Our Board


Seqwater Board members are as follows. Pursuant to the provisions of the South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007 Board members are appointed for a period of three years.
 
 

Phil Hennessy BBus (Accountancy), FCA

Phil was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Seqwater on 1 October 2009. Phil is also Queensland Chairman of KPMG and practices in the area of corporate reconstruction. Phil is responsible for the operations of the Queensland practice of KPMG and his role focuses on the firm’s people, clients and its connection with the community. He has experience across a wide range of market sectors and has undertaken numerous restructuring related assignments and viability reviews for lenders, creditors and other stakeholders and has been involved in most of Queensland’s largest and high profile insolvencies.
 
Phil is a Director of South East Queensland Water Corporation Pty Ltd, South East Queensland (Gold Coast) Desalination Company Pty Ltd and Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd. He is also National Leader for the Korean Business Practice Australia, which includes responsibility for the relationship with the KPMG practice in the Republic of Korea and for facilitating client opportunities between Australia and the Republic of Korea. Phil is Queensland President of the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Chair of the Mater Hospital Foundation, Chair of the Premier of Queensland Export Awards Judging Panel and Member of the Infrastructure Australia Advisory Council.
 
 

Leeanne Kay Bond GAICD, BE (Chem), MBA, FIE Aust., RPEQ

Appointed as a Member of the Board on 4 February 2008, Leeanne is a chemical engineer with experience in business management, projects, design and proposals for a number of international engineering and project management organisations on projects across the hydrocarbons, minerals processing, infrastructure, water and power industry sectors. She consults to industry through her company Breakthrough Energy Pty Ltd.
 
 
Leeanne is currently a Director of South East Queensland Water Corporation Pty Ltd , South East Queensland (Gold Coast) Desalination Company Pty Ltd, Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence and Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. She has previously served as a Director of Tarong Energy Corporation Limited, as Chairperson of the Brisbane Water Advisory Board for the Brisbane City Council, Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Professional Engineers in Queensland and President of Engineers Australia (Queensland Division).
 
 

Leith Boully BRuSci, Dip.Bus.Stud, FAICD, FAIM, FIAMA

Appointed as a Member of the Board on 1 October 2009, Leith has 20 years experience at local, state and national levels in natural resource management (particularly water).
 
 
Leith is a Director of South East Queensland Water Corporation Pty Ltd , South East Queensland (Gold Coast) Desalination Company Pty Ltd, Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence Ltd and Chairman of the Wide Bay Water Corporation, Healthy Waterways Ltd, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Water Quality and Coastal Development Reef Advisory Committee, Brisbane Riverprize National Panel, Glennie School Council and Boully Pastoral Co Pty Ltd.
 
She is also a Board Member of Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited and Queensland State Rural Leasehold Land Ministerial Advisory Council. Leith is an Adjunct Professor, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland and was a founding member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists.
 
 

Thomas David Fenwick BE (Hons), FIE Aust.

Appointed as a Member of the Board on 4 February 2008, Thomas is also a Director of Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty Ltd, South East Queensland Water Corporation Pty Ltd , South East Queensland (Gold Coast) Desalination Company Pty Ltd and Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd and a Member of the Dispute Resolution Board for the Gateway Motorway Upgrade.
 
 
He is also Managing Director of a private company. He is a former Director-General of the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Primary Industries. Among his past appointments has been as a Commissioner for Queensland on the Murray Darling Basin Commission.
 
 

Ian Harley Fraser BComm., FCA, MAICD

Appointed as a Member of the Board on 4 February 2008, Ian has over 40 years business experience, particularly as a senior audit and corporate advisory partner of KPMG. He retired on 30 June 2004 after 27 years as a partner.
 
 
Ian is a Director of South East Queensland Water Corporation Pty Ltd, South East Queensland (Gold Coast) Desalination Company Pty Ltd, Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd, Wilson HTM Investment Group Ltd, Diversified Mining Services Limited and Infragroup Holdings Limited.
 
 

David McDougall

David was appointed as a Member of the Board on 1 July 2011, following the merger of Watersecure and Seqwater. David has more than 30 years experience in project and structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, valuations, capital raising and providing strategic advice to Governments and corporations. David's work as a Partner of KPMG and a Director of a major Australian investment bank, has assisted in skilling him in the areas of domestic and international corporate finance, strategy and organisational structuring.
 
With a Masters of Business Administration, David has experience across a range of industries including natural resources, transport, utilities, telecommunications, property, tourism and leisure. David’s significant experience in the natural resources sector includes work for SA Water, CS Energy, Tarong Energy, and Singapore Power.
 
He is a Director of South East Queensland Water Corporation Pty Ltd , South East Queensland (Gold Coast) Desalination Company Pty Ltd, Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence Ltd.
 
 

Scott Standen

Scott was appointed as a Member of the Board on 1 July 2011, following the merger of Watersecure and Seqwater. Scott is a corporate lawyer of over 20 years experience.
 
Scott is a Director of South East Queensland Water Corporation Pty Ltd , South East Queensland (Gold Coast) Desalination Company Pty Ltd, Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd, Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence Ltd. He is a director of GRT Lawyers, a specialist corporate legal practice in the resources and technology industries. He practises exclusively in corporate law, including capital markets, mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance.