Our People
Lochard Management Team
Anthony Fowler
BSc (Hons), MAppFin, Harvard AMP
Chief Executive Officer
Anthony Fowler
BSc (Hons), MAppFin, Harvard AMP
Chief Executive Officer
Anthony is the Chief Executive Officer of Lochard Energy. He has over 20 years’ experience working for major companies in the Australian and US energy markets. Prior to joining Lochard Energy, Anthony was a member of the executive management team at AGL where he was responsible for Australia’s largest generation portfolio, as well as wholesale trading and the business customers group.
Steve Brent
BComm (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Brent
BComm (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Chief Financial Officer
Steve is the Chief Financial Officer of Lochard Energy. He has over 20 years’ experience in finance and corporate strategy, with many years of involvement with the energy sector in Australia and internationally. Prior to joining Lochard he led various sector teams including several years leading the Australian upstream oil and gas team at Macquarie Capital. Steve achieved first class honours in his major in accounting and finance.
Jenny Smith
BA, MA, MAppSc
GM People & Safety
Jenny Smith
BA, MA, MAppSc
GM People & Safety
Jenny is the GM of People and Safety at Lochard Energy. Jenny has over 10 years’ experience in the energy industry as a human resources professional. Prior to joining Lochard Energy she held human resource generalist and specialist consulting roles at Origin Energy, AGR (a Global Energy Services company) and in local government.
Becky Nguyen
BEng (Electrical), MAppFin
GM Commercial
Becky Nguyen
BEng (Electrical), MAppFin
GM Commercial
Becky is the GM of Commercial at Lochard Energy. She has over 20 years’ experience as a commercial professional in the energy industry. Prior to joining Lochard Energy, she held a variety of commercial management roles in upstream companies such as Santos and Cooper Energy, as well as integrated energy companies including AGL, Origin and Energy Australia.
Tim Jessen
BEng (Chemical)(Hons), BSc
GM Major Projects & Technical Services
Tim Jessen
BEng (Chemical)(Hons), BSc
GM Major Projects & Technical Services
Tim is the GM of Major Projects & Technical Services at Lochard Energy. He has over 18 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry where he has worked on major onshore and offshore projects, both in Australia and internationally. His expertise covers the full project delivery lifecycle, from field development planning and front end engineering design, through to construction, commissioning and operations. Prior to joining Lochard Energy, Tim worked for Origin Energy where he held a variety of senior roles including several years managing Origin’s Otway and BassGas Gas Assets.
Bart Simes
MBA, BComm, Adv Dip Eng
GM New Energy
Bart Simes
MBA, BComm, Adv Dip Eng
GM New Energy
Bart is the GM of New Energy and is responsible for diversifying the company into new areas of business which include electricity firming/storage and renewable hydrogen. Bart’s career began as a technician in Australia’s defence forces, however after further studies in engineering and business, he has spent the last 20 years pioneering the clean energy space both here and internationally. His work has included the running of operations and maintenance for Vestas, leading General Electric’s market entry in wind and managing Downer’s precontract operations for the EPC of utility scale solar, wind and storage.
Josh McKenzie
BEng (Hons), BSc
GM Iona Operations
Josh McKenzie
BEng (Hons), BSc
GM Iona Operations
Josh is the GM of Operations at Lochard Energy’s Iona Gas Plant. He has 19 years operations experience in both pharmaceuticals and predominantly oil and gas. Prior to joining Lochard Energy, Josh was the Operations Manager at the Otway Gas Plant in South West Victoria, responsible for running an onshore facility with supplied gas from both onshore wells and an offshore platform.
Paula Walker
BEc(Hons), LLB (Hons), Grad Dip Corp Governance
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Paula Walker
BEc (Hons), LLB (Hons), Grad Dip Corp Governance
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Paula is Lochard Energy’s General Counsel and (joint, with Steve Brent) Company Secretary, and is responsible for the Legal and Regulatory Affairs portfolios. Paula commenced her career at Mallesons Stephen Jacques (now King & Wood Mallesons) in Mergers & Acquisitions (the Projects, Energy & Resources subgroup). Before joining Lochard Energy, Paula held senior in-house legal roles at Incitec Pivot Limited and General Electric (Energy business), covering a breadth of legal matters including corporate, commercial, financing, competition law, and disputes