Directors
John Mackay, AM, Chairman
Mr Mackay was appointed Chairman of ACTEW Corporation from 1 July 2008. Until 30 June 2008 Mr Mackay was Chief Executive Officer of ActewAGL. He was Chief Executive Officer of ACTEW Corporation from 27 January 1998 until the formation of the joint venture. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Administration and Economics).
Mr Mackay is also the Chairman of TransACT Communications and Chairman of Neighbourhood Cable Pty Ltd. In addition, he is an active board member of several community organisations including Koomarri, the Canberra Glassworks, St John’s Redevelopment.
Michael B Easson AM, BA (Hons), FAICD - Deputy Chairman
Michael Easson is Chairman of the EG Property Group, a business consultant to Allens Arthur Robinson, a Director of ING Real Estate Group, Stadium Australia Management Limited and a Member of the ActewAGL Joint Venture Board.
Mr Easson has been a Director of ACTEW since July 1995 and Deputy Chairman since May 1996. He is Chairman of ACTEW’s Audit and Risk Management Committee. Mr Easson was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1998.
Mark A Sullivan AO, BEC, FCPA, FAIM, MAICD – Managing Director
Mark Sullivan is the Managing Director of ACTEW Corporation and a member of the ActewAGL Joint Venture Partnerships Board.
Mr Sullivan was previously Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) and President of the Repatriation Commission and Chair of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (2004-2008).
Before being appointed Secretary of DVA, Mr Sullivan was Secretary of the Department for Family and Community Services (2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1999-2002), and Deputy Secretary at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. He has extensive senior managerial experience in both the private and public service sectors including WANG Australia, SBS, the Department of Social Security and the Australian Taxation Office.
Mr Sullivan received an Australian Centenary Medal in 2003 and he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008. This recognition was for his work in multicultural affairs, in indigenous affairs, community services and with veterans.
Kevin L Neil – Director
Kevin Neil was appointed to the ACTEW Board in December 2000. A strategic business and investments consultant in the areas of media, sponsorship, communications and managing key relationships, Mr Neil is currently CEO of Swimming Australia.
Mr Neil is a member of ACTEW’s Audit and Risk Management Committee and an Alternate Member of the ActewAGL Partnerships Board.
Edward (Ted) W Mathews PSM, BA, MAICD – Director
Ted Mathews had twenty years experience at senior executive level with the Federal Public Service including as Manager of Department of Finance Government Business Enterprise Reform Program (1986-1990), Head of the Asset Sales Task Force (1992-1993) and Head of the Commonwealth Electricity and Gas Reform Task Force (1993-1997).
From 1997 to 2001 Mr Mathews was engaged by PricewaterhouseCoopers as an adviser on energy market policy reforms, regulation and access arrangements. He was also a member of the team providing governance and probity advice.
In 2002 Mr Mathews assisted the Chairman of the ACT Commission of Audit in reviewing ACT finances and a number of government business enterprises.
He was appointed to the ACTEW Board in August 2002 and is an Alternate Member of the ActewAGL Joint Venture Partnerships Board, a Director of Ecowise Environmental Pty Limited and Ecowise Environmental (VIC) Pty Limited. Mr Mathews is a Member of ACTEW’s Audit and Risk Management Committee and Chairman of the Ecowise Audit Committee.
Elizabeth A Whitelaw BA, LLB – Director
Elizabeth Whitelaw is a senior partner at Minter Ellison Lawyers where she leads the firm's Canberra Infrastructure Team. Mrs Whitelaw has advised both government and private sector clients on acquisitions, sales, development and construction projects throughout Australia.
She has held a number of positions including Chairperson of the Canberra Community and Expert Reference Group (Bush Fire Recovery Task Force), a Member of the ACT Business Canberra Advisory Board, Chairperson of the Canberra Business Council and an Honorary Ambassador for Canberra. She has also acted as Chairperson of the ACT Business Advisory and Regulatory Review Team, has been a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board and the ACT Representative to the Constitutional Centenary Council.
In 1998, Mrs Whitelaw was the recipient of the Telstra ACT Business Woman of the Year Award for the private sector category for businesses with over 100 employees. She was appointed to the ACTEW Board in December 2003 and is an Alternate Member of the ActewAGL Joint Venture Partnerships Board.
Barbara M Byrne OAM, FAICD – Director
Ms Byrne was appointed a Director of ACTEW in January 2004. She is currently on the Board of ArtSound FM, a Patron of Hockey ACT and Weston Creek Men’s Bowling Club, and a Life Member of Volunteering ACT.
Ms Byrne is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and received a Centenary Medal in 2003 in recognition of her years of voluntary work in the community. In 2006, Ms Byrne was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her contribution to business, various cultural pursuits and sporting activities in the ACT. Ms Byrne is a member of ACTEW’s Audit and Risk Management Committee.