Our Board
President
Adrian Nye
BA (Hons), DipEd, MBA, FCPA
Adrian has been President of the MFESB since October 2007.
He is the Chairman of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority. Until June 2009 he was a member of the Board of Civic Mutual Plus (the Municipal Association of Victoria’s insurance company).
He serves as a Deputy Director of the Emergency Services Superannuation Board, is Acting Chair of the Adult, Community and Further Education Board, a member of the Victorian Skills Commission and is an independent Member of the Broadmeadows Schools Regeneration Project.
As a Management Consultant, Adrian has been involved in several major projects, principally in the public sector.
Deputy President
Ian Spicer
AM, LLB, FAIM, FCIM, ACIS
Ian has been on the Board since September 1997 and chairs the Board’s Risk and Audit Committee.
He has more than 35 years experience in representing Australian business both nationally and internationally and as a company director.
Ian is a Board member of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and has been a member of a number of Australian government advisory bodies.
He was the Chief Executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and prior to that the Chief Executive of the Confederation of Australian Industry and the Victorian Employer’s Federation (now VECCI).
Board Member
Geoff Lake
BA (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Geoff was appointed to the Board in June 2005. Between 2006 and 2009 he chaired the Board's Governance and Risk Committee.
Geoff is a lawyer at a national commercial law firm. He has also had an extensive background in local government.
Geoff is currently the president of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) based in Canberra which represents the 565 local councils across Australia at the national level. As ALGA president he is a member of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) alongside the Prime Minister and state and territory leaders.
Geoff has been a councillor in the City of Monash since 2000, has served two terms as mayor, is a former president of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) and continues to serve as a board member of the MAV.
Board Member
Anne Barker
LLB, Melbourne University
Graduated in law from the University of Melbourne and after 12 years in legal practice took up management positions at Myer Stores Ltd, then ANZ Banking Group Ltd, and later Executive Manager of the Commercial/Reset Team at SPI Powernet Pty Ltd (then Victorian electricity transmission network owner). Anne was appointed Managing Director of City West Water Ltd on 6 November 2002.
In these positions Ms Barker has had a range of experience including leading an organisation through times of significant change, running a business delivering an essential service to a large residential and industrial customer base, economic regulation, cost control and consumer protection.
She has a strong interest in sustainability and really enjoys being obliged to apply triple bottom line considerations to management of the business at City West Water.
Ms Barker is currently a Director of LeadWest, a member of Victoria’s Plumbing Industry Advisory Council and a member of the Whitelion Leadership Council.
Board Member
Jay Bonnington
BCom, MBA, FAICD, FCPA
Jay was appointed to the Board in July 2006.
Jay started her career as an accountant and worked in the UK, USA, Europe and South Africa. She worked in the construction, engineering and manufacturing, electricity and financial services sectors, and was the CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Australia until 2005.
Jay now serves as a non-executive company director on a number of boards, including the St John of God Health Care Group, Prahran Market, Agriculture Services Victoria Pty Ltd, and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
She is an honorary Board member on the Queens Fund, a not-for-profit organisation assisting women and children in need. She is also on the Board of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation and Prince Henry's Medical Research Institute.
Board Member
Ken King
BForSc (Hons), DipFor (Creswick)
Ken was appointed to the Board in July 2008.
Ken was appointed to the Board of the Country Fire Authority in 2003. His appointment will help maintain our important relationship with the CFA.
Ken retired recently from a long and very successful career in the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and its predecessor Departments. He held senior positions in land management, forestry and bushfire management, including as the Department’s Regional Manager for the northwest of Victoria, South Gippsland and the Port Phillip area which covers metropolitan Melbourne. Ken has also been on the Board of Parks Victoria since 2005.
Ken brings to the Board extensive experience in government and with statutory authorities