

Our People
The API is led by a dedicated Board of Directors, and all programs and initiatives are managed by a diverse team of staff. Learn more about the people that make up The Australian Power Institute below:

Renee Anderson (Incoming Board Chair - Feb 2025)
Chair
Executive, People
TasNetworks
Renee is a member of TasNetworks’ Executive Team and leads the People Team, consisting of Technical Capability, People Development, Health Safety and Environment and People Experience streams.
With over 15 years’ experience as a senior HR executive, Renee joined TasNetworks from the Tasmanian Department of Health, where she was the Chief People Officer. She has previously worked in the mining, engineering and energy sectors, and has held roles within Australia, Brazil, USA and United Kingdom. Renee holds a Bachelor of Business (Management) from the University of Queensland.
Renee is active in the community, volunteering HR expertise to a number of community organisations.

Jason Hall (Incoming Board Deputy Chair - Feb 2025)
Deputy Chair
General Manager Grid Technology
Energy Queensland
Jason Hall is the General Manager Grid Technology at Energy Queensland, a government owned corporation responsible for the distribution of electricity across Queensland via their two electricity distributors - Energex and Ergon Energy. He is accountable for ensuring safe and reliable protection, telecommunications, and control systems exist for the Energy Queensland electricity network including the introduction of new technologies to transition to an intelligent grid.
Jason has a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Computer) Honours Degree from the Queensland University of Technology and a Graduate Certificate in Management from Deakin University. He is also a trade qualified electrical fitter mechanic and has over 30 years of experience in the Queensland Electricity Supply Industry comprising of positions in generation, transmission, and distribution. Jason is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland and is also Energy Queensland’s member representative of CIGRE Australia.

Peter Langdon (Outgoing Board Chair)
Board Member
Head of Asset Planning and Performance
Endeavour Energy
Peter has over 30 years’ experience in the Australian electricity supply industry. In his current role of Head of Asset Planning and Performance, he is responsible for developing the long term investment and maintenance plans for Endeavour Energy’s electricity network as well as the ongoing development the organisation’s asset management systems and strategies. Prior to this Peter has held a variety of roles in areas such as regional management, system control and project management.
Peter has a keen interest in developing the next generation of engineers for our industry and for the last 10 years has led his organisation’s engineer development program. Peter is also an active member of the NSW chapter of the Electric Energy Society of Australia.

Gair Landsborough
Board Member
Executive Manager, Asset Management
Western Power
Gair's career spans senior management roles since 2006 in operations, program and project management, contracts and finance. Technical roles have included network planning, maintenance strategy and investigations. Gair’s financial background focused on strategic financial modelling that involved working closely with Government stakeholders to implement electricity market reforms.
Gair holds a Master of Applied Finance, Bachelor of Commerce (Management) and Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from the University of Western Australia.
Asset Management is accountable for managing overall asset lifecycles, asset performance management strategies, network planning, engineering and design and network operations. As the major network operator in Western Australia, Western Power is a significant employer of engineers and is a foundation member of the API.

Margarida Pimentel
Board Member
Group Manager Onboarding and Connections
Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
Margarida is the Group Manager of Onboarding and Connections at AEMO. Margarida has worked in the energy industry for over 20 years in the areas of national energy market design and operation; electricity transmission planning; distributed energy integration and more recently, onboarding utility-scale generators, storage providers and customers. Working for energy market operators, transmission and distribution network businesses, and in consulting, Margarida has a depth of experience informed over a period of dramatic structural change and market reform.
Margarida’s most recent focus has been on building predictable connection processes, through greater transparency of process, clearer definition of roles and responsibilities, greater collaboration across AEMO, NSPs, Proponents and OEMs, and working to align approaches across NEM regions

Fatima Bazzi
Board Member
Head of Portfolio Planning & Insights
Ausgrid
Fatima is an experienced senior leader within the energy industry, throughout her career Fatima has held various roles in Customer, Asset Management, Field Delivery and Transformation. In her role as Head of Transformation, Fatima played a key leadership role in the transition of Ausgrid from a government to private entity. As the Head of Portfolio Planning & Insights, Fatima looks after the performance of Ausgrid's $2B network capital and maintenance portfolio with direct accountability for Program Management, Works Planning & Integration, Estimating, Business Insights & Reporting and Enterprise Workforce Planning.
An advocate for inclusion and diversity within the energy industry, Fatima plays an active role in mentoring circles and is passionate about building career pathways for the next generation to enable the energy transition. Ausgrid is an active supporter of the Australian Power Institute and takes on API bursary students which allows young engineers to gain industry experience.
Fatima holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Organisational Learning and a Bachelor of Human Resources & Management from the University of Technology Sydney. Fatima is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Craig Savage
Board Member
Head of Strategic Projects
CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy
Craig is a member of the CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy Senior Management Group and currently leads strategic network projects such as the Network Price Review and the development of climate resilient networks.
With over 35 years’ experience in the management of physical assets, Craig has held a variety of senior engineering management positions with Alinta, Jemena, United Energy, Citipower and Powercor, in asset management, program and project management, environmental management, reliability management and risk. Craig has always been a strong advocate for asset management developments, having chaired workshops and delivered papers on asset management, reliability planning, future networks and bushfire risk management. He currently chairs an industry research project on Non-Destructive Testing of Wooden Poles, and has previously been a member of industry steering committees for Transformer Innovation, Solar Enablement and the Victorian Bushfire Minimisation Taskforce.
Over the last 20 years, Craig has been integral in developing the next generation of engineers, having been an active member in Graduate Development Committees at Alinta, Jemena and United Energy as well as a frequent mentor. Craig holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) Degree from the University of Melbourne and an Advanced Diploma in Leadership and Management from the University of Western Australia. Craig is a Registered Professional Engineer of Victoria and a Fellow of Engineering, recognized with the Engineering Executive credential.

