About Us

Board of Directors

Strong, steady leadership

The role of our Board of Directors has evolved alongside our business, providing oversight to an organization with a growing global footprint and a diverse, yet complementary suite of premier products and services. The Board strives to ensure that its corporate governance practices provide for the effective stewardship of the company, and it regularly evaluates those practices to ensure they are keeping with the highest standards.

  • Roger J. Urwin, Chair & Non-executive Director
    Roger J. Urwin, PhD, C.B.E.
    Corporate Director

    Roger J. Urwin, PhD, C.B.E.

    CHAIR AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

     

    Dr. Urwin is the Chair of ATCO Australia Pty Ltd. He has worked in gas, electric and telecom utilities throughout his career. He retired at the end of 2006 as Group Chief Executive of National Grid plc. He played a key role in establishing National Grid's international strategy and its successful expansion into the U.S., creating one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the world. Dr. Urwin was the Managing Director and Chief Executive of London Electricity from 1990 to 1995. He was non-executive Chairman of Utilico Investments Limited until October 2015 and has been a special advisor to Global Infrastructure Partners, an international infrastructure investment fund. He was Chair of Alfred McAlpine plc from 2006 to 2008.

    Dr. Urwin is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

    Dr. Urwin has a Physics degree and a PhD from the University of Southampton, U.K.

  • Robert J. Routs, Non-executive Director
    Robert J. Routs

    Robert J. Routs PhD

    Non-executive Director

     

    Dr. Routs is Lead Director for the Board of ATCO Ltd. Until his retirement in 2008, Dr. Routs was an Executive Board Member at Royal Dutch Shell plc. He was responsible for the global refining, chemical, marketing, trading and renewables businesses. During his career, he held various senior management positions at Royal Dutch Shell in the U.S., Canada and The Netherlands. Dr. Routs is also a director of ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. and Neltume Ports S.A. Dr. Routs graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Eindhoven in The Netherlands, where he also obtained a PhD in Technical Sciences. He completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School in 1991.

  • Robert Hanf, Non-executive Director
    Robert Hanf

    Robert Hanf

    Non-executive Director

     

    Mr. Hanf served as an executive leader within Emera Inc. and its group of companies for almost 20 years.  Until his retirement in 2020, he was Executive Vice President, Stakeholder Relations and Regulatory Affairs responsible for strategy and alignment of stakeholder and regulatory relations, communications, and government relations. During his career, he held positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Scotia Power Inc., Chief Legal Officer of Emera Inc., Executive Chairman of Barbados Light & Power Holdings Ltd., and President and COO of Bangor Hydro Electric Company.  Previously he worked in Western Canada’s construction and energy sectors for over a decade and was a partner in the Calgary office of McCarthy Tetrault LLP. Mr. Hanf is currently a director of Canadian Utilities Limited, LUMA Energy, LLC and Mancal Corporation, and is the Chair of the Board of Governors of Dalhousie University. Mr. Hanf is also a former director of the Canadian Electricity Association and the Energy Council of Canada. Mr. Hanf has a law degree from Dalhousie University and has held an ICD.D certification since 2008.

  • Simon Byrne, General Counsel, ATCO Australia & Company Secretary
    Simon Byrne

    SIMON BYRNE

    GENERAL COUNSEL, ATCO AUSTRALIA & COMPANY SECRETARY

     

    Mr Byrne joined ATCO in October 2010 as Senior Legal Counsel and Company Secretary at ATCO Gas Australia.  In late 2013 he was appointed to the role of General Manager, Corporate Services & Legal at ATCO Australia, and later General Counsel, retaining his Company Secretary duties across the ATCO Australia companies.  After returning from the United Kingdom where he spent 14 years, including senior positions as Head of Legal and Company Secretary with Thames Water, the largest regulated water and waste utility in the UK serving over 14 million customers in London and the Thames Valley, Simon worked in private practice with a national law firm in Perth. Mr Byrne is a qualified lawyer and holds Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Law degrees from the University of Western Australia.

