Our Board

The Board of WaterSecure sets the strategic direction for WaterSecure and ensures that WaterSecure achieves and acts in accordance with its Strategic and Operational Plans.

The WaterSecure Board was formed on 1 August 2008 and this was also the start date for  each of the current directors.

All directors are independent and there is no actual or potential conflict of interest between the personal or business affairs of any director and the discharge of their duties to WaterSecure as a director. A criterion of materiality thresholds will be developed to complement the assessment of directors’ independence.

The Board has in place an agreed procedure for directors to follow when obtaining independent professional advice at WaterSecure’s expense, in relation to the discharge of their responsibilities as a director of WaterSecure. View the WaterSecure Board Charter.

To assist in fulfilling its duties the Board has two committees, the Audit, Risk and Remuneration Committee and the Water Quality and Asset Management Committee. Each committee has a formal charter that sets out committee roles, responsibilities and authority. Minutes of all meetings are provided at board meetings and the Chair of the committee reports to the Board on the committee meetings held.

Find out more about the Board Committees. 
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David Gray (Chairman)
David has significant commercial expertise having held a number of senior management positions including Managing Director at Boeing Australia, Chief Executive Officer of GEC Heavy Engineering and General Manager of telecommunications company Exicom.

Recognised with the Centenary Medal for services to the Aviation Industry, David was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Queensland University of Technology.
mark_pascoe_web Mark Pascoe
Mark has more than 30 years experience in the water industry including his current role as CEO of the International WaterCentre - the business centre for building international capacity in integrated water management.

Mark’s career history also includes working for Brisbane City Council, environmental engineering consultancy Woodward-Clyde, and the International Water Association in London.

Mark’s appointment as President of the Australian Water Partnership indicates his renowned water industry expertise.
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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 KPMG Corporate Finance 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 structure.

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.
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Stephen’s extensive career at the Department of Main Roads included joining as an Engineer in 1967 and retiring as a Director General in 2005. 

Paralleling this career, Stephen also enlisted as a private soldier in the Army Reserve in 1963 and retired in 1998 as a major general.   He has received a number of awards for his outstanding service to the Army including a Member of the Order of Australia, the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal, the centenary Medal, the Reserve Forces Decoration, the National Medal and the Australian Defence Medal.

Stephen is a Fellow of four professional associations and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  Stephen’s current responsibilities include being a Director of Mackay Ports Ltd and an independent Member of the Corporate Governance Advisory Board of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.
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A partner at Hynes Lawyers, Scott has significant investor relations experience having worked on the ASX listings for Coppermoly Limited and Billabong.  Recently, Scott has also worked on the acquisition of a number of businesses in the mining services sector and the listing of a parent company on the Australian Stock Exchange.

With a Masters of Business Administration and a Master of Laws, Scott brings a unique legal and commercial perspective to business issues. 

Scott has been admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Courts of Victoria and Queensland and the Australian High Court.  Scott is also a member of the Queensland Law Society, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and member of the Gold Coast Working Group of the AICD.