Our leadership team

Maree Lang

Managing Director

Maree was appointed as our inaugural Managing Director for 1 July 2021. Maree has extensive executive-level experience across government, manufacturing and the utilities industries. She was the Managing Director of City West Water before her current appointment as Greater Western Water’s Managing Director. In 2018, IPAA Victoria acknowledged Maree’s leadership accomplishments in their Top 50 Women in the Public Sector list.

Kessia Thomson

General Manager, Strategy and Partnerships

Kessia leads Greater Western Water’s overarching strategy. With a focus on providing exceptional service and putting the community first, Kessia is responsible for delivering our corporate plan, our asset-management plans, and our pricing submission.

Ian Burton

General Manager, Growth and Infrastructure

Ian leads Greater Western Water’s maintenance and growth in the rapidly growing regions of Melbourne that we service. With nearly three decades of experience spanning local and international projects, Ian has delivered projects across a wide variety of industries, including transport, corporate real estate, and education. Ian is dedicated to driving innovation and sustainability to benefit our customers and communities.

Jodie Hallam

General Manager, Operations and Delivery Solutions

Jodie leads the efficient and effective operation and maintenance of our assets, delivering high quality water and recycled water services to our customers. Jodie has over 15 years of executive management experience in the energy and water sector. With a strong focus on strategy and execution, Jodie is driven by a curiosity to learn and is passionate about innovation. Now a part of Greater Western Water, Jodie will continue to drive positive customer-service outcomes for the businesses and communities in our service area.

Rohan Charrett

General Manager, Customer Experience

Rohan leads our customer experience streams across our major contact channels, including a multi-faceted contact centre, face-to-face engagement, digital services, and our credit and support programs. With decades of leadership experience in the utilities and telco sectors, Rohan also holds an MBA from Deakin University.

Louise Meadows

Chief People Officer

Louise leads all aspects of human resources, organisational development, health safety & wellbeing, transformation, change and employee experience at Greater Western Water. Her role involves developing and implementing strategy and initiatives that align our staff with broader business objectives and focuses on enduring cultural change.

She brings leadership experience across different sectors, including utilities and banking, both in Australia and abroad.

Michael Wootten

Chief Operating Officer

Michael has extensive senior-management experience in government, with a depth of experience in building and leading teams through change initiatives. Michael provides oversight of Financial Services, Risk & Resilience, Legal & Governance, Procurement, Property, Information Technology and Digital.