Board

Perth NRM’s Board consists of up to eight independent directors and operates under the rules of the Perth NRM Constitution. The Board meets regularly throughout the year to oversee the strategic direction, governance and finances of Perth NRM. Each year the Board reports to members and stakeholders at the AGM in October/November.

The Board has two subcommittees; the Committee of Finance, Audit and Risk (CFAR) chaired by Keith Halliwell, and the Nominations Committee chaired by Shona Zulsdorf.

In 2020, the Board created a non-voting Board Trainee position to give young professionals the opportunity to gain board experience as part of their professional development.

 

Dr Elena Limnios: Chair

Elena is an experienced Independent Board Director for member owned and member governed organisations. She is compelled to contribute to organisations that have a strong purpose and capability to make a lasting impact to their local communities and the environment. Elena’s personal values are honesty, respect and excellence. She values relationships and believes in collaborative leadership, developing win-win solutions and encouraging thinking outside the box.

Elena is considered a world expert in member owned organisations, having led research collaborations with over 40 institutional and industry partners worldwide with a diverse focus on governance, ownership models, member engagement, management challenges unique to member-owned organisations, drivers of member loyalty, and equity finance structures. Elena has consulted on governance, strategy and organisational change for both private and public listed entities. She is an experienced communicator across diverse audiences including at senior levels of government, business, and academia.

Elena holds a Masters in Engineering, an MBA and a PhD in complex system’s resilience (UWA) which included the development of new ways for measuring product ecological footprint, understanding and reducing our impact on the natural environment through more sustainable business practices and consumers’ choices. She is an AICD graduate, has developed and delivered executive and board training programs through the Australian Institute of Management (AIM WA) focused on governance and strategy.

 

Darrell Jones: Deputy Chair

Darrell Jones is an experienced not-for-profit director, with diverse business experience and a demonstrated capability in stakeholder engagement. In other roles, he is a Member of the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Board Member at Mundaring Arts Centre, and teaches at Curtin University in the subject areas of Economics, Strategic Management, Risk Management and Corporate Governance. He has previously served his community as an elected member of local government.

Alongside business issues, Darrell has a strong interest in agriculture, environment and sustainability. He is from a farming family and grew up in the Perth Hills area. As part of his interests, he has undertaken a range of courses, including Aquaculture at UWA, and Agribusiness at the University of Adelaide. When working for Western Power, Darrell led the introduction of the first green power electricity product in Western Australia, which supported the development of the Albany wind farm. He was also part of the team that introduced renewable energy feed-in tariffs to metropolitan and regional Western Australia. Darrell and his family live in a solar passive home in the Perth foothills.

Relevant qualifications include a Bachelor of Economics, a Graduate Certificate in Marketing, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Professional Member of the Economic Society of Australia.

 

Glenice Batchelor: Director

Glenice has demonstrated a long-term personal and professional commitment to landcare and natural resource management with extensive experience working in the industry across Western Australia as well as roles in agriculture, community services, disability, local government and more recently, biosecurity.

Glenice started her diverse career studying Horticulture at iconic Kings Park and has applied knowledge and skills gained in her early training across a wide-ranging career. She has maintained links with her farming background and original discipline throughout.

Glenice has been involved at a strategic level on boards and organisations. She chaired the Saltland Pastures Association Grower Group and is a previous chair of Wheatbelt NRM regional group, winners of WA Regional Community Achievement Awards.

She was a founding member and then chair of WA’s NRM Regional Leaders Group, served on the Avon River Management Authority and as inaugural secretary of the Avon Waterways Committee. She has represented WALGA as the WA Country member on the Roadside Conservation Committee.

Glenice was awarded the DAFWA Landcare Professional Award and is a previous WA finalist in the RIRDC Rural women’s award. She was a founding member of Therapeutic Horticulture Australia and in 2019 she was inducted as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Horticulture.

Glenice is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and understands the importance of strong and good governance.

Glenice’s work and board roles might change but her passion and commitment does not.

