Richard Francis

Mr Francis commenced as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Spark Infrastructure in 2012. He originally joined Spark Infrastructure in 2009 as the Chief Financial Officer and served in that role for three-and-a-half years prior to his appointment as Managing Director.

Mr Francis has over 25 years’ experience in the Australian energy and energy infrastructure industries. Prior to Spark Infrastructure, he was employed by APA Group as Chief Financial Officer and by Origin Energy Limited in various roles. He is also a Chartered Accountant.

Mr Francis has been a director of SA Power Networks and Victoria Power Networks since 2009. He was appointed inaugural Chair of NSW Electricity Networks Operations (TransGrid) in December 2015 and has served as Deputy Chair since June 2016. Mr Francis did not hold any other Australian listed entity directorships within the last three years.