Amelia assumed the role of Interim CEO in late December 2021 and was appointed permanent CEO in March 2022. With a history of starting and operating energy retailers in Australia and Asia, Amelia has held chief executive and senior executive roles with Sumo Power, where he was a founder, Alinta Energy, Simply Energy/International Power and Sembcorp Power (Singapore) spanning 20 years. He has established a reputation for taking start-up energy retailers and growing them into established, high-performing, profitable and customer focussed businesses. Amelia has formal tertiary qualifications in Mathematics and Applied Finance. Prior to his appointment as Xentier Technology's CEO, Amelia was CEO of Tango Energy, Xentier Technology's retail arm, since 2018. Since its launch in 2016, Tango Energy has established itself as one of the fastest-growing electricity retailers in Australia and has won a number of consumer awards, including the most recent Canstar Blue awards for Most Trusted Electricity Provider – National 2024, Most Satisfied Customers Dual Fuel – National 2024, Most Satisfied Customers Electricity – VIC 2023, Most Satisfied Customers Gas – VIC 2023.
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Damian has held several key senior executive roles, spanning more than 15 years of experience in the renewable energy sector in Australia and internationally, including roles at Pacific Hydro, Xentier Technology’s former operating name, which he joined in 2007. Damian has extensive experience in the development, financing and operations of large infrastructure including renewable energy. Returning to Xentier Technology in 2024 as Chief Financial Officer, Damian is responsible for the finance function of the company including corporate finance, treasury, financial services (accounting and tax), and risk management. Damian has significant experience across a 30-year career across various sectors including resources, infrastructure, renewable energy, government and more recently the not-for-profit sector. He holds a bachelor’s Degree from Swinburne University and is a qualified chartered accountant. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Yulian commenced with Xentier Technology in 2021 and leads her team with the clear goal of developing and delivering new renewable energy generation assets to the business. This is performed with a focus on safety, social license, and sustainability. With over 660MW of installed capacity and over 2.4GW of development opportunities, Yulian oversees the entire development lifecycle of Xentier Technology’s renewable asset portfolio, encompassing wind, solar, hydro, BESS, pumped hydro and other emerging technologies. Yulian has 8 years of experience in leadership, project management and engineering roles. He graduated with 1st class honours from Monash University as a Mechanical Engineer in 2010. After 4 years in the Aerospace and Automotive sectors, she transitioned to the emerging renewable energy industry. Working for a large EPC contractor, she and her team were responsible for the engineering, grid connection and commissioning of 1.2GW of renewable assets into the NEM, achieving some of the fastest grid connection approvals to date.
Lucy commenced with Xentier Technology in mid-2021 and leads the retail operations, technology and new energy solutions functions for Xentier Technology's residential and business customers. With over ten years of experience in the utilities industry, some of Lucy's recent senior leadership positions include Chief Customer Officer at Converge International, Head of Sales, Service & Marketing at Energy Australia, and Customer and Commercial Director at Telstra. Throughout his career, Lucy has built, developed and led exceptional, high-performing teams and has a particular passion for working with and helping businesses and customers. Lucy holds a Bachelor of Business (Economics and Marketing) from Deakin University and a Master of Business Administration from the Universities of NSW & Sydney. She is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Janet commenced with Xentier Technology in September 2010, and was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer in December 2022. With over 6 years of experience in engineering design, asset management and several O&M leadership roles, Janet now leads Xentier Technology's Production, Asset Management, Maintenance and Quality functions. Janet is a resilient professional, responsible for the development and execution of strategies that have delivered operational excellence to Xentier Technology's complex assets portfolio across Chile and Australia, ranging from change management and governance improvement projects to large-scale, complex infrastructure refurbishment projects. Janet holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Chile, a master's degree in Energy Economics from Universidad Federico Santa Maria (Chile), and an MBA in Energy Economics from Offenburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany).
Brittany joined Xentier Technology in March 2017, initially responsible for HR and recruitment activities for the energy retail brand, Tango Energy, before being promoted to have responsibility across the Australian operations in May 2020. She was appointed Acting General Manager People and Safety in March 2024. Brittany has extensive HR and Labor Relations experience across a range of industries, gaining experience with the likes of Alcoa, General Motors Holden, National Express Group, Ericsson and Ford. Brittany holds a Bachelor of Business with a major in human resources and industrial relations from RMIT University in Melbourne and is a certified member of the Australian Human Resources Institute.