Our Board of Directors comprises a non-executive chairperson, eight non-executive directors and the Managing Director.
The Minister for Water, in consultation with the Treasurer, appoints our Board of Directors.
Greg Wilson (MAICD), Chair
Greg Wilson is Chair of Melbourne Water.
Mr Wilson is an experienced Executive and Non-Executive director with a background in the water, sustainability, emergency management and public sectors.
Greg is currently a member of the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal. Previously, he has held Non-Executive roles as Chair of the TAC, Chair of the SES, CFA, Victorian ESC (formerly Office of the Regulator-General) and executive roles with the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Department of Justice and Regulation, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Essential Services Commission, Department of Treasury and Finance, Melbourne Water and City West Water.
Greg holds qualifications in commerce, political science and economics and brings a strong background in governance, public policy and financial management.
Dr Nerina Di Lorenzo, Managing Director
Dr Nerina DiLorenzo is the Managing Director of Melbourne Water Corporation and is an experienced CEO and executive leader with a public sector background in asset management, infrastructure operations, service delivery and business transformation.
As Managing Director, Dr Di Lorenzo leads Melbourne Water’s vision of Enhancing Life and Liveability through the provision of water supply, sewerage, drainage, waterway health and catchment management services. Dr Di Lorenzo is a Non-Executive Director of the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) and Chairs the People and Capability Committee. She also Chairs the national Water Sector Circular Task Force. Dr Di Lorenzo has held diverse executive roles in local government including CEO of Merri-bek (Moreland) City Council. She has held engineering roles at Exxon Mobil working on the Oil Rigs of Bass Strait.
Dr Di Lorenzo is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds qualifications in engineering, business and organisational change management and brings a strong focus on customer and community outcomes.
Monique Conheady (GAICD), Deputy Chair
Ms Conheady is an experienced executive and Non-Executive director with a private sector background in innovation, start-up/scale-up and executive leadership.
Monique is currently Chairperson Commissioner of Energy Safe Victoria, Director of Breakthrough Victoria, Independent Chair of JET Charge Pty Ltd and a Director of Phantm Pty Ltd and Hysata Pty Ltd. Previously, she was a Governing Board member of the EPA Victoria, Commissioner and Chairperson of Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria and Deputy Chair of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. She was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flexicar and held executive roles at Hertz Australia.
Monique is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds qualifications in environmental engineering and sustainability leadership and brings to the role 25 years’ experience in the sustainability sector.
Ms Conheady was appointed to the Melbourne Water Board on 1 October, 2023 and appointed Deputy Chair in November 2023. She is a member of the Risk, Optimisation and Sustainability Committee.
James Atkins (FAICD), Director
Mr Atkins is an experienced business advisor, marketing strategist and company director with over 35 years’ experience working at a senior level in the retail, financial services and energy sectors. He is currently the Chair of Good360 Australia and a Board member of TT Line and the Connective Group. James is also director of Vantage Strategy, a consulting firm that provides business advisory services to commercial, government, and not-for-profit organisations.
James is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Atkins was appointed to the Melbourne Water Board on 1 October, 2021. He is a member of the Risk, Optimisation and Sustainability Committee and People, Engagement, Customers and Safety Committee.
Binda Gokhale (FCPA, GAICD), Director
Ms Gokhale is an experienced executive and Non-Executive director with a corporate and public sector background in governance, corporate strategic planning and corporate finance. Binda currently holds directorships at the Transport Accident Commission, Melbourne Polytechnic and Benalla Health, and is an Independent Member of the Audit and Risk Committees for the Victorian Disability Worker Commission, City of Whitehorse and the City of Monash. Binda also participates on the Executive Committee of the Victorian Local Government Finance Professionals (FinPro). Previously, she held senior executive roles at Wyndham City Council and Telstra and was a board member at Trust for Nature.
Binda is a Fellow CPA and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Melbourne Business School, holds qualifications in economics and brings to the role 25 years’ experience in the utility public and not-for-profit sectors.
Ms Gokhale was appointed to the Melbourne Water Board on 1 October, 2023. She is a member of the Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee and People, Engagement, Customers and Safety Committee.
Freya Marsden (GAICD), Director
Ms Marsden is an experienced Chair and Non-Executive director with an energy, water, infrastructure and environmental sector background specialising in governance, corporate strategy, finance, assurance and sustainability.
Freya is currently Chair of VicReturn, Chair of the Victorian Sustainability Fund, Independent Board Director and Chair of Audit and Risk of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation, Independent Audit and Risk Committee member for the Department of Treasury and Finance, Technical Expert Artificial Intelligence Standards Australia, and Charter Member of the Brotherhood of St Laurence. She is Managing Director of the Acuity Group Pty Ltd. She has previously held Non-Executive roles with VicRoads, South East Water, City West Water, Water Infrastructure NSW, and the VPA and executive roles with AECOM and the Victorian Government, Federal Treasury and Treasurer’s Office and Business Council of Australia.
Ms Marsden is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds qualifications in commerce, agriculture, resource economics and sustainability and brings 20 years’ experience in energy, water, infrastructure, transport and the environment across commercial, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
Ms Marsden was appointed to the Melbourne Water Board on 1 October, 2023. She is Chair of the Risk, Optimisation and Sustainability Committee.
Camm Myrtle (GAICD), Director
Cameron (Camm) Myrtle is a proud Taungurung man with experience as a Traditional Owner in cultural heritage and land management and a background in finance, corporate strategy, and property and change management.
Camm is currently the Director Aboriginal Economic Development with the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions. He was previously the Operations Manager for the Treaty Authority and a member of their Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee and the People, Engagement, Customers, Community and Safety Committee and has held executive roles including with Taungurong Land and Waters, participating in their Audit and Risk Committee and CEO Remuneration Committees and worked for the National Australia Bank in a range of roles.
Camm has a strong corporate leadership background in banking and finance at NAB, with experience in finance, commercial property, project management, change management and stakeholder relationship management.
Mr Myrtle is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds qualifications in business, accounting, and finance and project management and brings 20 years' experience in finance, commercial property and land management in both private and not-for-profit sectors.
Mr Myrtle was appointed to the Melbourne Water Board on 1 October, 2023. He is a member of the Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee and People, Engagement, Customers and Safety Committee.
Anita Roper (GAICD), Director
Ms Anita Roper is an experienced senior executive with a diverse background in various management roles across business, government, communities and multilateral agencies in Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. Her executive career encompasses both the private and public sectors, and she has held positions including Chief Executive Officer at Sustainability Victoria and Global Director of Sustainability with Alcoa in New York. Throughout her career she has also served as Chair of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative and Chair of the Stroke Association of Victoria, and has been involved on numerous boards and advisory panels, including Yarra Valley Water.
Ms Roper holds a Graduate qualification from of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders ANZ.
Ms Roper was appointed to the Melbourne Water Board on 1 October 2021.
Lahra Carey (GAICD), Director
Lahra Carey is an experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director in sectors providing people-centred community outcomes and social impact. An experienced communications strategist, Lahra has over 25 years’ experience in strategic corporate communications, crisis preparedness, and public relations. Her career spans not-for-profit organisations, government departments, blue-chip companies and iconic brands.
Lahra currently serves as Chair of the Carlton Football Foundation and holds Non-Executive Directorships at the Australian Dementia Network Ltd, Quipex Pty Ltd, Carlton Football Club and Parachute For Kids. Her previous roles include Independent Non-Executive Director at Foodbank Victoria, Council President and Independent Non-Executive Director of the King David School, Non-Executive Member of RMIT’s PR Advisory Board, and Member of the Penington Institute Communications Advisory Group. She is the founder and principal of PR consultancy narrative, as well as NewsFlash Media and a keynote speaker, most recently presenting at the 2025 Australian Cyber Conference.
A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Lahra holds formal qualifications in e-commerce, communications, and criminology - bringing a multidisciplinary lens. She is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Public Relations Institute of Australia and the Melbourne Press Club.
Prue Digby, Director
Prue Digby is an experienced Chair, Non-Executive Director and senior Executive in providing community and public related services to Melbourne and regional Victoria in the state, local government and non-government sectors.
Prue is currently a Member of the Victoria University Council, a Trustee of the Ross Trust, Independent Member Fire Rescue Victoria Operation Turton (IBAC Report) Steering Committee and has recently completed her role as Chair of the Commission of Inquiry into Whittlesea City Council.
Ms Digby was formerly the Deputy Secretary of Planning and Local Government in Victoria, CEO of the Victorian Building Authority and CEO of Yarra City Council. More recently Prue has served on the Boards of Chisholm Institute, the Birrarung Council (a Victorian statutory body created by the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin-Birrarung murron) Act 2017) and as a State Government appointed Municipal Monitor for Frankston City Council, Greater Geelong City Council, South Gippsland Shire Council and Moonee Valley City Council.
Board Customer Committee Charter
- People, Engagement, Customers, Community and Safety Committee
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The role of the People, Engagement, Customers, Community and Safety Committee is to assist the Board of Directors of Melbourne Water Corporation in fulfilling its corporate governance responsibilities and exercising of due care, diligence and skill relating to: Customer and Community Engagement and Reputation Management; Traditional Owner and First Peoples Engagement; Health, Safety and Wellbeing; People and Remuneration and Culture. The Committee Charter details the full remit of the Committee.
