Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced that after an extensive succession process, Peter Tompkins (currently Downer's Chief Operating Officer) will be appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Downer Group following the retirement of Grant Fenn in February 2023. Following his retirement in February 2023, Mr. Fenn will remain available through calendar 2023 to assist with the transition. Mr. Tompkins joined Downer in 2008 and was appointed Group General Counsel in 2011. After the acquisition of Spotless in 2017, he was appointed Project Director for the Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP and in 2018 was appointed CEO and Managing Director of Spotless Group Holdings Ltd. leading the integration of Spotless into Downer. In 2021, Peter was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the Group. Mr. Tompkins' biography and details of his remuneration package are included in the attachment.
Peter Tompkins is a trusted and respected leader with more than 20 years' experience in management, operational, commercial and legal roles. He has extensive experience in the infrastructure and industrial sectors and a track record of driving operational performance and managing complex portfolios of businesses. Peter has been Downer Group's Chief Operating Officer since June 2021. From 2018-2021 he was CEO and Managing Director of ASX-listed Spotless, during which time he successfully reshaped the business to align core skills with markets, growth and cost efficiencies. Prior to that, following Downer's acquisition of Spotless in 2017, Peter was appointed Project Director of the Royal Adelaide Hospital contract and was instrumental in the successful renegotiation and remobilization of that contract. Peter joined Downer in 2008 and was appointed Group General Counsel in 2011. He has been a key
member of Downer's Tenders and Contracts Committee, which is central to Downer's bid and risk management process. He has also been actively engaged in the origination and delivery of Downer's portfolio of Public Private Partnerships since 2008. Peter has represented Downer on numerous Boards including Keolis Downer, Evolution Rail and Reliance Rail. He has qualifications in law and commerce from Deakin University.