing, property management, legal services and records management.

General Manager, People and Culture

Anne is responsible for developing and implementing the human resources strategy for the business, including workplace planning, organisational culture and learning and development.  Anne is also responsible for developing and maintaining systems for recruitment, succession planning, performance management and internal communications.

General Manager, Billing and Contact Services

Stephenis responsible for customer billing and responding to customers' enquiries.  He is primarily responsible for meter reading, billing management as well as debt collection, Customer Contact Centre operations and the development and implementation of support programs for customers in financial difficulty.

General Manager, Strategy and Communications

Pat is responsible for strategy, regulation, planning, marketing and communications.  His responsibilities incorporate long term strategic planning, pricing and regulatory affairs, water resource planning, community and stakeholder engagement, representing the Company in water industry policy and reform activities, and development and implementation of marketing programs.

Chief Information Officer

Leigh  is responsible for the strategic direction of information technology (ITC) to achieve the business objectives of Yarra Valley Water.  This includes the development and delivery of the IT Strategic Plan, Enterprise Architecture and IT projects.  Leigh is also responsible for the operation, maintenance and support of IT systems, sourcing and procurement of IT products and services and the management of IT vendors.