Steven Graham
Chief Executive
Mr Steven Graham was appointed AEMC chief executive in January 2006. He has extensive experience in both the corporate governance of commercial electricity enterprises and change management within large organisations. Before his appointment as AEMC chief executive Steven managed the integration of assets and staff of the merged entities forming RailCorp, the biggest passenger rail operator in Australia. He has also held a range of senior commercial and corporate management positions including key roles in the restructure of Pacific Power (NSW) from a state owned monopoly power generator into a number of competitive businesses; the establishment of Eraring Energy and as an energy sector adviser to NSW Treasury. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has served on the boards of Pacific Western Pty Ltd, Mount Arthur South Pty Ltd, Energy Efficient Research Centre Ltd, Eraring Holdings Pty Ltd, Mount Arthur South Coal Marketing and Finance Pty Ltd.
Anne Pearson
Retail, Distribution and Network Regulation Group
Anne's background in regulatory reform encompasses management roles in energy businesses and as a senior adviser to governments. She was executive manager of retail regulation at EnergyAustralia. Her prior appointments include a period in corporate mergers and acquisitions at Freehills and Deacons, where she worked on the introduction of retail competition in the New South Wales retail gas market and corporatisation of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme. She holds a BA (Sydney) and LLB, Hon. (Sydney).
Rory Campbell
Senior Director
Technical and Reliability Group
Rory ‘s background in the trading of complex financial instruments for one of Australia's biggest energy producers, Eraring Energy, informs his grasp of technical issues surrounding pricing, modelling and forecasts. Before joining the AEMC he was a trader and analyst at the financial institution RMB Australia. Rory holds a PhD in pure mathematics (UNSW) and a BSc, Hon. (UNSW).
Chris Spangaro
Senior Director
Wholesale, Environment & Transmission
Chris has a background in law and public policy. He came to the AEMC from the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal where he most recently held the position of General Manager of the NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme, one of the world's first mandatory emissions trading schemes. Prior to this he was the Tribunal's Program Manager, Water Pricing. Before his engagement by IPART Chris worked in the Economic Development Branch of the NSW Cabinet Office. His earlier policy work was in law enforcement and corrections. Chris has a degree in law and was admitted as a Legal Practitioner.
Paul Smith
Senior Director
Strategy and Economics
Paul has worked as a regulatory and competition economist focussed on the European energy sector for almost 14 years. He joined us in September 2010 from the UK energy regulator, Ofgem, where he fulfilled a number of roles including retail price regulation and market reviews, competition policy, security of supply analysis and wholesale market surveillance. After six years at Ofgem he joined Postcomm to lead the first full price control review of Royal Mail. As a consultant with Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA) he has advised across all regulated sectors in the UK and Europe. He holds a degree in Economics and Politics (Bristol University)
Catriona Webster
Acting General Counsel
Catriona joined us as a Senior Lawyer in 2009, with particular expertise in corporate law, legal drafting and market governance and administration. Prior to joining the AEMC, Catriona was corporate counsel with The Marketplace Company and Logica Australia. In these roles Catriona was Involved in the implementation, governance and administration of gas retail markets in NSW, ACT, SA and WA and the transition of jurisdictional gas market operators into the Australian Energy Market Operator in 2009. Catriona started her career in private practice, working as a Senior Associate in the mergers and acquisitions group at Mallesons in Sydney and also at Linklaters in London. She holds a BA (Adelaide) and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Sydney.
Louise Strachan
Human Resources and Business Manager
Louise's background managing systems and administration practices for several major law firms in both Queensland and New South Wales provides a breadth of knowledge that enhances the management of the Corporate Services team at the AEMC. Louise is responsible for the provision of services in human resources, technology and telecommunications, governance, communications and corporate infrastructure projects. Louise has also held the role of business education teacher in Queensland and holds a B Ed (Hons) from Queensland University of Technology.