Directors Appointed for New Statewide Tasmanian Water & Sewerage Corporation

摘要

The Tasmanian Water & Sewerage Corporation - the new statewide water utility opening its doors on 1 July this year - today announced the appointment of six Directors to join Chairman Miles Hampton to form the Corporation's new Board. The Directors are: Mr Brian Bayley; Ms Sibylle Krieger; Mr Peter Lewinsky; Mrs Sarah Merridew; Dr Dan Norton; and Dr Jane Sargison. The Board will be responsible for leading one of Tasmania's largest organisations. It will employ more than 800 employees, have total assets of more than $2 billion, revenue of around $250 million annually and will spend around $100 million each year on capital works. The Corporation will be owned by the state's 29 local councils. "The appointment of Directors is an important milestone, giving the Board the opportunity to focus on the job of combining the existing water corporations into one seamless organisation," Cr Tony Foster, Chairman of the Selection Committee said. "It also clears the way for the Board to commence the search for a Chief Executive Officer for the new Corporation.