Board of Directors
Anthony Shepherd
Chairman
Bachelor of Commerce
Tony was appointed a Director and Deputy Chairman on 6 March 2001 and Chairman in 2005. He was re-elected at the 2009 Annual General Meeting.
Tony has been Chairman of the ConnectEast Group since 2004 and was a non-executive director of Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund since 2007 until early 2010. He is Chairman Elect of the Australian Football League’s new club, Team GWS (Greater Western Sydney), a director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and a trustee of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust.
Tony is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a patron of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia. He was responsible for the development of many landmark projects, including the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Melbourne CityLink, a number of other build-own-operate-transfer projects and the redevelopment of Walsh Bay.
Resides in Sydney. Age: 66
Dr Peter Goode
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Petroleum Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computing Science
Peter was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Transfield Services in April 2009. He is a member of Transfield Services’ Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee.
Peter has a strong track record of successful leadership in outsourced services globally and more than 30 years’ experience at international companies, including Vetco International and Schlumberger.
He has been a non-executive director of Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund since April 2009. He is a director of Expro Group Limited and was a director of Oslo Stock Exchange listed company, Ocean Rig, from July 2006 until March 2008. He is an alumni of Columbia Business School where he completed an Executive Management Program and is also a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and of the Advisory Board of Herriot-Watt University in Scotland.
Resides in Sydney. Age: 53
Luca Belgiorno-Nettis AM
Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Architecture
Graduate Diploma in Urban Estate Management
Luca was appointed a Director on 2 July 1999 and was re-elected at the 2009 Annual General Meeting. He is a member of the Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee.
Luca is the joint Managing Director of Transfield Holdings Pty Ltd, a director of its subsidiary companies and has held senior positions within Transfield Holdings for more than 20 years. He is also a director of Perisher Blue Pty Ltd.
Luca is Chairman of the Biennale of Sydney, Chairman of the art committees at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and the University of Western Sydney, a member of the Australian International Cultural Committee and founder of the newDemocracy Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation focused on political reform.
Luca won the UTS Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in 2007 for his contribution to Sydney’s culture and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2009 for services to the arts and the community.
Resides in Sydney. Age: 56
Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM
Non-Executive Director
Master of Business
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Guido was appointed a Director on 14 January 1998 and was re-elected at the 2007 Annual General Meeting. Guido will retire as a Director at the 2010 Annual General Meeting. Being eligible, he offers himself for re-election. He is a member of Transfield Services’ Human Resources Committee and Chairman of the Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee.
Guido’s involvement in developing complex infrastructure projects as part of Transfield Holdings Pty Ltd in the 1990s saw him play a key role in the development of an operations and maintenance division with complementary asset ownership, which ultimately became Transfield Services.
Guido is the joint Managing Director of Transfield Holdings. He is Chairman of the Novatec Biosol AG Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, a trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW and was an inaugural director of Transurban Limited.
Guido was awarded the AGSM Distinguished Alumni Award for leadership and innovation in business in 2005, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2007 for services to the construction industry and the arts in executive and philanthropic roles, and in 2008 he received the University of New South Wales Alumni Award for outstanding contribution to profession and the community.
Resides in Sydney. Age: 52
Jagjeet Bindra
Independent Director
Master of Business Administration (Honours)
Master of Science (Chemical Engineering)
Bachelor of Technology with Distinction (Chemical Engineering)
Jeet was appointed a Director on 24 July 2009. He has more than 35 years’ international experience in all segments of the energy industry, including 32 years with Chevron. Former roles include President of Chevron Global Manufacturing and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Caltex Australia Limited.
Jeet currently serves as a board member to Indian-based Larsen & Toubro Limited (since December 2008), USA-based Edison International and Southern California Edison Company, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Foundation. He was previously a director of Sriya Innovations, Inc. He is on the advisory board of Hart Energy Consulting.
Jeet is a graduate of the London Business School’s Senior Executive Program, a Distinguished Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and the College of Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Resides in Texas, United States. Age: 62
Steven Crane
Independent Director
Bachelor of Commerce
Steven was appointed a Director on 12 February 2008. Steven will retire as a Director at the 2010 Annual General Meeting. Being eligible, he offers himself for re-election.
He has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry. In August 2008, Steven was appointed Chairman of the Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee, and he is also a member of the Human Resources Committee.
Steven is Chairman of Global Valve Technology Limited and a director of The Sunnyfield Association and Taronga Conservation Society Australia. He has been a director of APA Ethane Limited since 10 July 2008 and Bank of Queensland Limited since December 2008. He is a senior fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Steven was Chairman and non-executive director of Investa Property Group from August 2006 until September 2007 and a non-executive director of Adelaide Bank Limited from April 2005 until November 2007. He has been Chairman of Adelaide Managed Funds Limited, Deputy Chairman of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Foodland Associated Limited and a trustee of Australian Reward Investment Alliance. On his retirement as Chief Executive Officer at ABN AMRO Australia (now operating as RBS Group) in 2003, Steven was appointed a member of the RBS Group (Australia) Advisory Council.
Resides in Sydney. Age: 57
Douglas Snedden
Independent Director
Bachelor of Economics and Accounting
Doug was appointed a Director on 21 December 2009 and is a member of the Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee and the Human Resources Committee. He has more than 30 years’ experience in finance, consulting, strategic management and outsourcing, largely gained through a distinguished career at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting).
Doug retired from Accenture and the position of Managing Director of Accenture’s Australian business in June 2008. He joined Arthur Andersen & Co in 1979, and during his time at Andersen Consulting (and then Accenture), held a number of senior positions in the Company in Australia, as well as the United Kingdom, South Africa, United States and throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Doug is an active member of the community, serving on the boards of arts, medical and community organisations. Doug is currently a director of the Black Dog Institute, St. James Ethics Centre and Accenture Australia Foundation.
Resides in Sydney. Age: 52
Mel Ward AO
Independent Director
Master of Engineering Science
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Mel was appointed a Director on 6 March 2001 and was re-elected at the 2008 Annual General Meeting. Mel is Chairman of the Human Resources Committee and for seven years was Chairman of the Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee.
He has been Chairman of Pro Medicus Limited since April 2000, and was a director of Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group from April 2003 until July 2009, a director of Coca-Cola Amatil from February 1999 until August 2008, and a director of West Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited from 2002 until December 2008. He was formerly Managing Director of Telecom Australia, Chairman of Telecom Australia (International) Limited, Chairman of the Major Performing Arts Board of the Australian Council for the Arts, and Chairman of the Australian Ballet. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Resides in Melbourne. Age: 68
Professor Stephen Burdon
Independent Director
Master of Business Administration
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Steve was appointed a Director on 20 December 2000. Steve retired as a Director on 14 July 2010.
Steve holds professorial positions at Cass Business School, London. He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) and the Institution of Engineers Australia. Steve is a director of Campus Living Villages Pty Ltd, Criteria Research and Analysis Pty Ltd, VisAsia Ltd (Art Gallery of NSW) and is Chairman of the AIM Academic Advisory Board.
He has previously held a number of private and public company directorships in Australia, New Zealand, India and Japan. Steve was formerly the Managing Director of OTC, Group Managing Director of Telstra and Managing Director of British Telecom, Asia Pacific.
Resides in Sydney. Age: 67