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Sarah Cumming

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Managing Director at Gippsland Water
📍 Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

Sarah Cumming is the Managing Director of Gippsland Water, where she has provided transformative leadership since 2017. A former litigation lawyer, she holds an EMBA and has completed further studies at Cambridge and Harvard. Her expertise lies in governance, strategic leadership, and business transformation.

A passionate and lifelong resident of Gippsland, Sarah is driven to make meaningful contributions to her communitys prosperity and well-being. She actively engages with community members to shape the future of water services and has a strong interest in local jobs and regional development.

Sarah was the second woman ever appointed as a managing director to a Victorian water corporation, paving the way for greater gender representation in the sectors leadership.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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Regional Prosperity
As a lifelong Gippslander, she is passionate about driving change and making meaningful contributions to the prosperity and wellbeing of her region.
Community Engagement
She emphasizes a customer-led approach, directly involving the community in shaping future water services and responding to their feedback during emergencies.
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Career

Work history

4-2017
Managing Director
Gippsland Water
10-2011 - 3-2017
Director
Gippsland Water
11-2022
Executive Member
Intelligent Water Networks (IWN)
12-2020
Vice President
IWA (Institute of Water Administration) Victoria
Director
IWA (Institute of Water Administration) Victoria
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Education
1992 - 1997
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
The Australian National University
2019 - 2019
Advanced Leadership Program
Cambridge Judge Business School
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