Paul Vogel AM

Paul Vogel is contracted to Purple as a strategic adviser. Paul has unsurpassed knowledge and experience in the areas of environmental issues, regulatory assessments/approvals and reform, and strategic environmental and business outcomes.

Currently, a non-executive board director and strategic consultant, Paul was Chairman of Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority from 2007 – 2015. Prior to this he was the inaugural Chief Executive and Chairman of the South Australian EPA from 2002 – 2007.

Paul has also held senior executive positions in the WA Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and Environmental Protection. Paul holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Western Australia. He is chairman of a national Cooperative Research Centre on Contamination and Remediation of the Environment; a director of Global Aquatica (Australia) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was appointed to the Northern Territory EPA from 1 January 2016 and became Chairman of the NT EPA and a member of the NT Planning Commission in November 2016.