SEA Board

Chair: Greg Denton, Director of Power, Infrastructure and Environment, WorleyParsons (Board Term - 2012)

Vice Chair: Sean Webb, Business Manager and Board member of the Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence, The University of Western Australia. (Board Term - 2013)

Ordinary Members

Peter Ferguson, Executive Director, Oceania Sustainability Tax and Incentives leader and Regional Cleantech leader, Ernst & Young  (Board Term - 2013)

Kelli Friar Manager, Manager, Strategy Implementation & Integration, Horizon Power  (Board Term - 2013)

Glen Head, Principal, Love Your Job  (Board Term - 2012)

Hon Alannah MacTiernan, Alannah MacTiernan  (Board Term - 2013)

Harry Porrins, Principal, Red Cat Marketing  (Board Term - 2012)

Durmus Yildiz, Managing Director, SolarMatrix Pty Ltd.  (Board Term - 2012)

Prof Ray Wills (ex officio) 

Chair: Greg Denton (WorleyParsons)

Greg is the Regional Director of Infrastructure and Environment for WorleyParsons' business in Australia and New Zealand. He is responsible for the development of the capability platform and future growth strategies for WorleyParsons' consulting, engineering and project delivery capability in these sectors. He has previously held other leadership positions in the Power and Infrastructure sectors of WorleyParsons.

Prior to this Greg was General Manager of Trading and Sustainable Energy for Verve Energy, overseeing Verve Energy's participation in the Wholesale Electricity Market and the establishment of trading activities. He has had more than a decade of experience in the electricity and gas industries in a variety of consulting, trading and strategy roles, both here and in North America. Highlights include being responsible for implementing the break-up of Western Power, a short stint at Enron, and being involved in the privatisation of South Australia's power industry.

Greg's first career was as a financial planner in New Zealand. He is a Director of two private companies and has been Vice Chair of SEA since 2008.

Greg has an MBA, and degrees in economics, politics and finance. He is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Greg was SEA Vice Chair 2008-2011, and has been Chair since 2011.

Vice Chair: Sean Webb (Geothermal Centre of Excellence - University of WA)

Sean is the business manager and a board member of the Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence. The centre was established in early 2008 (launched in 2009) by the state Department of Commerce to lead world class research and foster geothermal initiatives in WA. The centre is a collaboration between the University of Western Australia, CSIRO and Curtin University.

Before moving to Australia, Sean worked in both the finance and the aircraft leasing and operations industries where he gained 15 years of experience, including working directly for the founder of largest commercial aircraft leasing company in the world (Dr Tony Ryan & GPA).

Besides his commercial experience, he holds a BBS(Hons) degree, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds a Fellowship from the Financial Services Institute of Australia and is a prize winning MBA graduate from UWA.

Sean's previous board experience includes positions on a number of not for profit organisations and a two-year position as chair of a National Sporting Association in Ireland.

Sean has been a SEA Board Member since 2009, and Vice Chair since 2011.  

Member: Peter Ferguson (Ernst & Young)

Based in Perth, Peter is the Ernst & Young Oceania Sustainability Tax and Incentives leader and Regional Cleantech leader. Through these roles he is part of and has access to an Asia Pacific and Global network of specialists with expertise in Climate Change and Sustainability.

Peter is also a lead Partner in Ernst & Young's National Research & Development (R&D) Taxation practice.

His background includes over ten years as an adviser to a broad range of companies, predominantly in the resources and energy sectors. He has assisted clients to structure, finance and commercialise sustainable and environmentally sound projects and technologies.

He has over ten years experience working across all levels of government in both policy development and program delivery. He maintains good relationships with sustainability policy areas within Government.

Peter has a Bachelor of Applied Science, Masters of Business Administration and is an Affliliate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Peter has been a SEA Board Member since 2010.   

Member: Kelli Friar (Horizon Power) -

Kelli is Manager, Strategy Implementation & Integration at Horizon Power, a WA Government trading entity delivering power solutions to regional WA. Kelli has been working with the executive team at Horizon in the development and implementation of corporate strategies and business decision processes.

