Advisory Board

Geoff Mabbett
Advisory Board Chairman

 

Geoff Mabbett has over 10 years experience as a Chief Executive and a further 10 years in senior management positions at a time of transformation in the utilities and environmental services industries.  He has held roles as Chief Executive of Sustainability Victoria (2006-2008), Metrowater in Auckland (2002-2005) and Western Water in Victoria (1998-2002).  In 2008, Geoff embarked on a journey to develop a portfolio career comprising Board Directorships, Advisory and Consulting work and pro bono involvement with the Not for Profit sector.  His Board experience includes:

 

  • Chairman Victorian Association of Forest Industries Sustainability Council (2008 onwards)
  • Director Yarra Energy Foundation (2010 onwards)
  • Woolworths Sustainability Advisory Committee (2007)
  • Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park Audit and Risk Committee (2008 – 2010)
  • Keilor Cemetery Audit and Risk Committee (2009 – 2010)

Geoff is currently the Victorian Director of LSI Consulting a Trans Tasman business performance improvement consultancy with over 20 years experience in creating and implementing opportunities for business improvements within a wide range of industry segments.  He is also Director and Owner of Lime Consulting, specialising in executive coaching, organisational alignment and strategy development.  Geoff acts as an Advisor to Western Chances a not for profit organisation providing opportunities for disadvantaged students in the West to realise their ambitions.

geoff@netbalance.org

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Graham Hunter
Advisory Board Member

Graham is a consultant in catchment and environmental management. His expertise in sustainability has been developed over thirty years in the public and private sectors. This has included work in England, France and the USA. In Australia he has held senior positions in the Victorian public sector including research director for the Victorian Parliament, policy director for the Environment Protection Authority, senior adviser on natural resources management in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and program director in other government agencies responsible for the management of natural resources and the environment.

He has also been Chief Executive Officer of the non-government organisation, Greening Australia Victoria Inc. He holds masters degrees in Engineering Science from the University of Melbourne and in Environmental Management from the University of Leeds, England.

graham@netbalance.org

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Melissa Clarkson
Advisory Board Member

Melissa has over 10 years experience working across the business, community and government sectors. She is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility team at Transurban Group. She also has over five years experience working in the area of corporate community involvement at The Australian Charities Fund and The Smith Family. Prior to this, Melissa worked as a strategy consultant for Accenture and as an economic analyst for the Reserve Bank of Australia. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and a Bachelor of Science from The Australian National University.

melissa@netbalance.org

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