02. Mark de Laeter

Director – Mark is an electrical engineer with 30 years’ experience in all aspects of the electricity industry, ranging from executive to senior line management positions in Western Power, a Top 500 Australian company with over 5,000 personnel.  He joined EMCa in 2013 as a Senior Associate based in Perth, Western Australia.

Career Summary

Prior to joining EMCa, Mark was the General Manager Networks at Western Power.  In this capacity, Mark was responsible for Asset Management Planning and for preparing Western Power’s regulatory Access Arrangements, which led to the approval of a $A5.5 billion expenditure plan.

Mark established Western Power’s Smart Grid Development Branch, which included management of the Perth Solar City Project – the most comprehensive energy efficiency initiative in Western Australia.  In his career he has also been General Manager Customer Services, General Manager Asset Management and prior to that was the Manager Regional Power Procurement.

Expertise

  • Electricity transmission and distribution planning
  • Electricity network access and regulatory access arrangements
  • Asset management practices
  • Project management
  • Smart Grids / Advanced metering
  • Electricity operations management
  • Customer service

 Education

  • Advanced Management Program, INSEAD (France),  2011
  • Master of Business Administration (Technology Management), Deakin, 1998
  • Master of Engineering Science, UWA, 1991
  • Bachelor of Engineering (electrical), UWA, 1982
  • Corporate member, Institution of Engineers Australia – NPER 3

 

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