Sarah Huang
Board Member
General Manager Design Solutions
Powerlink Queensland
Sarah Huang is a leader and electrical engineer in the electricity transmission industry with more than 24 years’ professional experience in Australia and overseas. In her current role as General Manager Design Solutions in Powerlink Queensland, Sarah leads a group of more than 100 engineering professionals to provide specialised technical advice and design services to support Powerlink’s transmission network operation, re-investment projects and renewable energy transformation.
Sarah is an active member in Powerlink’s Graduate Development Committee, and is motivated by building career succession pathway and great workplace culture for young professionals in our industry at this very challenging and exciting time.

Keron McCallum-Gaul
Board Member
General Manager, Power Transformer Business Unit
Wilson Transformer Company Pty Ltd (WTC)
Keron is the General Manager, Power Transformer Business Unit of Wilson Transformer Company (WTC), based in Glen Waverley, Victoria and is a member of the WTC Executive Leadership Team. WTC has had a long relationship with the API and actively provides support to a range of initiatives to develop future engineering leaders.
Keron is a Civil Engineer with a 30 year career across a broad range of industries and businesses. This includes roles in general management, operations management and business development across civil construction, manufacturing, building products, construction materials, and professional engineering services in both global publicly listed businesses and privately owned family companies.
Keron is an Honours graduate in Civil Engineering from Queensland University of Technology and has also studied at IMD Business School, in Lausanne Switzerland. He has held several honorary positions with Engineers Australia including Chairman of the Queensland Environmental Engineering Society, Vice Chairman of the National Board of the Environmental Engineering Society, a National Board member of the Institution of Engineers, Environmental College and was the Convenor of several major Environmental Engineering Conferences.

Lance Wee
Board Member
General Manager of Asset Management
Transgrid
Lance has more than 20 years of experience in the Australian energy and infrastructure industries. In February 2015 Lance was appointed to the role of Head of Asset Management, accountable for asset management activities that optimally balances asset risk, cost and performance of TransGrid’s network.
Prior to that role, Lance gained his extensive experience in developing, designing, constructing and maintaining substations and transmission lines throughout Australia in different roles at TransGrid, Downer Australia and Powerlink Queensland.
He has a passion and reputation for building and leading strong professional teams while providing the direction and support needed to implement sustainable competitive commercial strategies in line with stakeholder and customer expectations.
Lance has a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) Honours Degree from the University of Queensland and Diploma in Project Management from the University of New England. He is currently completing his Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

Ryan Turner
Board Member
Power Transmission & Distribution Practice Leader
Aurecon
Bio coming soon

API Staff Members

Dr David Pointing
Chief Executive Officer
The Australian Power Institute
Appointed CEO of API in 2019, Dr. David Pointing is an engineering-sector leader with a strong track record in workforce development, industry collaboration, and sustainable energy solutions. His career spans research into wind and hydrogen energy for remote power systems, global sustainability initiatives with the UN Environment Program, and strategic tertiary engagement for Engineers Australia.
David has led workforce development programs for the engineering sector, taught university courses in engineering ethics and sustainability, and contributed extensively to professional development. A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Australia, he holds qualifications in Materials Engineering (UNSW), Antarctic Studies (UTAS), and a PhD on sustainable energy in isolated communities.
Originally from Sydney, David now lives in Tasmania with his wife and children.

Emily Marschke
Professional Programs & Operations Manager
The Australian Power Institute
Emily Marschke is a Chartered Engineer with a diverse background spanning government, research, and higher education. With expertise in operations, project, and research management, she currently serves as the Program and Operations Manager at the Australian Power Institute (API). In this role, Emily oversees the institute’s full range of professional programs, with a strong focus on managing the Powerful Women Leadership Program. Her passion lies in increasing the representation of women in the energy sector, championing both gender equality and broader diversity within the workforce.

Hayley Credaro
Industry and University Partnerships Manager
The Australian Power Institute
Hayley has an extensive career working with and supporting university student employability programs and industry engagement initiatives across all disciplines and cohorts for several large Australian Universities in Melbourne and Brisbane. She is passionate about connecting students and graduates to industry partners to help facilitate meaningful and fruitful partnership opportunities.
As a mother of 3 small, curious humans, Hayley is passionate about building connections to help support the future workforce and open up pathways and opportunities to fulfill our future skill needs, especially in STEM sectors.

Cameron McMurtrie
Undergraduate Programs Manager
The Australian Power Institute
Cameron, is the Undergraduate Programs Manager with the Australian Power Institute. He administers the Power Up Program and Power Up Scholarship and the TJ Effeney Award. Cameron loves working with the API's amazing and passionate students to make sure that they get the most out of their experience with the API. Cameron has a degree in Global Sustainable Development and Spanish.

Aastha Makkar
Marketing and Admin Coordinator
The Australian Power Institute
Aastha Makkar is the Marketing & Administration Coordinator at the Australian Power Institute, where she contributes to the API Team in communications, event coordination and digital marketing initiatives. With a passion for engaging the next generation of power sector professionals, she helps drive API’s outreach and community programs.
Outside of the API, Aastha is a passionate singer and manages a live Indian instrumental music company, bringing cultural performances to diverse audiences.

Stephanie Somerville
Engagement Manager
The Australian Power Institute
Stephanie has dedicated over a decade to the professional development of engineers at all life stages and is enthusiastic about assisting individuals in advancing their careers and seizing personal, and professional opportunities.
Driven by a deep interest in STEM education, she firmly believes that conversations are where change begins, building connections, and openly sharing positive industry experiences are key ingredients in guiding the younger generation toward their desired career paths.
Stephanie has a background in Education, Training, Customer/Client Engagement and Communications.