Our Board and Executive

Our Board defines our strategy and governance. Our Executive Team is responsible for managing our business and aligning it with our strategy.

Sharyon Peart

Chair

Sharyon has a background in corporate business, sales, marketing and team management.

Warren Lloyd

Director

Warren has been the manager of his family-owned dried fruit farm since 2005, with considerable expertise in horticulture and irrigation.

Kate Hughes

Director

Kate is independent Chair, of the Audit and Risk Management Committee at the Department of Health, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and Comcare.

Domenic Isola

Director

Domenic has served in senior management positions, overseeing financial and corporate governance services at Hume City Council and Wyndham City Council.

Michelle Oates

Director

Michelle is the founder and principal solicitor of Connect Family Law.

Dr Anne Maree Boland

Director

Anne-Maree has extensive experience in research, development, and consulting dealing with natural resource and water management in agricultural industries.

Adam Christou

Director

Adam is a Managing Director at global consulting firm Protiviti where he leads its Asia Pacific Energy and Utilities practice

Paul Thompson

Director

Paul Thompson was appointed CEO and Managing Director of Select Harvests in July 2012 through to 3 March 2023.

Paul Northey

Managing Director

Paul joins Lower Murray Water as Managing Director following 5 years as Chief Regional Transport with the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP).

Paul Northey

Managing Director

Paul joins Lower Murray Water as Managing Director following 5 years as Chief Regional Transport with the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP).

Deb Fankhauser

General Manager People and Customer

Deb relocated to the Sunraysia region in 2012 from Ballarat, and joined our Human Resources team in 2016.

Darren Raeck

General Manager Service Delivery and Operations

Darren comes with extensive experience with 23 years working across the Victorian Water Industry and a further 6 years in New South Wales and Queensland local governments. 

Stuart Mensch

General Manager Infrastructure Services

Stuart brings over 20 years of senior management expertise spanning the not-for-profit, government, and private sectors, including significant roles within the Employment & Training and News & Media industries.

Nardia Sheriff

General Manager Strategy and Partnerships

Nardia is a community-oriented leader with over 20 years’ experience in strategic development, stakeholder engagement, project management, risk, governance, program facilitation, marketing, events management, and communications.

Hannah Yu

General Manager Business Services

Hannah has over 15 years’ experience in the local government sector, including as Director Corporate Services and Director Infrastructure and Delivery at the Buloke Shire Council.