Office of the Chief Executive

 
Name: Mr Tony Brun
Profile: Chief Executive Officer

Tony Brun is a qualified professional civil engineer, has a Masters in Business Administration and Company Directors Diploma. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Geraldton-Greenough.

His role in Geraldton-Greenough includes directing an organisation with an annual budget of over $57 million and 250 full time staff. The role also includes overseeing the completion of the $32 million foreshore project as well as undertaking a major planning initiative to see Geraldton become one of Australia’s powerhouse regional cities.

Tony has extensive experience in executive and professional roles in the private sector, public works and local government. His previous roles include being the Managing Director of Brenta Management, a Bunbury based company which he co-founded in 2006, the Executive Manager City Development for the City of Bunbury; the Director of Engineering at the Town of Narrogin and he also held engineering roles with Maroochy Shire (Qld), Main Roads (Qld) and George Bourne & Associates (central Qld).

Tony demonstrated significant leadership in urban and public work planning and provision. His strategic vision ensured that the City of Bunbury was well situated to capitalise on its potential to become one of Australia's powerhouse regional cities. Tony was the concept originator and project sponsor/director for the Bunbury City Vision and the Bunbury Integrated Land Use & Transport Vision 2030.

Tony was for 4 years the Chairman of the South West Catchments Council the peak organisation overseeing natural resource management (NRM) for WA's south west region and invests over $20M per annum on behalf of the state and commonwealth governments. In the field of natural resource management, Tony's leadership saw the evolution of the South West Catchments Council to become one of Australia's leading NRM Regions. He was also instrumental in putting in place best practice environmental and sustainability systems at the City of Bunbury.

Tony is a member of Australian Institute of Company Directors, Institution of Engineers Australia and the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia.