SCEE - Key Persons


Chris Douglass - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
  • Chartered Accountant and Member of the Governance Institute of Australia
Prior to joining SCEE Group in 2011 Chris was the Chief Financial Officer at Pacific Energy Ltd and has previously held a number of senior finance roles with Clough Ltd. Chris, a Chartered Accountant and member of the Governance Institute of Australia, commenced his finance career with Deloitte. Prior to his time with Deloitte, Chris qualified and practiced as a solicitor in London.

Colin Harper - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
  • Investor Relations Manager
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
Colin has over 20 years of experience in public company finance and governance and is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Governance Institute of Australia. Prior to joining SCEE Group in 2012 Colin was the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of an ASX listed oil & gas exploration company and previously worked for EY in both Australia and the UK.

Derek Parkin

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Chairman of the Audit
  • Fellow and Life Member of Chartered Accountants Australia
Derek is a Fellow and life member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ("CAANZ") and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Derek's accounting experience has spanned over 50 years and four continents. He was most recently Professor of Accounting at the University of Notre Dame Australia, having previously been an assurance partner with Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. Derek is a past national Board member of CAANZ's predecessor body in Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia ("ICAA") and has served on a number of the ICAA's national and state advisory committees. In 2015 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to accountancy. Derek is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Graeme Dunn - CEO, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
  • CEO / Managing Director )
Graeme has over 30 years international experience in heavy civil infrastructure, mining, oil & gas and building projects. Graeme's strong technical knowledge, coupled with his extensive executive management experience, has seen him hold senior management positions throughout Australasia and the Middle East. Graeme has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney, an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland and has completed the Senior Executive Program from the London School of Business. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Karl Paganin

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Independent Chairman
  • Independent Chairman and Non - Executive Director
  • Non - Executive Chairman of ASX
Karl has over 15 years of senior executive experience in investment banking, specialising in transaction structuring, equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and providing strategic management advice to listed public companies. Prior to that, Karl was Director of Major Projects and Senior Legal Counsel for Heytesbury Pty Ltd (the private company of the Holmes à Court family) which was the proprietor of John Holland Group Pty Ltd. Karl is also the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Karl is also the Non-Executive Chairman of ASX listed Veris Limited.

Paul Chisholm

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Non - Executive Director
Paul has over 40 years of experience in the electrical industry. Paul was a significant shareholder and Chairman of Trivantage Holdings Pty Ltd prior to the acquisition by SCEE Group in December 2020. He was the founder of SCADA Group Pty Ltd which was a global company servicing the energy, mining, utility and defence sectors with automation and control products and services solutions. Paul has also been the Chairman of a number of private companies and is an advisor for private equity funds. Paul is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. In order to better manage its responsibilities, the Board has established an Audit and Risk Management Committee and a Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Each Committee has adopted a charter approved by the Board, setting out its responsibilities.

Simon Buchhorn

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
  • Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Independant Non - Executive Director
Simon has a comprehensive understanding of SCEE Group's operations having been employed by the Company for over 30 years prior to retiring in 2014. During this time he worked in a number of key positions across the business including over 6 years as Chief Operating Officer and a period as interim Chief Executive Officer. He was also the General Manager of SCEE Group's LNG focused joint venture KSJV. Simon brings to the Board significant experience in electrical contracting and operational performance both domestically and internationally. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Simon is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.