Mary Boydell 

Mary is a Chartered Accountant with 35 years experience in professional services firms, private business and commerce including more recently as a Non-Executive Director.

Currently she is Chairman of the Gladstone Area Water Board and the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation and a Director of Energex Limited. She was (until 18 June) a Director of South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited and a Member of the Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority. She is a member of the Queensland Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, having served as Chairman in 2008 and Deputy Chairman in 2007, and a Member of the Standing Committee of the Smart State Council established by the Premier of Queensland. She recently retired as a Director of BSES Limited and is also a former Director of Austrade (Australian Trade Commission) and Burnett Water Pty Ltd. 

Mary undertakes consulting and advisory roles that are compatible with her portfolio of directorships. Currently she serves as an External Member of the Audit Committee of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. In the past she has participated as an External Member of Audit Committees for Airservices Australia, Betta Stores Limited and Maroochy Shire Council.