Patricia McKenzie

Patricia is a highly experienced director of major energy and infrastructure companies, regulated and unregulated, in both private and government sectors, and in ehealth, chronic disease and disability service companies. Patricia has over 40 years involvement in the energy sector, particularly in businesses with complex operations, significant infrastructure and major strategic and regulatory challenges. She participated in the design of the major market developments in gas and electricity over that period, administered as CEO the introduction of retail gas competition in NSW and ACT, and as a director and chair, has overseen the transformation of market entities in response to technological and regulatory change. Patricia is currently Chair of AGL Energy Limited, one of Australia’s leading integrated energy companies, Chair of NSW Ports, owner of Port Botany and Port Kembla in NSW, and Chair of Sydney Desalination Plant. She was previously a director of the APA Group, an ASX 50 energy infrastructure business; Chair of Essential Energy, a State Owned Corporation which operates one of the largest electricity distribution businesses in Australia; and Chair of Healthdirect Australia Limited. She is a former director of Australian Energy Market Operator, Transgrid, and Macquarie Generation, and former Chair of both Diabetes Australia and Sunnyfield in the health sector. As CEO of Gas Market Company, the first self regulated competitive energy market administrator in Australia, Patricia was responsible for delivering the technology systems and business rules which introduced retail gas competition to NSW and the ACT.