Over time we have grown to be a leading national provider of specialised electrical, instrumentation, maintenance and communication services and are diversified across three broad sectors of resources, commercial and infrastructure. Our diversification has been supported by a successful track record of acquiring value accretive businesses: Datatel in 2016, Heyday in 2017, the Trivantage Group (S.J. Electric, SEME Solutions and Trivantage Manufacturing) in 2020 and MDE Group in 2024. We are positioned to service the electrification and decarbonisation initiatives shaping our markets.
Karl Paganin
Independent Chairman and Non-executive Director
Karl has over 25 years senior experience in Investment Banking. He specialises in transaction structuring, equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and strategic management advice to ASX listed companies. Karl practised with major national law firms and was then appointed as Senior Legal Counsel for the family company of the Holmes a Court family, Heytesbury Holdings Pty Ltd, where he spent 11 years in roles varying from Senior Legal Counsel to Director of Major Projects. Subsequently Karl spent 15 years as a senior investment banker in Perth.
Karl holds degrees in Law (B.Juris, LLB) and Arts (BA) from the University of Western Australia.
Karl was appointed Chairman of the Board on 31 October 2023 and is the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Karl is currently Non-Executive Chairman of ASX listed Veris Limited and was a founding director of not-for-profit charity Spectrum Space (formerly Autism West).
Graeme Dunn
Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director
Graeme has over 30 years international experience in heavy civil infrastructure, mining, oil & gas and building projects. Graeme’s strong technical knowledge, coupled with his extensive executive management experience, has seen him hold senior management positions throughout Australasia and the Middle East.
Graeme has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney, an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland and has completed the Senior Executive Program from the London School of Business. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Simon Buchhorn
Independent Non-executive Director
Simon has a comprehensive understanding of SCEE Group’s operations having been employed by the Company for over 30 years prior to retiring in 2014.
During this time he worked in a number of key positions across the business including over 6 years as Chief Operating Officer and a period as interim Chief Executive Officer. He was also the General Manager of SCEE Group’s LNG focused joint venture KSJV.
Simon brings to the Board significant experience in electrical contracting and operational performance both domestically and internationally. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Simon is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Paul Chisholm
Independent Non-executive Director
Paul has over 40 years of experience in the electrical industry. Paul was a significant shareholder and Chairman of Trivantage Holdings Pty Ltd prior to the acquisition by SCEE Group in December 2020. He was the founder of SCADA Group Pty Ltd which was a global company servicing the energy, mining, utility and defence sectors with automation and control products and services solutions. Paul has also been the Chairman of a number of private companies and is an advisor for private equity funds.
Paul is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Michael McNulty
Independent Non-executive Director
Michael is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (“CAANZ”) and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (“AICD”).
Michael’s professional experience spans over 35 years and for the last 22 years he was a partner at Deloitte serving for over a decade as the Managing Partner of Deloitte’s Perth office. Michael’s consulting experience is across a broad range of industries specialising in large-scale organisational transformation and business process improvement both in Australia and internationally. Michael has extensive Board experience attained through serving on the Deloitte Australia Board for nine years, the Deloitte Foundation Board for ten years, and many years serving on Not-For-Profit Boards.
Michael is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
Graeme Dunn
Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director
Graeme has over 30 years international experience in heavy civil infrastructure, mining, oil & gas and building projects. Graeme’s strong technical knowledge, coupled with his extensive executive management experience, has seen him hold senior management positions throughout Australasia and the Middle East.
Graeme has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney, an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland and has completed the Senior Executive Program from the London School of Business. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Chris Douglass
Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining SCEE Group in 2011 Chris was the Chief Financial Officer at Pacific Energy Ltd and has previously held a number of senior finance roles with Clough Ltd.
Chris, a Chartered Accountant, commenced his finance career with Deloitte in London. Prior to his time with Deloitte, Chris qualified and practiced as a solicitor in London.
Colin Harper
Company Secretary & Investor Relations Manager
Colin has over 20 years of experience in public company finance and governance and is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Prior to joining SCEE Group in 2012 Colin was the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of an ASX listed oil & gas exploration company and previously worked for EY in both Australia and the UK.