EPA Board Members

Mr Allan Holmes

Ms Linda Bowes

Ms Megan Dyson

Mr Andrew Fletcher

Mr Stephen Hains

Mrs Cheryl Hill

Mr Greg Panigas

Ms Yvonne Sneddon

		Mr Allan Holmes is the EPA Acting Chief Executive and ex-officio Chair of the EPA Board. He is the Chief Executive of the Department for Environment and Heritage. He previously held senior executive positions in the SA Public Service as Director National Parks and Wildlife, Director Heritage and Biodiversity Division and Director Natural Resources Group. Mr Holmes was appointed for his 'qualifications and experience relevant to management generally and public sector management' and 'qualifications and experience relevant to environmental protection and management or natural resources management'. His appointment extends from 21 April 2007 to 20 April 2010.
		Ms Linda Bowes has a wide variety of expertise and specialist knowledge in areas such as corporate management, strategic planning, legislative analysis and policy development. From 1994-2007 she was Chief Executive of the South Australian Wine Industry Association and is currently Proprietor of the consultancy firm Linda Bowes & Associates. She was inducted into the Australian Businesswomen's Hall of Fame in March 1999 and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Ms Bowes was appointed to the Board for her 'practical knowledge of, and experience in, industry, commerce or economic development'.
		Ms Megan Dyson practises as a sole legal practitioner and policy consultant in the area of environmental law and policy, including advising the Murray-Darling Basin Commission on legal issues relating to environmental flows. Prior to this role, Ms Dyson was the Executive Adviser to the Chief Executive of the then SA Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs, where she advised on legal and policy matters including playing a key role in the SA response to the Commonwealth's environmental law reform and Australia's Oceans Policy. Ms Dyson was appointed to the Board for her 'legal qualifications and experience in environmental law'. Her appointment extends from 21 April 2007 to 20 April 2010.
		Mr Andrew Fletcher is a highly respected engineer with more than 30 years' experience in senior management roles in the program management, engineering and construction industry. He has extensive corporate governance experience in the private and public sectors and significant personal interests in the South Australian wine industry. As CEO and Managing Director of the Port Adelaide Maritime Corporation he is responsible for the delivery of the South Australian Government's multimillion dollar support programs to the Federal Government's Air Warfare Destroyer Program and the establishment of a sustainable ADF systems and ship building support precinct at Port Adelaide, South Australia. The initial support program involves the development and delivery of Common User Facilities, a Suppliers Precinct, an Engineering Systems Centre, a Maritime Skills Centre and a comprehensive Workforce Development Program. Mr Fletcher was appointed to the Board for his 'practical knowledge of, and experience in, industry, commerce or economic development'. His appointment extends from 21 April 2007 to 20 April 2010.
		Mr Stephen Hains Mr Hains has been City Manager of the City of Salisbury since 1991, one of the largest local government bodies in South Australia with 115,000 residents, extensive industrial areas, two airports, a university campus and a major Commonwealth defence research centre. Before this he spent eight years in the South Australian Government as Chairman of the SA Planning Commission and then Director of the Planning Division of the then Department of Environment and Planning, where he was responsible for metropolitan and regional planning in South Australia as well as environmental impact assessment for major developments. During 2003-04, Mr Hains also spent seven months as the Chief Executive, Department of Business Manufacturing and Trade, where he was responsible for restructuring the Department into the new Department of Trade and Economic Development. Mr Hains has also been appointed, as a member of the EPA Board, to the Board of Zero Waste SA. Mr Hains was appointed to the Board for his ‘practical knowledge of, and experience in, local government’ as well as for his ‘practical knowledge of, and experience in, the reduction, re-use, recycling and management of waste or the environmental management industry’. His appointment extends from 21 October 2005 to 20 October 2008.
		Mrs Cheryl Hill is the Executive Director, Foundation for Australia's Most Endangered Species Inc and has worked with this organisation since 1997.  She is also a member of both the Zero Waste SA and the Conservation Council of SA Boards. Previous positions she has held include the Development Manager, Anglican Community Services (ACS), the Executive Director, Flinders Medical Centre Research Foundation and the Development Manager, Greenpeace Australia Inc.  Mrs Hill was appointed to the Board for her ‘practical knowledge of, and experience in, environmental conservation and advocacy on environmental matters on behalf of the community’.
		Mr Greg Panigas is the state manager of SITA/PWM/Pacific Waste Management with 12 years experience in the waste management industry. Mr Panigas is a board member of both KESAB and the Waste Management Association SA Executive, and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Panigas was appointed to the Board for his practical knowledge of, and experience in, the reduction, re-use, recycling and management of waste or the environmental management industry. His appointment extends from 4 March 2006 to 3 March 2009.
		Ms Yvonne Sneddon has expertise in a wide range of areas including sustainability reporting and strategy development; she has served on a number of boards and committees, and is the Presiding Member of the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board. Ms Sneddon has over 25 years experience as a chartered accountant and was previously a partner in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Adelaide. Ms Sneddon was appointed to the Board for her qualifications and experience relevant to environmental protection and management or natural resources management. Her appointment extends from 21 April 2006 to 20 April 2009.

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