Wednesday, 13 April, 2016 - 19:30
Board Moves - April 7-13 2016
Amy Fink has been appointed as company secretary of Black Mountain Resources. Ms Fink replaces Jane Flegg as company secretary.
Stephanie Unwin is a Perth lawyer and business executive. She was appointed chief executive for Western Australia’s regional power provider, Horizon Power in 2019.
Ms Unwin is a member of the CSIRO Energy Advisory Group, a Senate member of Murdoch University, Director at Energy Networks Australia, and a member of the investment committee at Kilara Capital.
Her past experience included being non-executive director of Zenith Energy, Alacer Gold Corp and Integra Mining Limited, as well as non-executive director and then CEO at Phylogica. Ms Unwin has held several executive roles with Verve Energy, then transitioning to Synergy, and CBH Group. She was also a board member of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency for over 5 years.
Ms Unwin commenced her career with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, then with Freehills. She then joined Craig Readhead & Co and was made a partner of the boutique practice Pullinger Readhead Stewart. Ms Unwin subsequently joined Maxim Litigation Consultants as principal.
Ms Unwin holds Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Economics (BEcon) from Murdoch University. She is also a Harvard Business School (AMP) graduate.
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