Louise was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) on 1 July 2012, having been part of the organisation since it was formed on 1 July 2010. Louise previously held the role of Chief Financial Officer. During her time as Executive Manager Water Retail at Brisbane City Council, Louise played an integral role in the creation of Queensland Urban Utilities, which involved transitioning five local authority water businesses into a single entity.
Louise is currently Board Chair of Horizon Foundation Inc, Chair of the Water Services Association of Australia Board, a member of Chief Executive Women, a WaterAid ambassador, and an alumni ambassador for the University of Queensland’s School of Business, Economics and Law and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
In the ULF Ms Dudley will explore how innovative ‘green infrastructure’ projects are enabling QUU to maximise the potential of its resources while reducing its environmental footprint, and target this generation’s complex waste problems to transform them into next generation’s sustainable solutions.