Executive

Mr Barry Jackson
Managing Director

Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
New Zealand Certificate in Quantity Surveying
Quantity Surveyors Registration Board

Mr Jackson was appointed as Managing Director in May 2019. Prior to DHA he was Deputy Secretary, Service Delivery Operations at the Department of Human Services (DHS). His Australian Public Service career includes senior executive roles within the DHS, the Department of Finance and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He also has more than 25 years’ experience in the private sector, primarily in the areas of construction, property, strategic and business process management. Prior to re-joining the public service he was Chief Executive Officer of UGL Services Australia and New Zealand, which was Australia’s largest provider of property management services. He is the Vice Chair of Goodwin Aged Care Services, the ACT’s largest not-for-profit aged care provider. He is also on the Board of Koomarri, an ACT/NSW based not-for-profit organisation specialising in supporting people with an intellectual disability or acquired brain injury to achieve their life goals.

• Operational affairs in accordance with the DHA Act and policies or directions of the Board
• Strategic direction and achievement against the Corporate Plan
• Compliance oversight with the PGPA Act, Public Service Act and other relevant legislation
• Key stakeholder relationship management with Shareholder Ministers, departmental Secretaries and the Chief of the Defence Force
• Leadership and oversight of organisational structure, staff and performance

Mr Brett Jorgensen

General Manager, Service Delivery

Qualifications
Master of Business
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Advanced Business Diploma
Diploma of Real Estate Management
Diploma of Contract Management

Mr Jorgensen joined DHA as the National Manager, Governance in August 2008. He was appointed General Manager, Property and Tenancy Services in May 2012 and General Manager, Property Provisioning Group in August 2018. In February 2020, he was designated General Manager, Service Delivery. Before joining DHA, he held a number of appointments at the Department of Defence as a civilian and was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force.

• Housing portfolio management, including property development, construction, acquisitions, heritage, upgrades, sales and marketing
• Service operations, including property management services, contact centre operations, maintenance and leasing activity

Mr Paul Groenewegen
Chief Financial Officer

Bachelor of Commerce
Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance
Certified Practicing Accountant
Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Mr Groenewegen joined the DHA executive in August 2018, initially as interim CFO before being permanently appointed to the position in September 2019. He is an experienced executive and consultant with a background in governance practice; strategy development and implementation; fiscal management; compliance and risk activities; and government operations involving regulation and policy. His previous roles include governance and review work with government and industry organisations, executive roles with prudential regulators and several financial management roles involving a range of functions from the oversight of whole of government payments through to the financial management of complex multi-program organisations.

• Strategic planning, valuations and capital planning
• Financial management services and budgets
• Investment management and funding strategies
• Financial and taxation compliance
• Performance reporting