The Hon Jeffrey G Kennett AC is an accomplished business and community leader. He was a Member of the Victorian Parliament for 23 years as Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999 and Leader of the Opposition 1982-1989 and 1991-1992. Mr Kennett is also Chairman of The Torch, a program helping indigenous men and women while incarcerated and post their release. He was the founder of beyondblue, the national depression, anxiety and suicide initiative, and chairman from 2000 to 2017. Mr Kennett is Patron of The Royal District Nursing Service and Sovereign Hill Ballarat, and is associated with many other community organisations. Mr Kennett was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia in 2005.

Suren is the founder of UNIfied Energy Services. Prior to spearheading the meteoritic rise of the LEDified Lighting Corporation in 2012, Suren played a key role in building True Value Solar, which was Australia’s largest solar PV company. LEDified was a major disruptor in the energy efficiency market and of its many awards was recognised as an ABA100 Winner for Innovation. Suren has also worked with a financial and investment focus across a range of business from blue-chip listed entities to start-ups based in China. He founded an e-sports/online gaming business which was #1 in Australia (BRW Magazine 2004) and was also heavily involved in the Alinta Infrastructure Holdings IPO in 2005. “Work hard, remain nimble and open-minded. Be prepared for the only consistent thing in your organisation: change.”

With more than 20 years energy industry experience, Adrian brings a wealth of expertise and consummate knowledge of the Australian energy market intricacies to UNIfied. His previous experience includes more than a decade with AGL across settlements, carbon, and renewable energy trading. Adrian was responsible for managing the various carbon and renewable energy portfolios for AGL Energy which included day to day trading, customer pricing and long-term negotiations of ERPAs and PPAs. He has also overseen wholesale energy (Gas and Electricity) settlements functions covering prudential management, payments, and reconciliations of transaction valued up to $5 billion per annum. Adrian has a Commerce degree from Victoria University and an MBA from RMIT.

Melinda supports and develops key industry partnerships for the UNIfied group. With over 9 years experience in the renewable energy and efficiency industry, comprehensive operational experience across both solar and LED lighting and a people-based focus, she delivers integration and service projects to some of Australia’s largest companies. Previously responsible for departments delivering annual outcomes of over 180K residential LED lights, 48K commercial lights and 48K residential solar systems (124 MW annually), Melinda utilises her experience to facilitate channel relationships with government, industry and project management firms. Melinda has an MBA from Melbourne Business School.

Benjamin serves as Head of Residential Solar at UNIfied. With 15 years experience in the renewable energy and efficiency industry, Ben leads UNIfied in building client relationships, and is instrumental in finding new business opportunities for its residential solar division. Driven by his passion to provide cleaner energy to Australian residents, prior to joining UNIfied Benjamin began his career as an energy consultant for the Smart Group working with clients such as Origin Energy, Integral Energy and Simply Energy. He progressed to senior roles with Energy Matters, Flextronics, and SunEdison. Benjamin prides himself on providing his customers with unparalleled advice and unprecedented service.

Simon is a highly respected and value-driven executive who has developed and led high-performing teams to new levels of success in highly competitive industries, cutting-edge markets and hyper-growth environments. With over 7 years experience in the National Sales Manager role for UNIfied’s commercial division, his ability to utilise every available resource and opportunity while developing innovative solutions has elevated the customer experience in the commercial LED and solar arena. Simon specialises in the health and education sectors and has also serviced the elite of Australia’s business fraternity including Visy Industries, Dulux, CBRE Australia, FGA, Veolia, BlueScope Steel, Elders and Swinburne TAFE. To date, he has saved Australian businesses over 60M in energy costs.

Working with small to medium enterprise, non-profits, and government, Tremaine has assisted hundreds of Australian staples including Gainsville, Home & Timber Hardware, Pet Stock, Jayco, Bob Jane T-Marts and TNT lower their operational expenses and carbon footprints. As an LED and solar professional for UNIfied’s commercial division, Tremaine brings 6 years experience, expertise and strong values to every renewable energy project he undertakes. He is motivated by a desire to help grow the energy industry and to be a leading member of the renewable energy movement within the community he serves. Tremaine was nominated for the Victorian Young Achiever Awards in 2016 and has a Bachelor of International Business from Latrobe University.

Panos is responsible for UNIfied’s on-site project management and is skilled at taking the most challenging energy projects and ensuring that they are completed on time, within scope and in budget. Panos brings 17 years experience to his role having previously delivered projects for Telstra, Nissan, Orica and Coles encompassing design management, generation power upgrades, civil works and wireless technology.  Panos is known for employing innovative strategies and his insistence on quality and compliance is the cornerstone behind UNIfied’s market reputation. Panos has a Bachelor of Engineering (Manufacturing Systems) and a Diploma in Facility Management from RMIT.  He is an accredited Chartered Professional Engineer (MIE Aust) and certified Project Management Professional (PMP) ®