Sam Pearce

Sam has over 30 years of industry experience in the energy and utilities sectors, spanning operations, investment management, corporate development and strategy, and transaction execution responsibilities. He has worked in merchant energy, gas distribution, power generation (gas and renewables), and electricity and gas transmission primarily in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining Collgar Renewables, Sam held executive and senior roles at QIC Infrastructure, APA Group, Stockland and AGL, and before moving into the energy sector he was a lawyer at Clayton Utz with transactional, anti-trust and corporate finance experience.

He has led multiple cross functional project teams across greenfield energy developments in gas transmission and power generation (renewables and gas), public market M&A as well as multiple trade sales of assets across the energy value chain. In addition, Sam has led large business units across multiple Australian states in gas distribution and power generation, with primary responsibility for commercial, operational and financial performance, customer relationships and growth.

He has successfully delivered improvement programs and change processes in customer centric culture, safety and operational excellence.  He has established and managed several energy investment vehicles – bringing in co-investors, acquiring and developing assets, and providing both investment management and operational services to those vehicles. In addition, Sam has experience as fund manager of a listed infrastructure vehicle and held board positions across multiple investment vehicles. He has built a reputation for helping businesses develop and grow, fostering deep relationships with co-investors and other key stakeholders.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws from Sydney University, and a Master of Business Administration from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and is a graduate from INSEAD’s Advanced Management Programme.