Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG)

Scott Perkins joined the Board in September 2015 and was appointed Chair in October 2020. He is Chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk, Remuneration, People and Culture, Safety and Sustainability committees.

Scott has extensive Australian and international experience as a leading corporate adviser. He was formerly Head of Corporate Finance for Deutsche Bank Australia and New Zealand and a member of the Executive Committee with overall responsibility for the Bank’s activities in this region. Prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank New Zealand and Deputy CEO of Bankers Trust New Zealand.

Scott has been a Non-executive Director of Woolworths Group Limited since September 2014 and was appointed Chair in October 2022. He is also a Non-executive Director of Brambles Limited (since May 2015) and the New Zealand Initiative (since 2012). He is Chair of Sweet Louise (since 2005) and Garvan Institute of Medical Research (since December 2023). Scott was previously a Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney (2011 – 2020) and a Non-executive Director of Meridian Energy (1999 – 2002).

Scott has a longstanding commitment to breast cancer causes, the visual arts and public policy development.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Auckland University.

Frank Calabria was appointed Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer in October 2016. Frank is a member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and a Director of the Origin Energy Foundation.

Frank first joined Origin as Chief Financial Officer in November 2001 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Energy Markets in March 2009. In that latter role, Frank was responsible for the integrated business within Australia including retailing and trading of natural gas, electricity and LPG, power generation and solar and energy services.

Frank is a Director of the Australian Energy Council (since 2016) and Australian Energy Producers (since 2017). He is a former Chair of the Australian Energy Council and former Director of the Australian Energy Market Operator.

Frank has a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and a Master of Business Administration (Executive) from the Australian Graduate School of Management. Frank is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

Ilana Atlas joined the Board in February 2021. She is a member of the Remuneration, People and Culture committee.

Ilana has been a Non-executive director of Scentre Group Limited since May 2021 and was appointed Chair in October 2023. She is the Chair of Jawun, Deputy Chair of the National Gallery of Australia and a Director of the Paul Ramsay Foundation.

Ilana was previously Non-executive director of ANZ Group Holdings Limited (Jan-Dec 2023) (previously Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Limited, since September 2014) and Chair of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (2017–2021). Her last executive role was Group Executive, People, at Westpac, where she was responsible for human resources, corporate affairs and sustainability. Prior to that role, she was Group Secretary and General Counsel. Before her 10-year career at Westpac, Ilana was a partner in law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now known as King & Wood Mallesons). In addition to her practice in corporate law, she held a number of management roles in the firm including Executive Partner, People and Information, and Managing Partner.

Ilana holds a Bachelor of Jurisprudence (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Western Australia and Masters of Laws from the University of Sydney.

Maxine Brenner joined the Board in November 2013. She is Chair of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk and Nomination committees.

Maxine was previously a Managing Director of Investment Banking at Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd. Prior to Investec, Maxine was a Lecturer in Law at the University of NSW and a lawyer at Freehills, specialising in corporate law.

Maxine is a Non-executive Director of Telstra Group Limited (since February 2023) and Non-executive Director and Chair of the Risk Committee of Woolworths Group Limited (since December 2020). She is also a member of the University of NSW Council.

Maxine’s former directorships include Qantas Airways Limited (2013 – 2024), Orica Limited (2013 – 2022), Growthpoint Properties Australia (2012 – 2020), Treasury Corporation of NSW, Bulmer Australia Ltd, Neverfail Springwater Ltd and Federal Airports Corporation, where she was Deputy Chair. In addition, Maxine has served as a Council Member of the State Library of NSW and as a member of the Takeovers Panel.

Maxine holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws.

Deion Campbell joined the Board of the Company in September 2024 and is a member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee.

Deion is an Operating Partner with global infrastructure manager, Morrison, and as part of his role at Morrison, he is the Interim Managing Director of Pastoral Partners Australia Pty Ltd, Non-executive Chair of both Manawa Energy Ltd (New Zealand) and was formerly a Non-executive Director of TransGrid. He is also a Non-executive Director of Blackrock Mining Solutions Pty Ltd.

Deion’s executive career has spanned 30 years across the energy and infrastructure sectors, including power generation and renewables. He held listed company executive roles as Chief Executive Officer of Tilt Renewables Ltd and as General Manager, Generation at Trustpower Ltd in New Zealand (now Manawa Energy Ltd). He brings extensive expertise in capital deployment, large project delivery and improving asset performance, with experience in the development, construction and operation of wind and hydro assets in Australia and New Zealand.

Deion holds a Master of Electrical Engineering from Canterbury University, New Zealand.

Greg Lalicker joined the Board in March 2019. He is a member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee.

Greg is the Chief Executive Officer of Hilcorp Energy Company, based in Houston, USA.  Hilcorp is the largest privately held independent oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States.

Greg joined Hilcorp’s leadership team in 2006 as Executive Vice President where he was responsible for all exploration and production activities.  He was appointed President in 2011 and Chief Executive Officer in 2018.  Prior to working for Hilcorp, Greg was with BHP Petroleum based in Midland, Houston, London and Melbourne as well as McKinsey & Company where he worked in its Houston, Abu Dhabi and London offices. 

Greg graduated as a petroleum engineer from the University of Tulsa. He also has a Master of Business Administration and a law degree.

Mick McCormack joined the Board in December 2020. He is a member of the Audit and Risk, Remuneration, People and Culture and Safety and Sustainability committees.

Mick is Chair of Central Petroleum Limited (since November 2020) and Non-executive Director of Whitehaven Coal Limited (since February 2024). He is also Chair of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Foundation, a director of the Clontarf Foundation, and a Patron of the Australian Ice Hockey League.

Mick was previously Managing Director and CEO of APA Group (2004-2019) and Non-executive Director of Austal Limited (2020 – 2024). Mick has more than 37 years of experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors, including gas-fired and renewable energy power generation, gas processing, LNG and underground storage. Prior to joining APA in 2000, Mick held various senior management roles with AGL Energy.

Mick holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma of Engineering from Monash University, a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Queensland and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Nora Scheinkestel joined the Board in March 2022. She is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Nomination committee.

Nora is an experienced company director with almost 30 years experience as a non-executive chair and director of companies in a wide range of industries including public, government and private sectors. She has a long track record in highly regulated sectors such as infrastructure and financial services and has served as chair and director of numerous regulated utilities in the electricity, gas and water sectors.

A former banking executive, she has extensive financial and risk management expertise, having chaired audit and risk committees of a number of listed companies.

Nora is currently a Non-executive Director of Qantas Airways Limited (March 2024), Brambles Limited (since 2020) and Westpac Banking Corporation (since 2021). Previous directorships of publicly listed companies include Telstra Corporation Limited (2010 – 2022), the Atlas Arteria group (2014 – 2020), which she chaired, Ausnet Services Ltd (2016 – 2022), Orica Limited, Newcrest Limited, Pacific Brands Limited and Stockland Group.

She is a published author, a former Associate Professor in the Melbourne Business School at Melbourne University as well as a former member of the Takeovers Panel. In 2003, Nora was awarded a centenary medal for services to Australian society in business leadership.

Nora holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) First Class and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne.

Joan Withers joined the Board in October 2020. She is a member of the Audit and Risk committee.

Joan has spent over 25 years working in the media industry holding CEO positions at both Fairfax NZ Ltd and The Radio Network and she also has significant corporate governance experience.

She is currently Chair of The Warehouse Group Ltd (since 2016), director of ANZ Bank NZ Ltd (since July 2013) and Sky Network TV Ltd (since 2019). She has previously held Chair positions at Auckland International Airport (1997 – 2013), Mercury NZ Ltd (2009 – 2019) and TVNZ (2015 – 2017). She has also held directorships on the boards of some of New Zealand’s largest companies including Meridian Energy Ltd and Tourism Holdings Ltd. Prior to her appointment as CEO of Fairfax NZ Ltd, Joan was a director on the Australian board of John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.

In June 2024, Joan was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business, governance and women.

Joan holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from The University of Auckland.