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Neil Gibbs
Managing Principal
Neil Gibbs is a well-known and highly-respected professional management consultant who has served the utilities and infrastructure industries in Australia and around the world for over 20 years. Neil specialises in business strategy, market reform and development, business transformation, organisational change management, and is an authority on organisation effectiveness for utilities.
Prior to founding Marchment Hill Consulting, Neil held leadership positions in major international consulting firms PA Consulting Group, AT Kearney and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
Neil leverages his industry insight and enthusiasm for change to help MHC’s clients deliver more sustainable outcomes. He firmly believes that the energy industry must undergo sweeping change in the years ahead.
He is ‘determined to make a difference’.
Email: Neil Gibbs
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Paul Harris
Managing Consultant
Paul has nearly thirty years' experience in the global utility industry, which has enabled him to provide in-depth and expert advice to numerous electricity, gas and water utilities in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, China and Europe.
Paul has successfully led process benchmarking studies for up to 50 water utilities in the areas of civil maintenance, mechanical-electrical maintenance and customer service. Paul also has extensive asset management experience in electricity, gas and water utilities, particularly in asset management strategy and the associated organisational structure, roles, processes and practices.
Paul is our Water Industry Leader.
Email: Paul Harris
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James Reynolds
Managing Consultant
James is a micro-economics and economic regulation expert with a comprehensive understanding of the economic regulation of utilities and a deep track-record of supporting utility clients through strategy formation and the regulatory execution. He has extensive experience advising companies, regulators, and governments on access pricing and the economic and legal regulation of infrastructure facilities, such as water, energy, airports, ports and telecommunications. James also has deep experience in institutional strengthening, particularly the commercialisation and corporatisation of government owned enterprises. In addition, James has experience in mergers and acquisitions within energy industry, with specific focus on regulatory matters associated with asset acquisitions and divestments.
James is our Economics and Regulations Practice Leader and manages our Queensland operations.
Email: James Reynolds
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Randall Brewer
Managing Consultant
Randall Brewer is a business systems and project management specialist, with proven experience in identifying and implementing business systems transformation processes and re-engineering opportunities.
Randall has over 20 years’ experience within a broad diversity of industry sectors. He has been heavily engaged in the mining industry, working both with executive leadership teams, as well as at the ‘coal face’ with department managers, supervisors and operators. Randall has worked directly with over 50 companies around the globe.
Email: Randall Brewer
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Jason Cox
Senior Consultant
Jason Cox draws upon his experience in organisation design, operating model definition, asset management capability development and performance management to deliver value to Marchment Hill clients in Asia and the Middle East.
Jason has successfully implemented a variety of projects for over 60 water, gas and electrical utilities, organisations and regulators, and he has participated in numerous industry forums, global benchmarking and research engagements. Jason is known for his depth of knowledge, his ability to deliver measurable results, and his capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with both clients and stakeholders.
Jason is our Electricity Industry Leader.
Email: Jason Cox
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Alex Coe
Senior Consultant
Alex Coe has exceptional breadth of experience and a successful track record in operating and managing all areas of the utility business including legal, regulatory, operational, planning, financial, contract, retail and project areas.
Alex has extensive experience in utilities and strategic management consulting. Combined with his deep understanding of the water industry, he brings a focus on process improvement and capability development, and industry regulation and management.
Alex is our Performance Practice Leader.
Email: Alex Coe
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Suzie Jakobovits
Strategy and Development Consultant (Internal)
Suzie Jakobovits is an experienced consultant who has worked for several businesses in Australia, including AXA and PA Consulting.
Consistent with Marchment Hill's belief that having a clear business strategy is pivotal to success, Suzie leads the firm's internal business improvement initiatives and plays an active role in supporting our geographic developments, contributing to the sustained growth of the business. Suzie also plays a key role in our recruitment.
Email: Suzie Jakobovits
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