Kelli is also chair of Horizon's corporate environmental management committee responsible for setting environmental policies, strategic direction, developing responses to compliance obligations and developing environmental awareness programs and sustainable practices for the employees through to the customer.

Prior to this Kelli worked for BP Australia spanning a number of roles including process engineering, operations, procurement, business development, change management, compliance and leadership roles. Kelli was project manager at the refinery in delivering the first round of cleaner fuels for WA in 2000. Kelli was inspired by the clean fuels revolution where the environment, community and shareholders can all benefit.

Kelli, who holds a BcS in Chemical Engineering, has also been involved in biofuels feasibility strategies for BP. 

Kelli has been been a SEA Board Member since 2009.   

Member: Glen Head (Love Your Job)

Glen runs a consultancy Love Your Job which has a mission to enable clients - senior professionals across all disciplines - to say "I love my job!"

Prior to starting LYJ, Glen was a Director and co-founder of HAC Consulting, a boutique carbon and energy services firm providing strategic advice, technology assessment, project management and compliance services to Government and Corporate clients around Australia and overseas.

Earlier, Glen was a Senior Advisor to a WA Government Minister and was also Director of the Perth Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Trial & Transport Sustainability. Having also worked in IT and as a Management Consultant in Perth and Melbourne, Glen has an intimate understanding of the workings of Government and the private sector particularly in relation to productivity, greenhouse gas reduction, energy efficiency and sustainability.

Glen was on the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI WA) Climate Change Committee, is a member if the Australian Institute of Energy and regularly addresses industry groups and peak bodies on greenhouse gas abatement, energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. 

Glen has been a SEA Board Member since 2008. 

Member: Hon Alannah MacTiernan (Alannah MacTiernan)

Alannah was WA's Minister for Planning and Infrastructure from 2001 to 2008. During that time she drove many projects designed to reduce our carbon footprint and promote the new energy technologies.

Perth's rail network was doubled in size. Transport and land-use planning was integrated to foster more development within the existing urban boundary by and more intense development around public transport corridors. Alannah promoted energy higher performance standards in Perth's new homes.

Alannah's other initiatives included the:
• introduction of Perth's fleet of Hybrid Taxis 
• introduction hybrid vehicles into the Government fleet
• prohibiting planning by-laws that constrained the siting of solar collectors in residential developments
• providing planning approval for the Esperance wind farm
• overseeing Australia's first trial of hydrogen fuel cell technology buses
• commissioning WA's first 5 star rated commercial building at 140 William Street

Alannah was the Shadow minister for climate change from October 2008 to February 2010, when she announced her resignation from State Parliament. Alannah is a very public advocate for a price on carbon.

Prior to entering Parliament Alannah was a partner in the commercial division of a Perth law firm.

Alannah has been a SEA Board Member since 2010. 

Member: Harry Porrins (Red Cat Marketing) -

Harry has been involved in the supply side of the building industry for over twenty years. This involvement gradually became focused on environmentally and sustainable buildings. An important aspect was the focus on introducing natural light into buildings for better energy performance and the health and wellbeing benefits.

He has helped form and then lead a national association for a period of four years which introduced him to the intricacies of running an association.

Harry's current business is as the strategic marketing manager for a company that provides scientific and technical consultancy services in the energy, environment and risk management fields.

Harry is one of the founding members of SEA and has previously held the position of Secretary and for the last two years held the position of Treasurer. He would like to continue in this role.

A long standing member of the Board, Harry has been a SEA Board Member since 2005.   

Member: Durmus Yildiz (SolarMatrix Pty Ltd)

Mr. Durmus Yildiz, Managing Director, SolarMatrix Pty Ltd, has many years experience in the renewable energy industry in Germany, holds an Honours Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering and is currently completing a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Additionally, Durmus is an Accredited System Designer & Installer for Hybrid Power Systems in Australia and over the years has designed and installed some very prestigious installations here in Australia and overseas.

Durmus has been a SEA Board Member since 2011.