Executive

Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Hons), Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Chatered Professional Engineer, Engineering Executive, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

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 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 is also a Director of WaterNSW Infrastructure Pty Ltd.

Joseph Pizzinga is an experienced financial leader, with a respected catalogue of Chief Financial Officer roles in the utilities industry. Joining WaterNSW in October 2017, Joe leads our Finance, Economic Regulation, Property, Fleet and Procurement functions. Joe and his team are focussed on supporting the business through strong financial leadership and supply chain management.

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.

Leeanne is a strong, people focused leader, well respected by her peers for her depth and breadth of experience, combined with her passion and enthusiasm to deliver digital enabled value.

Leeanne has most recently worked with APA Group as their Head of Strategy and Architecture, Data and Analytics and Transformation. Leeanne holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology and is passionate about the endless opportunities technology and data provide for innovation and transformation.

Leeanne has successfully led key strategic projects and large-scale transformational initiatives in her role with APA Group,and brings with her a depth of experience gained in her time with other organisations that included the Australian Taxation Office, Ausgrid and time with Deloitte Consulting in her early career.

David is a highly practised leader in the field of customer experience and operations, having developed his skills over many years working in the utilities and telecommunications sectors. David joined WaterNSW in early 2016 after serving in senior positions at Optus and AGL, amongst others.

At WaterNSW, David is responsible for all customer related functions including water ordering / sales, licensing and trade, contact centres, billing, credit, customer field services, and product development and insights.

In addition to his role at WaterNSW, David also serves on the Board of the NSW Energy & Water Ombudsman.

Fiona leads the Strategy and Performance Team that includes corporate strategy, operating strategy, regulatory strategy, economic regulation, environment and catchment protection.

Fiona is an experienced water professional with over 30 years of experience in the industry and joined WaterNSW upon its formation, having previously work for the Sydney Catchment Authority since 2011. Fiona has experience across many areas of the water industry including catchment protection, land management, regulatory and compliance management, sustainability, water planning and management, treatment, distribution, wastewater treatment and reuse.

In addition to her role, Fiona is a Non-Executive Director of Water Research Australia.

Fiona has a Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environmental Management) from Macquarie University, an MBA (Technology Management) from Deakin University and is a Graduate of the AICD.

Ronan is an experienced leader in Asset Management of heavy industrial plants, predominantly in the water and power generation industries.

Joining WaterNSW in early 2016 as Manager, Asset Maintenance and Services, Ronan was promoted to the position of Executive Manager Assets at WaterNSW in December 2018. He is responsible for our assets portfolio, including Asset Management, Dam Safety, Engineering, Maintenance, Asset Renewals and our Project Delivery functions.

Prior to WaterNSW, he worked at Snowy Hydro for eight years in a variety of engineering and senior management roles.

Beth is an experienced senior leader across multiple business functions who started her career in Chartered Accounting. 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.

Since joining WaterNSW in 2018, Beth held the senior leadership role of Manager People and Culture with responsibility for the People and Culture function before moving to an acting Executive Manager Safety, People & Culture position in April 2021.

Beth holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UNSW and is a CPA. Additionally, Beth has held a number of volunteer committee and board positions including serving on the KU Board for a 5-year term.

BA Communication, Master of Health Law

A highly practised senior leader, Clair has over 20 years’ experience leading Communications, Stakeholder Engagement and Public Affairs teams working on complex projects in the private and public sectors.

Clair is passionate about listening and engaging stakeholders at all levels and advising at a strategic level on issues management and communications. Prior to joining WaterNSW, Clair spent six years in leadership roles at the NSW Environment Protection Authority. Prior to that she led communications functions for organisations including Meat and Livestock Australia and FTI Consulting.

As Executive Manager – Corporate Affairs, Clair works with her team to:

• safeguard and build WaterNSW’s brand and reputation
• lead WaterNSW’s engagement with stakeholders and the community
• manage engagement with industry, government and First Nations communities
• provide community education
• manage WaterNSW’s internal and external communications.