Executive Management Team
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David Baldwin
Chief Development Officer
David is responsible for the development of Origin's major projects and initiatives to drive Origin's continued growth.
Prior to this year, David was Managing Director of Contact Energy, of which Origin owns 52.6 per cent. Contact is one of New Zealand's largest listed companies. In this role he successfully led Contact through a period of substantial change, and established Contact as a geothermal leader in New Zealand. Key initiatives such as the Ahuroa gas storage facility, the Stratford Peaking Power Station, the Te Huka geothermal power station, and the transformation of Contact's business systems were developed and executed during David's assignment at Contact.
Before that, David was based in Asia and the United States overseeing the energy asset interests of a US-based investment fund.
He has also held senior development and operational roles in Asia and the US with MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, a US-based global energy company, and Shell in New Zealand and the Netherlands.
David holds a Master of Business Administration from Victoria University and a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from Canterbury University.
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Dennis Barnes
Chief Executive Officer
Contact Energy, NZIn January 2011, the Contact Energy Board announced that Dennis Barnes, then General Manager Energy Risk Management at Origin, would become Chief Executive Officer of Contact Energy from April 2011.
Dennis has been with Origin since 1998 and has led sales, systems development, gas trading and generation operations departments. Dennis is a senior energy leader in Australia and has guided Origin's significant and expanding operations in wholesale markets.
In addition to his experience with Origin, Dennis brings considerable skills and expertise gained through many years operating in international energy markets; including managerial roles at Scottish and English electricity companies.
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Frank Calabria
Chief Executive Officer
Energy MarketsFrank Calabria joined Origin as Chief Financial Officer in November 2001 and was appointed to his current role of Chief Executive Officer, Energy Markets in March 2009. In this role, Frank is responsible for the integrated operations within Australia including power generation and natural gas, electricity and LPG trading and retailing.
Prior to joining Origin, Frank held senior finance roles with Pioneer International Limited, Hanson plc and Hutchison Telecommunications.
Frank has a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and a Masters of Business Administration (Executive) from the Australian Graduate School of Management.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
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Andrew Clarke
Group General Counsel
and Company SecretaryAndrew joined Origin in May 2009 and is responsible for the legal and company secretarial functions. He was a partner of a national law firm and a managing director of a global investment bank prior to joining Origin.
Andrew has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University.
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Melanie Laing
Executive General Manager
People and CultureMelanie Laing joined Origin in November 2007 and is responsible for driving the human resources strategy. Prior to joining Origin, Melanie was Regional Human Resources Director for Unisys Asia Pacific where she built a human resources function that supported the business through major growth and change. She has also held senior HR roles with Vodafone Asia Pacific and General Re Corporation.
Melanie has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and several qualifications in human resources management. She is a Fellow of the AICD and a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute.
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Carl McCamish
Executive General Manager
Corporate AffairsCarl McCamish joined Origin in March 2008 and is responsible for corporate brand, sustainability, public policy, corporate communications, and government and media relations.
Before joining Origin, Carl was head of strategic development at the private equity firm, Terra Firma. From 2004 - 2006, he was Senior Energy Advisor in the UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and was deputy head of the 2006 UK Energy Review. Before that he worked at McKinsey & Co management consultants.
Carl has a Bachelor of Arts and Law from the University of Melbourne and a Masters in Industrial Relations and Labour Economics from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
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Andrew Stock
Director Executive
ProjectsAndrew Stock joined the company (now Origin) in 1984 and is responsible for Origin's major capital development projects in upstream petroleum and power generation and the low-emissions technology businesses. With over 30 years of experience, he has previously held senior management roles in petroleum and petrochemical industries in Australia and overseas.
Andrew is a director of Geodynamics Limited where he chairs the Remuneration & Nominations Committee, Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited and The Climate Group, and is a member of the Advisory Board of the faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide.
He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical – Honours) from the University of Adelaide, is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, a Graduate Member of the AICD and a member of the Australian Institute of Energy.
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Robbert Willink
Director Exploration Projects
Rob Willink joined Sagasco Resources (now Origin) in 1988 and is responsible for oil and gas exploration. He is also responsible for the provision of functional (geotechnical) support and ensuring technical excellence in the development of Origin's existing conventional and CSG fields.
Prior to joining Origin, Rob spent nine years with Shell as a petroleum geologist in Australia, Oman and Turkey, and was a lecturer in petroleum geology at the National Centre for Petroleum Geology and Geophysics in Adelaide.
Rob has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Tasmania and a PhD from the Australian National University.
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Paul Zealand
Chief Executive Officer
UpstreamPaul joined Origin in 2005 and manages the company's portfolio of oil and gas exploration and production assets in Australia and New Zealand, including the operation of the Upstream part of Origin's joint venture with ConocoPhillips and Sinopec: Australia Pacific LNG.
Prior to joining Origin, Paul was Chairman and General Manager of Shell in New Zealand. His extensive experience in the oil and gas industry includes upstream, refining and strategy assignments with Shell at various locations in Europe and Australasia.
Paul holds a Masters of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science (Mechanical – Honours), is a non-executive director Queensland Resources Council, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and a member of the AICD.
