Environmental Social & Governance for Sustainability Conference 2021

CEO of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants

Professor Janek Ratnatunga is the CEO of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants. He has held appointments at the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the Australian National University in Australia, and the Universities of Washington, Richmond and Rhode Island in the USA.

Prior to his academic career he worked with KPMG.

Director, Science and Reporting at Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Victoria

Dr Scott Rawlings is the Director, Science and Reporting for the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Victoria. The Office’s role is to provide independent and objective reporting to inform policy-makers, scientists and the wider Victorian public on the state’s natural environment.

Scott has worked for the Office since 2010 and has played a key role in the production of Victoria’s first State of the Bays report, an historic baseline study of the health of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port; the Science for Sustainable Development Framework, and the State of the Environment, State of the Yarra and its Parklands and State of the Forests 2018 reports.

Managing Director, Greater Western Water, MBA (Prof), B. Eng (Hons) (Chem), B.Comm

Maree was appointed the inaugural Managing Director of Greater Western Water, 1 July 2021. Maree was previously appointed Managing Director of City West Water in April 2020 and was appointed Acting Managing Director in November 2019.

Prior to this Maree was an executive with City West Water, leading the delivery of water services to over one million Melbournians across the Melbourne CBD, inner suburbs and the growing western region, as well as the delivery of major new assets vital for growth, urban renewal and government infrastructure.

She brings a passion to lead culture, safety and business transformation in order to deliver exceptional outcomes for customers and the communities we service.

Maree combines her water-sector experience with a diverse and commercially driven background. Her leadership was recognised by her inclusion as IPAA Top 50 Women in Public Sector (Victoria) 2018.