Experienced water industry professional announced as new Director Engineering

Apr 05, 2023

Troy Van Berkel will join Riverina Water as Director Engineering in May.

Mr Van Berkel is currently employed as the General Manager Service Delivery and Operations at Lower Murray Water, based in Mildura.

Prior to joining the Victorian industry leader in 2013, Mr Van Berkel was a Water Quality Engineer and then the Wastewater Team Leader at Central Highlands Water in Ballarat.

“Troy brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise and we are delighted that he will be joining our award-winning team,” Riverina Water CEO Andrew Crakanthorp said.

“He has 15 years’ leadership experience in the water sector managing large and diverse teams, while identifying, planning, and delivering required strategic initiatives.

“Troy joins us at an exciting period in our history, with our region experiencing significant growth and our organisation adapting and changing to meet the future needs of our customers and community.”

Mr Van Berkel has a Masters of Civil Engineering from Federation University and an MBA, among other qualifications.

“My family and I are really excited to be moving to Wagga Wagga,” Mr Van Berkel said. “I'm looking forward to supporting the team at Riverina Water and identifying opportunities to continually improve our service delivery to our customers.”

Mr Crakanthorp thanked Manager Operations Jason Ip, who will continue to act in the Director role until Mr Van Berkel commences on 15 May 2023.