OUR PEOPLE

At ZEN, we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive. Promoting gender equality and social equity is fundamental to our social foundation. Our dynamic team values innovation, diversity, and work-life balance. Together, we are driving meaningful change for Australia’s sustainable future.

Our BOARD

Chair
Mark Butcher

Mark has been a full-time non-executive director since 2012, when he retired as the South Australia Managing Partner of Ernst & Young, prior to which he worked with the Macquarie Group specialising in corporate and structured finance.

Mark is also the Board Chair of Land Services Western Australia, Land Services South Australia, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Cortex Interactive Pty Limited and Australia Pet Treats Group. He is also a member of Housing Choices South Australia.

 

Director
Domenic Capomolla

Domenic Capomolla joined ZEN’s Board in December 2025. Domenic is a recognised industry leader with deep experience spanning two decades. His most recent role was as Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Blue (formerly Pacific Hydro), Domenic has overseen the material growth of that organisation’s development pipeline including delivering Pacific Blue’s first grid scale BESS in Australia, securing $130M in funding including a $50M refinancing arrangement.

Domenic spearheaded Tango Energy and Sumo Power’s entry into Australian retail markets as CEO and Founder respectively. Domenic held an Executive level leadership position with Alinta Energy and was CEO of Simply Energy, the culmination of eight years’ service to International Power. Domenic has also worked with SembCorp Power in Singapore after starting his career with United Energy.

Domenic has held board positions with Pacific Hydro Australia, BlueNRG, Energy Australia – IPR Retail Partnership and the Mirabel Foundation and was Chair of Sparq Pty Ltd. He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Education (Mathematics and Physical Education) and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance.

Director
Michael Larkin

Michael Larkin Joined ZEN’s Board in December 2025.  Michael has had a long career in finance in public practice, and executive roles in public and private companies in Australia.  Michael has been involved in providing consulting and advisory services to companies as they restructure and or grow their operations.

Michael’s previous roles include a number of financial executive roles at Lend Lease Corporation and Babcock & Brown .  In each of these roles Michael was responsible for all facets of the finance systems and process and financial governance of the organisations.

More recently, Michael has been involved in the complex restructuring of companies through both the GFC and, subsequently, providing advice to all stakeholders, including debt holders and Boards.  Michael oversaw the management and sale of Babcock & Brown’s global portfolio of assets on behalf of an international debt syndicate.  The portfolio included major power generation assets and assets under development in Europe, the US, and Australia.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UNSW and is a Chartered Accountant.

Our MANAGEMENT TEAM

Chief Executive Officer
Anthony Garnaut

Anthony’s passion, knowledge and experience in the renewable energy market is extensive. Known for his acute observations, critical analysis, and bold decisions, he is respected for both his tenacity and ability to question the status quo. His focus is on harnessing technologies and leveraging financial instruments to ensure clean and green energy is affordable, reliable, and sustainable.

Under his leadership, ZEN Energy’s national footprint of customers, energy and asset portfolio has grown significantly. In the 5 years since ZEN obtained its electricity retail license, they have brought together a community of sustainability-driven customers, renewable energy suppliers and capital partners. ZEN’s customers include the South Australian Government, CSIRO’s sites in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory and the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) which comprises twenty-five local councils in New South Wales. Under Anthony’s leadership, ZEN has now contracted renewable energy and environmental certificates from 17 solar and wind farms and is actively growing their firmed renewable energy supply. Anthony has had a diverse career including positions with Oxford University and the University of Melbourne as a Lecturer and Research Fellow in Chinese History.

Executive General Manager Assets
Dan Manderson

Dan Manderson is responsible for managing all of ZEN’s greenfield origination, connection, and development approvals, tendering for late-stage developments and conducting technical due diligence on potential acquisitions. Additionally, Dan supports ZEN’s Energy Markets team to assess risks involved with PPA and tolling agreements.

Dan has deep and extensive experience across the energy sector with expert capabilities in utility scale solar and battery energy storage systems and a thorough understanding of NEM connection processes and challenges. He has also worked across a range of wind, hydrogen and thermal power projects including as Technical Adviser on Fortescue Future Industries’ global
green hydrogen portfolio.

Prior to joining ZEN, he was the Australian manager of New Energy for global engineering advisory firm WSP. During his time there, he was involved in a diverse range of energy sector feasibility assessments and projects, covering solar, wind, bioenergy, energy from waste, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and various forms of energy storage (thermal, chemical, hydro, compressed air).

CE, ZEN Energy Retail Pty Ltd
Geoff Titus

Geoff has twenty-five years’ management experience in the energy market, where he has been a consistent advocate for customer-focused business practices. Geoff led ZEN through its transformation from a solar hardware sales business to a renewable retailer.

Chief Financial Officer
Adrian Leong

Adrian Leong is responsible for all finance functions at ZEN. His role spans ZEN’s group-wise financial strategy, oversight of all financial planning and analysis, capital management, financial reporting, and investor relations. As CFO, he holds a specific responsibility for working with the ZEN executive team to develop and enhance ZEN’s long term business strategy.

He joined ZEN in August 2025 from Shell Energy Australia where he was responsible for all Financial Planning and Analysis for Shell’s energy retailing and EV business. Additionally, he led the annual 10-year strategic review and operational planning for the business as well as being a member of the pricing and commercial committee.

Adrian was previously the Financial Controller of Meridian Energy Australia, a NZ listed energy company based with global revenues of $4.0b. In this role, he was responsible for all back-office functions, FP&A, Treasury, Financial Control, Income Tax, Accounts Processing and Management Reporting.

Adrian has spent time in the United States working for Morgan Stanley in New York as a VP in the global reporting team, EY in Chicago and KPMG also in New York.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and is an American Certified Public Accountant and an Australian Chartered Accountant. He is fluent in Cantonese and intermediate in Mandarin.

Head of Treasury
Lara Reid

Lara Reid is the Head of Structured Capital Products at ZEN Energy. She is responsible for strategically engaging with key capital partners to develop, enhance and deliver structured capital products to the organisation. Lara works across the business, clients, capital partners and at Board level to develop comprehensive and innovative solutions.

Lara is also Co-Head of ZEN-A, ZEN’s female engagement program.

At Westpac, she won the Top Business Partner award in recognition of her ability to create and nurture key client relationships and increasing Westpac Adelaide’s foreign exchange revenue by 30%. She was also the Chair of the highly regarded Women of Westpac group for South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Driven by a deep desire to be engaged in a sustainability focused industry and a purpose driven organisation, Lara moved to ZEN in 2021, taking on the role of Business Development Manager.

Lara was quickly promoted to her current role in 2023. She has subsequently devised and executed novation structures, resulting in the delivery of capital at the lowest cost of debt that ZEN has negotiated.