SIMEC Energy Australia
Hilary Newstead is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in energy markets and sustainability. Currently serving as General Manager - Energy Markets & Strategy, and Head of Strategic Energy Management at SIMEC Energy Australia since November 2018, as well as Deputy Chair of the Customer Advisory Board at CitiPower and Powercor since July 2022, and a Board Member of the SA-H2H Hydrogen Technology Cluster since September 2021. Previous roles include Senior Sustainability Manager at Telstra from October 2016 to October 2018, and various leadership positions at AGL Energy from July 2011 to October 2016, where responsibilities included leading Connected Services and serving as a Strategic Advisor. Prior experience includes consultancy roles at ERM and research assistance at the University of Melbourne. Hilary holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Meteorology and Applied Mathematics from the University of Melbourne and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from UNSW.
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SIMEC Energy Australia
Our team combines energy technology, industry knowledge and personal expertise from around the globe to create an energy company that is facing up to the challenges of the low-carbon economy. SIMEC Energy Australia comprises experts from across the energy sector, with the leadership team alone holding decades of experience in energy retailing and sustainable energy fields and spanning many of Australia’s major energy companies. The SIMEC Energy Australia project design and delivery team has vast experience stretching across major project management, construction, strategy, and management and operation of high-value energy generation assets. Our team boasts experience across technologies including solar, wind, hydro, storage and co generation, with a growing pipeline of new energy generation projects across Australia now adding to this experience. As a group of businesses from around the world, SIMEC is one of the fastest growing energy companies specialising in renewable energy for industrial-scale energy consumption. We also look to partner on sustainable energy generation projects with those that are seeking to unlock the full long term value of sustainable energy. Our Corporate Development team continuously searches the market for renewable energy projects from developers, businesses, industries, and governments to add to our generation portfolio.