Pat McCafferty was appointed Managing Director of Yarra Valley Water on 1 July 2014.
In a career spanning over 30 years in the water industry, Pat has extensive experience across the water sector and held General Manager roles at Yarra Valley Water from 2001, covering a wide range of strategic leadership positions, including planning, regulation, finance and operations.
He has also worked in the USA water sector and advised the Australian Federal Government as part of the National Water Initiative.
Pat is also Chair of the Water Services Association of Australia (Australia's peak body for major urban water utilities) and the Thriving Communities Partnership (a cross sector collaboration to improve support for vulnerable customers of essential services); a member of the Monash Infrastructure Advisory Council and a member of the Leadership Oversight Committee for the Women in Water Leadership Program (a Water for Victoria initiative).