Directors
Dr Ronald Watts – Chairman
Dr Ronald Watts has worked at senior levels of government and at CEO and board level across a range of technology-based enterprises.
His management experience covers software and telecommunications industries, and as a consultant he has worked with companies on strategy and fund-raising in biotechnology, utilities, food processing and energy.
In recent times, Dr Watts served on the Australian Business Foundation’s Research Advisory Committee, and as Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of South Australia.
Dr Watts has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of New South Wales and a PhD from Cambridge University.
Bill Moss AM – Director
Bill Moss AM is an Australian businessman and philanthropist with expertise in real estate, banking, funds and asset management.
Bill spent 23 years as a senior executive and Executive Director with Macquarie Group, the preeminent Australian investment bank, where he founded, grew and led Macquarie Real Estate Group to a point where it managed over $23 billion worth of investments around the world.
Of late, Bill has participated in the Australian Government's Australia 2020 summit, and also joined the Government's Disability Investment Group.
Bill currently Co-Chairs the Territory 2030 Steering Committee, is a member of the ASIC External Advisory Panel, is Chairman of Moss Capital and Chairman and Founder of The FSHD Global Research Foundation.
Bill Moss AM regularly features in the Australian media, providing comment on the finance and banking sectors, the global economy, and the ongoing need for Australia to do more to advance the interests of the country's disabled and disadvantaged.
In 2006, Bill was awarded one of Australia's highest honours, the Order of Australia (AM), for services to the banking, charity, and finance sectors.
Paul Meehan - Director
Principal of Meehans Solicitors, Paul Meehan has been practicing law in the Macarthur area for over 20 years, specialising in Conveyancing/Property Investment/Commercial Law/Leases/Investment and Tax Advice.
Once a small practice, Meehans Solicitors soon became one of the largest in the Macarthur area.
Paul's exceptional leadership skills and dedication to personalised service recently led his team to certification SIO Law 9000 Legal Best Practice.
Steve Twaddell – Director
Steve Twaddell is a graduate of Brown University and during his career served two years of active duty in the US Navy.
Having worked in the computer industry since 1959 in a number of technical positions, Steve’s career progressed into sales then management. With experience in insurance, defence, computer hardware (IBM) and software, health and finance, Steve transferred to Australia in 1980 to set up a subsidiary of a US parent company. It quickly became the major profit contributor to the parent by 1985.
Steve serves on several company boards in both Australia and New Zealand including Australian Fresh Seafood, Toveelen and Aerial Surveys Limited of which he is Chairman.
Please note that Valerie Duncan and Edward Hanna are also Directors of Energy Action.