The Department is managed by the Senior Executive Group (SEG), led by the Secretary and comprising the head of each of DTF's six divisions. Collectively, SEG has significant public and private sector management experience in the areas of economics, finance, people management and technology.
Grant Hehir is Secretary, Department of Treasury and Finance.
Grant was the Secretary of the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) from 2003 before being appointed as Secretary, DTF in July 2006. Prior to his DET appointment, Grant was Deputy Secretary, Strategic Economic and Social Policy, in the Department of Premier and Cabinet and Deputy Secretary of DTF’s Budget and Financial Management Division.
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Stein Helgeby is Deputy Secretary, Budget and Financial Management Division.
Stein is responsible for assisting the Government to achieve its fiscal policy objectives, including delivery of the State Budget and Annual Financial Report and public sector resource management reform. Prior to joining DTF, Stein worked extensively with the Commonwealth Government, which included a 10 year period managing areas responsible for budget coordination, management of portfolio specific budget issues, and developing budget improvement strategies.
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Dr Lynne Williams is Deputy Secretary, Economic and Financial Policy Division.
Lynne is responsible for the provision of high-level policy advice and economic and financial analysis to the Victorian Government on taxation policies, economic, social and environmental issues and financial strategy. Lynne joined DTF after holding the position of Deputy Secretary, Business Support in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. Lynne has worked as an economist in the public sector for over 20 years. She has worked in several State and Commonwealth research agencies and was Principal Adviser, Research at the (Commonwealth) Productivity Commission immediately prior to joining the Victorian Public Service in 2001.
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John Fitzgerald is Deputy Secretary, Commercial Division
John is responsible for the provision of high-level and innovative commercial advice to the Victorian Government including major infrastructure for the State. John joined the Department of Treasury and Finance in 2000 after three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers as Director of Project and Structured Finance. Prior to that, John held senior management positions with the Australian Industry Development Corporation, Deutsche Bank and the Commonwealth Bank. John has 30 years of commercial and financial experience in project finance, property finance, securitisation and debt capital markets as well as extensive experience in providing strategic advice on acquisitions and projects.
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Laurinda Gardner is Deputy Secretary, Strategic Management Division
Laurinda is responsible for managing a range of specialist services that contribute to and support the Department’s outputs including legal, human resources, organisational development, communications, corporate planning, information and technology services and financial services. She also leads organisational strategies to ensure the capability of DTF to serve government and achieve DTF objectives. Laurinda joined DTF in 1998 after holding senior management roles in town planning, strategic planning and corporate services in local government.
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Charles Reis is Deputy Secretary, Government Services Group
Charles is responsible for developing and implementing strategies that support the Victorian Government’s Efficient Government policy and improving service delivery to Government. Charles has recently joined the Department of Treasury and Finance from a senior position with BHP Billiton. He was previously General Manager at WMC Resources, accountable for shared and corporate services and before that was responsible for WMC’s relationship with domestic and international equity markets. He has extensive experience in organisational transformation, sustainability and continuous improvement. Charles brings to the Department more than 20 years of senior management experience across industries as diverse as mining, manufacturing, retail, tourism and transport.
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Dean Yates is Deputy Secretary, Financial Reform.
Dean is responsible for overseeing the Victorian Government’s financial reform initiatives, including the review of the Public Finance Bill, a number of management reform activities and improving the quality of financial processes, as part of DTF’s 2008/09 – 2010/11 Strategic Plan. Dean joined DTF in 1996 and has made significant contributions in the areas of Commonwealth-State financial relations, superannuation policy and whole-of-government budgeting. Prior to joining DTF, Dean worked in the Fiscal Policy Division of the Commonwealth Treasury and in the Economics Division of the Tasmanian Treasury.
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