Who we are

Trevor James has more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry in Western Australia, having held senior roles in generation, networks, retail and numerous corporate financial roles.

Trevor retired as Chief Executive Officer of Synergy, Western Australia’s then largest energy retailer, in December 2013. Trevor was previously a Non-Executive Director of Aurora Energy in Tasmania; he held the role of Chairman of the Board Appointments and Remuneration Committee and was also a member of the Board Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.

Trevor is Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of the GTE Group which provides electrical engineering services to the mining industry, and sits on the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Western Australia Gas Compliance Panel. He is also a member of the Central Queensland University's MBA (Leadership) Professional Reference Group.

Trevor was appointed to the Jacana Energy Board initially as a Non-Executive Director in September 2019, then as Deputy Chair in September 2021, and most recently as Chair in November 2022.

Trevor holds a Bachelor of Business, and is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He received the WS Lonnie Awards’ Chief Financial Officer of the Year in 2006 which was sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Cheryl Hopkins has accumulated more than 35 years of experience in the Australian energy industry working in senior executive positions in retail, wholesale, upstream gas, networks, and strategic risk and compliance. Cheryl’s experience includes leading transformational change within large private businesses and government-owned corporations who operate in highly competitive energy markets.

Cheryl most recently held the positions of Chief Risk Officer Energy Queensland and Executive General Manager Ergon Energy Retail and has held a range of senior executive positions across Origin Energy.

Cheryl was appointed to the Jacana Energy Board as a Non-Executive Director in March 2021 and was appointed Deputy Chair in November 2022. Cheryl is also Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Cheryl holds a Graduate Certificate (Management) and Master of Business Administration through Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

David Brown has more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry across energy retailing, electricity generation, market design and energy trading. David’s key strengths include strategy development and execution, business transformation, development and innovation, and leadership and cultural change.

David has excellent knowledge of Jacana Energy and the NT electricity market, having acted as Jacana Energy’s CEO during 2018 and 2019. In addition. He has worked in the United Kingdom and Australia in operational management, management consultancy, senior management, and Chief Executive Officer roles in the public and private sector. David has also held a number of Board Director and Chair positions.

David is a Chartered Engineer with a Bachelor of Science First Class Honours Degree in Natural Gas Engineering and a Diploma of Financial Services (Electricity Derivatives)

Tom joined Jacana Energy in June 2022 and has led the organisation since July 2025.

He has over 20 years of experience across various corporate roles in legal, governance and integrity spheres. Prior to Jacana Energy, Tom worked in the retail, health and medical research industries.

Tom has a Bachelor and Master of Laws, and qualifications from the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Governance Institute of Australia.

Tom has lived in the Northern Territory for more than 10 years. Outside of work, Tom is a board member of a not-for-profit organisation providing legal and advocacy services to disadvantaged Territorians.

Marco joined Jacana Energy in February 2022 as Senior Finance Manager, and was appointed to the role of CFO/Executive Manager Corporate Services in May 2023, after acting into the role for 7 months. He leads the Finance, ICT, Projects, and People & Culture teams.

Marco brings a broad range of accounting, assurance and financial experience having spent more than 15 years working across the Big 4 accounting firms in Europe and Australia. Throughout his career, Marco has assisted various clients operating in industries ranging from the public sector/NGO to banking, mining and hospitality.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Italy) and is a member of CPA Australia.

Outside of work, Marco enjoys spending time with his wife, 2 daughters, and supporting his football club.

Jo joined Jacana Energy in June 2022 as Manager Customer Service and was appointed to the role of Chief Customer Officer in March 2023.

Jo has spent the past 30 years in service delivery leadership across the public and private sectors, including Services Australia, the Queensland Department of Transport and NBN Co.

She has extensive contact centre experience and has managed large-scale transformation and change initiatives.

Outside of work, Jo enjoys the NT’s great outdoors, keeping fit and golf.

Alec joined Jacana Energy in February 2023 as Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance. In October 2025, he commenced acting in the roles of Chief Risk Officer and Company Secretary.

With over a decade of experience in governance, risk and assurance, Alec brings deep expertise across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Prior to joining Jacana Energy, he spent more than 10 years with Big 4 consulting firms, delivering professional services to a diverse client base.

Born and raised in the Northern Territory, Alec holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Charles Darwin University. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor.