OBITUARY

Murray Jackson died on 9/9/2018.

Mr Murray Jackson FTSE was an outstanding leader in the Australian power and water industries and a highly respected and much valued contributor to the Academy.

His contributions in the fields of innovative engineering and management of government business enterprises and the interface between technology and society were significant.

As Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority, he is credited with the restructure of the Authority from a government corporation to a commercial corporation supplying hydro power to the very competitive National Electricity Market, and water to irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin.

He was also associated with the promotion of the strong link between the Snowy Mountain Schene and the Australian people.

Mr Jackson began his career as a professional engineer with the SEC in Victoria before moving to the Electricity Commission of NSW.

He became Manager of the Bayswater power station in NSW in 1983, before stepping up to become the Director of Power Production with Pacific Power in Sydney.

in 1993 he became Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority. While in that role he also completed an MBA with the University of New England.

He served as Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Energy (also known as Genesis Power) from April 1999 to August 2008.

Under his stewardship, Genesis became the largest energy retailer and third largest energy generator in the NZ market. He led the company through a transition from a single coal fire power station to becoming a diverse gas and electricity energy provider with six hydro power stations, a thermal power station, a wind farm and two co-generation plants.

Throughout this time he continued to invest in people and provide new opportunities by launching the Genesis Energy National Apprentice Scheme, now in its fifth year.

He moved on to become Managing Director of Westernport Region Water Corporation, a role he held until 2015.

Mr Jackson was involved in the development of key industry managers through the Mt Eliza Business School and Was its Guarantor Member.

He was elected as a Fellow of the Academy in 1998 and was a member of the Energy and Water forum.

Mr Jackson died on 9 September 2018, aged 75.