❓ Question regarding Horizon Power MD Frank Tudor's travel for Horizon Power business and the impact of his Australia-China Council (ACC) role on his Horizon Power duties. The answer details Mr. Tudor's travel and clarifies the ACC role's impact.
AnsweredQoN 3179Legislative Council
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I refer to the appointment of Mr Frank Tudor in November 2013, for three years to the board of the Australia-China Council (ACC), and ask: (a) since his appointment, how many times, to where and for what purposes has Mr Tudor traveled for Horizon Power business; and (b) given that Mr Tudor has to travel quarterly for ACC meetings, how does this impact on his role as the Managing Director of Horizon Power?
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Answered
11 August 2015
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
84 days
(a)
1. Melbourne 5
Meetings with partners, ESAA, consultants, sister utilities, suppliers and others.
2. Sydney 5
Conference, sister utilities, consultants, partners, suppliers, and others.
3. Brisbane 2
Sister utilities, consultants and suppliers.
4. Broome/Darwin 2
Sister utilities, depot visit and stakeholders
Depot visit and meetings with stakeholders and sister utilities.
5. Port Hedland 4
Site visit, depot visit, board meeting and power station opening
6. Karratha 3
Depot visit, Pilbara site visit and meetings with stakeholders, suppliers and partners.
7. Esperance 2
Board and stakeholder meetings.
8. Carnarvon 5
Site and depot visit, Board meeting, inspecting TC Olwyn damage and speaking to crews performing restoration works
9. Broome 3
Depot visits, conference, Board meeting and stakeholder meetings
10. Kununurra 1
Board meeting
11. Midwest (Wiluna, Meekatharra, Cue) 1
Site visits to power stations with supplier
12. Port Hedland/Karratha 1
Site and depot visits
13. Canberra/Melbourne 1
Meetings with ENA, sister utility, consultant and others.
14. Sydney/Melbourne 2
Meetings with partners, consultants and others.
15. Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne 1
Conference and meetings with ENA, ESAA, suppliers, partners, customers and consultants.
Note: Where Mr Tudor travels to attend ACC meetings, at the ACC's expense, wherever possible Horizon Power meetings are incorporated into his schedule.
(b)
· Mr Tudor was invited to join the ACC by the Foreign Affairs Minister.
· Meetings for ACC are held up to 4 times a year, but have occurred less often.
· Mr Tudor does not always travel for ACC meetings, attending via teleconference where the demands of the business do not lend themselves to travel.
· Mr Tudor's role on the ACC compliments his Horizon Power role by providing a deeper understanding of how Chinese investment in the Kimberley and Pilbara drives growth and demand.
1. Melbourne 5
Meetings with partners, ESAA, consultants, sister utilities, suppliers and others.
2. Sydney 5
Conference, sister utilities, consultants, partners, suppliers, and others.
3. Brisbane 2
Sister utilities, consultants and suppliers.
4. Broome/Darwin 2
Sister utilities, depot visit and stakeholders
Depot visit and meetings with stakeholders and sister utilities.
5. Port Hedland 4
Site visit, depot visit, board meeting and power station opening
6. Karratha 3
Depot visit, Pilbara site visit and meetings with stakeholders, suppliers and partners.
7. Esperance 2
Board and stakeholder meetings.
8. Carnarvon 5
Site and depot visit, Board meeting, inspecting TC Olwyn damage and speaking to crews performing restoration works
9. Broome 3
Depot visits, conference, Board meeting and stakeholder meetings
10. Kununurra 1
Board meeting
11. Midwest (Wiluna, Meekatharra, Cue) 1
Site visits to power stations with supplier
12. Port Hedland/Karratha 1
Site and depot visits
13. Canberra/Melbourne 1
Meetings with ENA, sister utility, consultant and others.
14. Sydney/Melbourne 2
Meetings with partners, consultants and others.
15. Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne 1
Conference and meetings with ENA, ESAA, suppliers, partners, customers and consultants.
Note: Where Mr Tudor travels to attend ACC meetings, at the ACC's expense, wherever possible Horizon Power meetings are incorporated into his schedule.
(b)
· Mr Tudor was invited to join the ACC by the Foreign Affairs Minister.
· Meetings for ACC are held up to 4 times a year, but have occurred less often.
· Mr Tudor does not always travel for ACC meetings, attending via teleconference where the demands of the business do not lend themselves to travel.
· Mr Tudor's role on the ACC compliments his Horizon Power role by providing a deeper understanding of how Chinese investment in the Kimberley and Pilbara drives growth and demand.
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