Key Directors
The Directors of the Association are members themselves and fulfill honorary roles. They receive no payment for the services they offer to the association.
The present Directors are as follows:
Brendan Sutton
Chairman
Managing Director of Altura – Height Safety Professionals, a specialist consultancy firm performing design, inspection and compliance review services for height, façade and confined space access solutions.
Michael Biddle
WAHA Director
Director of RIGCOM Pty Ltd. a leading provider of technical services and engineered solutions at height. RIGCOM specialise in the design, installation, and recertification business with a focus on height safety and rope access across a variety of industry sectors including commercial and wind energy.
Simon Pedretti
WAHA Director
Sales Director of SafetyLink Pty Ltd., designers and manufacturers of height safety equipment that is utilised in a wide variety of sectors including construction, wind energy, oil & gas, transportation, and telecommunications industries.
Simon is also a representative on the Standards Australia SF015 Committee.
Mark Anderson
WAHA Director
Director of Anchored Height Safety, Mark brings a wealth of experience from over 20 years in Automotive development, engineering, senior project manager (PMI PMP certified), safety implementation and quality auditing.
Alistair Merricks
WAHA Director
Director at Australian Industrial Rope Access with 30 + years in the work at height industry. Former director of WAHA and IRATA International, IRATA Australasia’s representative on Standards Australia SF015 Committee, and current IRATA Technician, IRATA Instructor and IRATA Auditor.
In addition to the Directors of the Association, the organisation has two paid positions: the CEO and Secretariat. Both these positions are part time, and responsibilities include the organisation of meetings, maintenance of Membership database, website etc, enquiries, articles and ensuring the Directors and Members meet regularly. These two positions are currently filled by:
Scott Barber
Association Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Design Manager
Copywriting + Strategic Marketing
Scott is a qualified Safety Professional with extensive operational, consultancy, engineering, and manufacturing experience in working at height, confined spaces, rope access and rescue applications. As CEO, Scott’s focus is the design of the WAHA engagement and education strategies targeting all our professional members, the broader safety community, and operators at height and in confined space across all industries to best facilitate positive change and ultimately safer workplaces.
Sharon Philp
Association Secretariat
Sharon is an accomplished Secretariat professional within the not-for-profit sector, bringing over three decades of management expertise. Sharon provides leadership for governance processes, facilitates effective board operations, and ensures the seamless execution of meetings and organisational activities. Additionally, Sharon efficiently manages communication, logistics, and compliance responsibilities, offering comprehensive support to the WAHA Board, Partners and Members.