Michael is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and has been a Principal at Pitcher Partners in Adelaide for over 30 years.

He is an experienced Independent Director in both the for profit and not for profit Sectors and is a Graduate of the Institute of Australian Company Directors. Michael is also an advisor to a private equity fund based in Michigan in the United States.

Michael’s deep financial background and experience compliments the skills of his fellow Directors. In addition, he contributes to all aspects of Zen’s business including developing strategy, management of risk and corporate governance.

He has participated in numerous mergers and acquisitions including advising on funding, transaction structure and documentation.

Raymond founded Kanbay International in 1989. As Chair and CEO, he led the firm to list on the NASDAQ in 2004. The offering was ranked as one of the top five performing IPOs in that year. Under his leadership, the firm grew to more than 8,500 associates in 14 cities across eight. Kanbay was acquired by Capgemini in 2007. Raymond continued on as CEO of Capgemini’s Financial Services Global Business Unit until 2009 and then as Chair until 2014.

Raymond is currently Chair of the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN). He is Founding Partner of RSVP Ventures, overseeing an investment portfolio of companies in the United States and Australia.

He has previously been Chair of a number of organisations including the South Australian Economic Development Board, the South Australian Health and Medical Institute (SAHMRI) a board member of the Information Technology Association of America and Raymond was named a Laureate in the Computerworld Honors Program, distinguishing innovators around the world whose visionary use of information technology produces and promotes positive social change.

He holds an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Arizona recognising his work on Ethical Leadership and Organisational Culture.

Professor Garnaut has played a critical role in the transformation of the Australian policy and business landscape over the past 40 years.
He remains a leading voice in the national conversation on the energy transition and economic reform.
Read more about Professor Garnaut here https://www.rossgarnaut.com.au/

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.

Joey Yeo is Chief Performance Officer to ZEN Energy’s CEO office, Anthony Garnaut. He is responsible for the oversight and management of ZEN’s corporate functions including the development and implementation of ZEN’s strategic change program, development and implementation of strategic corporate programs and shareholder and board interactions.

He has led ZEN’s journey into being an ESG focused organisation including launching ZEN’s inaugural ESG report and its commitment to science-based emissions targets.

Joey holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons, first class) in Chemistry and Statistics from the University of Melbourne. He has completed the Foundation Course in Government Administration from Singapore’s Civil Service College and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Joey is fluent in Chinese and certified in PRINCE2 Agile.

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).

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.

Glenn has nearly thirty years of multinational financial management experience across a range of market sectors. Prior to joining ZEN, Glenn was based in New York as group CFO of the aerospace and engineered products division of Arconic (previously Alcoa).

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.

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.

Ryan McKee is the General Manager of Commercial Development at ZEN Energy. He is responsible for sourcing new energy and storage offtakes to meet ZEN’s business growth ambitions while taking stewardship of developing and growing ZEN’s key relationships with Australia’s largest renewable asset owners and developers.

Prior to joining ZEN, Ryan worked for AGL for thirteen years, including being responsible for growing and retaining AGL’s largest electricity and gas customers. He worked with large customers including BHP Billiton Olympic Dam, OZ Minerals, Santos, and Fonterra Australia to develop comprehensive, long term energy solutions spanning infrastructure upgrades, power factor correction services, solar generation, battery storage, onsite generation, and energy efficiency programs.

Ryan has deep knowledge and experience across all areas of customer solution development, customer engagement, sales, and service.