Tony Circelli appointed to lead EPA
Chief Executive Tony Circelli, appointed on 19 May 2014 intends to continue the EPA’s focus to further strenghten its regulatory function and build on the organisation’s strong scientific foundation.
Mr Circelli took up the post after holding the position of Deputy Chief Executive for the past 2 years. He joined the EPA on its establishment in 1995 and has since held a variety of senior executive positions, including national and state policy and strategy development, operations, and corporate governance functions.
He has significant knowledge of regulatory science and practice, is the current chair of the Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network (AELERT), and is the Presiding Member of the SA Radiation Protection Committee.
“We have significantly improved our regulatory approach in recent years, and I want to ensure that we continue to focus on risk-based outcomes in order to identify and solve the important issues,” Mr Circelli said.
“To do that, we need to be good listeners, engage with community, industry and our peers, and be open to doing things differently and better,” he said.
“It’s important that we continue to ensure our decisions are based on good science, which means we want to continue to work with co-regulators and the environmental and tertiary sectors to collaborate and share our expertise and knowledge.”
“We also need to be consistent in our regulation and practice, in promoting and pursuing a level playing field and certainty for business.”
Mr Circelli has an honours degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Adelaide and a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Fellow of the Governor’s Leadership Foundation.
Former Chief Executive Prof Campbell Gemmell resigned in April to return to Scotland.