  • John Ivulich, CEO and Country Chair, ATCO Australia
    John Ivulich

    John Ivulich 

    CEO and Country Chair, ATCO Australia,

    Director, ATCO Australia & ATCO Gas Australia GP

     

    John was appointed Chief Executive Officer of ATCO Australia in October 2023, and Country Chair in March 2023.  He is the first Australian to be appointed to these positions for the global energy infrastructure and logistics company. 

    As CEO and Country Chair, John has complete business accountability for ATCO’s regulated gas utility business and its renewables, power, clean fuels, and emerging transmission businesses in Australia and all the functions that support them. He is also responsible for developing and executing ATCO’s strategy in Australia and stewarding and representing ATCO’s broad interests with government and regulatory stakeholders across all of ATCO’s lines of business in Australia, including ATCO Structures.

    Mr Ivulich joined ATCO as Director, Finance during the acquisition of WA Gas Networks in 2011. His prior experience includes financial and leadership roles in the consulting and corporate sectors in Australia and the U.K. John is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Accounting & Finance from the University of Western Australia and completed the Executive Leadership program at Ivey Business School in Canada. John is also a member of the Institute of Company Directors in Australia and completed an Applied Finance & Investment Diploma with The Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

    John was born in Western Australia and is married with two adult sons.

  • Laura A. Reed, Non-executive Director
    Lara A. Reed

    Laura A. Reed

    NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

     

    Ms. Reed is the Chair of Epic Energy South Australia Pty Ltd, which owns the Moomba to Adelaide gas transmission pipeline in South Australia. In December 2021, Ms. Reed was appointed Chair of the Spark Infrastructure Group, also joining the boards of Victoria Power Networks Pty and SA Power Networks Partnership and their wholly-owned subsidiaries. Ms. Reed was the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Spark Infrastructure from 2008 until May 2012. Before joining Spark Infrastructure, she spent nine years at Envestra Limited in a number of senior financial roles including Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Reed was previously appointed to the board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, which assists with the funding of clean energy projects. Ms. Reed is currently a director of Canadian Utilities Limited. She holds an MBA from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and is a fellow of CPA Australia. 

  • Charles W. Wilson, Non-executive Director
    CHARLES W. WILSON

    CHARLES W. WILSON 

    NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

     

    Mr. Wilson is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Canada and is also a Director of AKITA Drilling Ltd. Mr. Wilson graduated from the University of New Mexico with his M.Sc. in Engineering and held several senior executive positions in refining and marketing, chemical, oil & gas production and corporate planning during his career at Shell.

  • Jennifer Westacott AO, Non-executive Director
    Jennifer Westacott AO

    Jennifer Westacott AO

    Non-Executive Director

     

    Jennifer Westacott AO is a Non-Executive Director, ATCO Australia Pty Ltd and ATCO Gas Australia Networks Pty Ltd.  She is also Chancellor of Western Sydney University.

    Jennifer served as Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia from 2011 - 2023, bringing a unique combination of extensive policy experience in both the public and private sectors. The Business Council of Australia is the nation’s premier business organisation, advocating for a stronger and fairer society through a more prosperous Australia. Under Jennifer’s leadership, the Business Council tirelessly champions meaningful policies that strengthen the ability of businesses to grow the economy for the benefit of all Australians.

    Jennifer built her career in the public sector, working in senior leadership positions in the NSW and Victorian governments. She has served as the Director General of the NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources; the Secretary of the Victorian Department of Education and Training; and the Director of Housing in Victoria. She was also the Deputy Director General of the NSW Department of Community Services, and the Deputy Director General of the NSW Department of Housing.

    Jennifer has an unrivalled understanding of how the public and private sectors intersect and can work together to achieve the best outcomes in the national interest. Since 2013, Jennifer has served as a Non-Executive Director of Wesfarmers Limited. She is the Chair of the Western Parkland City Authority (previously known as the Western City & Aerotropolis Authority), which is overseeing the design and delivery of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, as well as integrated delivery across the Western Parkland City, a region which comprises 38 per cent of Greater Sydney’s area. Jennifer is also a special advisor to KPMG.