Francoise joined Endeavour Energy as its first female Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in 2020 and plays a pivotal role in transforming the company’s financial operations, regulatory protocols and culture as it evolves from a traditional ‘poles and wires’ electricity distribution network to a modern grid. Endeavour Energy powers 2.7 million people living and working in Australia’s fastest growing region, Sydney’s Greater West, as well as the Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, Illawarra and the South Coast of NSW.

Francoise has been instrumental in driving a focus on sustainable outcomes based on energy generation - with Endeavour Energy recently becoming the first electricity distributor in Australia to introduce a sustainability-linked loan tied to sustainability performance targets on greenhouse gas emissions reduction, landfill waste diversion, net habitat gain, and mental health and wellbeing training participation.

Françoise drives success through emphasising the strategic partnership model, automation, and adoption of new technologies. She is also passionate about increasing Diversity & Inclusion and driving the organisational rewards associated with it.

As a seasoned CFO and executive with over 20 years’ experience in the engineering, infrastructure and defence sectors, Francoise is a highly regarded speaker, often sought after for keynote presentations and panel discussions; having most recently presented at major conferences including the AFR CFO Live Summit, CFO Forum, Adapt CFO Edge, Business Sydney’s Sustainability forum etc with topics including: “Sustainability is the new Black”.

Prior to joining Endeavour Energy, Françoise held executive and senior management roles at Transfield Services Group, Australia Defence Industries, Thales and Aurecon.