Commission

Lyndon Rowe, Utilities Commissioner

Lyndon Rowe was appointed as Utilities Commissioner (part-time) from 1 January 2019 for five years and was extended for a further five years from 1 January 2024. He previously served as an Associate Commissioner (appointed on 6 April 2018). Mr Rowe is currently a Director of Perth Airport Pty Ltd and associated companies. From 2014 to 2017, he was the full‑time Chair of the Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation of Western Australia (trading as Synergy). For the previous 10 years, Mr Rowe was the inaugural Executive Chair of the Economic Regulation Authority of Western Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds an economics degree from the University of Adelaide.

Richard Owens, Associate Commissioner

Richard Owens was appointed as Associate Utilities Commissioner (part-time) on 6 April 2018. He is also a director at farrierswier consulting where he advises governments, regulators and businesses on energy and infrastructure regulation and policy. He was a member of the Consumer Panel for the Integrated System Plan from 2020-2022, Executive General Manager at the Australian Energy Market Commission from 2011 to 2020, and a member of the taskforce for the Finkel Review into the future security of the national electricity market during 2016-17. He previously worked as a lawyer in major law firms and government specialising in utility regulation, competition and consumer law. He has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Master of Laws, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley Executive Leadership Program. Mr Owens is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy and  a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.