 

Keith Halliwell: Director

Keith is a non-executive director and finance executive, with almost 30 years board-level experience in the listed, not-for-profit and start-up sectors, with skills in finance, corporate governance, company secretarial, strategy development, and capital raising.

Keith’s corporate life covers a range of industries, both in Australia and internationally, including engineering, manufacturing, wholesale/distribution, with most recent roles in cooperatives, including water supply for agricultural use. The cooperative’s experience has highlighted for Keith the not-for-profit strategic importance of service to members, including social cooperation within a member community, the impact of the natural environment, understanding the nature of member loyalty and engagement and how to strengthen and retain member commitment.

He has served on a number of company Boards since 1996 and is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Harvey Water, where he also Chairs the Audit and Risk committee and the Remuneration and Nomination committee. This role has heightened Keith’s interest in the impact of climate change and sustainability particularly relating to the agricultural sector.

Keith’s qualifications include BSc (Hons), he is a chartered accountant (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) and he is a graduate and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

 

Tom Widenbar: Director

Tom is an experienced environmental professional, having worked across consulting, waste and mining industries. Tom has extensive experience working with the Environmental Protection Act, environmental impact assessments and site environmental management.

Tom is also an elected Councillor at the City of Cockburn, sitting on 7 internal committees and 4 external committees. Tom grew up on an Olive Grove in York where he developed a love for nature and has a keen interest in sustainability as well as reuse and recycling.

Tom holds a Bachelor of Science (Coastal Zone Management) from Curtin University and is currently studying the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course, and an MBA through the University of Central Queensland.

 

Dr Nick Moffatt: Director

Nick has a drive and passion for improving and enhancing the sustainability performance of organisations and limiting the negative impacts on our environmental resources and natural capital.

He is an engineering and sustainability / ESG professional with more than 34 years of domestic and international experience in both the chemicals manufacturing and professional services sectors. Nick’s experience includes fertiliser and industrial chemicals manufacturing in the UK and Australia and for the last 14 years, Nick has led the sustainability / ESG consultancy practice for KPMG in Western Australia.

Nick specialises in providing climate change and greenhouse gas advisory and assurance services across all sectors of the economy and government and he works with a range of large and small organisations, both nationally and internationally, to assist them to improve their ESG performance.  Along with ESG strategy development, Nick has extensive experience in carbon-related challenges such as greenhouse gas inventory measurement and reporting, carbon offset creation and decarbonisation.

Nick has substantial experience in corporate governance and risk management and regularly supports and presents to Boards on these issues, with specific focus on ESG and climate change.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a PhD in Chemical Engineering, is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. In addition, Nick is accredited as a Category 1 (technical) and Category 2 Greenhouse gas and Energy Auditor with the Clean Energy Regulator in Australia and is also accredited as a Greenhouse gas complex sector expert, lead auditor and independent reviewer by the National Environment Agency in Singapore.

 

Shona Zulsdorf: Independent Chair of the Nominations Committee

Ms Shona Zulsdorf has significant experience on boards and committees and has held executive and senior management positions in government departments, commercial agencies and Ministerial offices. Shona is currently Principal of Springboard Solutions, Chair of the Plumbers Licensing Board and an expert member of the Audit and Risk committee with the City of South Perth. Her qualifications include Master of Communication, BA(Hons), Graduate Diploma in Commerce and a Certificate in Board Governance. Her experience includes providing leadership, strategy, corporate governance, transformational change, risk and audit oversight.

 

Cassie Howell: Board Trainee

Cassie is an emerging restoration ecologist with an interest in regenerative agriculture and environmental economics. She also has research interests in mangroves and wetland ecology. She is completing a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in Botany and plans to pursue a career that helps to bridge the science-policy gap in environmental management and decision making.

Cassie is passionate about helping all people connect with nature and has been involved in establishing the first Intrepid Landcare group in Western Australia. She is also passionate about ensuring that young people have a voice in decision making and that they get the chance to create the future that they want. Having held numerous student leadership and volunteer positions, she is keen to learn more about governance and management.