Executive

BE (Hons), FIE Aust, CPEng, EngExec, GAICD

Andrew is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of WaterNSW, responsible for managing the state’s dams and bulk water supply infrastructure and servicing a diverse range of customers – including the environment, agriculture, industry and the community, throughout regional NSW and Greater Sydney.

Recognised as an innovative thinker who approaches complex problems with an enquiring and solutions-focused mindset, Andrew has been involved in the strategic transformation of the NSW water sector, both as an Executive of WaterNSW since its inception in 2015, and more recently as CEO and Managing Director since 2020.

Andrew brings a decade of experience in successfully implementing organisational transformation programmes and sector reforms, delivering shareholder, customer and community value in a complex regulatory environment.

With over 15 years’ experience in water utilities, Andrew has excelled in leadership roles spanning regulatory and market strategy, government relations, engineering, asset management, and major infrastructure delivery.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Honours) from the University of Technology Sydney, is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Andrew is also a Director of WaterNSW Infrastructure Pty Ltd.

BCom (Acc/LLB), AMP Harvard, Fellow of CPA Australia

Joseph Pizzinga is an experienced financial leader, with a respected catalogue of Chief Financial Officer roles in the utilities industry. Joe’s aptitude for finance and business operations was finessed during his five years as CFO of Ausgrid, and nearly another five years prior to that at Endeavour Energy.

Joe is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants and has a degree in Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Business Law. Joe has also previously attended Harvard Business School where he undertook Harvard’s Advanced Management Program.

As Executive Manager – Finance, Legal and Risk, Joe works with his team to:

• manage financial planning, budgeting reporting and governance
• manage the procurement functions
• manage the commercial aspects of WaterNSW’s the land and properties holdings, including facilities management
• provide legal advice, including company secretary responsibilities
• provide the internal audit and corporate risk management and compliance functions.

BBus                                                                                                      

Leeanne is a people focused leader, well-respected for her depth and breadth of experience across the private and public sectors, combined with a passion to deliver digital-enabled value to capitalise on the opportunities technology and data provide for innovative transformation.

Leeanne has successfully led large-scale transformational initiatives across digital, data and technology and key strategic programs at APA Group, Australian Taxation Office, Ausgrid and Deloitte Consulting.

As Chief Information Officer and Executive Manager – Digital, Leeanne works with her team to:

• drive digital transformation and ways of working
• maintain core information technology infrastructure systems, data and policy
• provide technical expertise on digital initiatives
• identify and deliver initiatives to enhance our digital services
• oversee cybersecurity measures and legislative obligations.

BComm, CPA                                                                                        

Beth is an experienced senior leader across multiple business functions.  After several finance roles within the Lend Lease Group, Beth transitioned into human resources, holding positions that included Regional and Global leadership responsibilities. Beth then became Executive General Manager People & Culture for Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd where she was responsible for the Human Resources, Internal Communications and Property portfolios of the Australian operations for 12 years.

Beth has held a number of volunteer committee and board positions including serving on the KU Board for a 5-year term.

As Executive Manager – Safety, People and Culture, Beth and her team work to:

• deliver people and culture operations such as policies, payroll, recruitment framework
• lead strategic projects and functions such as employee engagement, workforce planning, industrial relations strategy, fostering positive employee relations in order to create a strong performance culture
• develop and deliver learning and development frameworks and capability uplift programs for all employees
• develop work health and safety policies, procedures and standards and ensure they are implemented across WaterNSW.