
Alan Rowan - Councillor
Life Member
Alan has spent the best part of 50 years in the Pump Industry with just a few short breaks. He arrived in Australia from Scotland via New Zealand in 1976 to work nearly 10years at Ingersoll-Rand, this was followed by over 10 years at Kelair Pumps then a short stint at Southern Cross with final 5 years at Link Pumps before going into semi retirement at the end of 2005. He still does part time work in the industry. In the late 70’s to early 80’s Alan served on the Technical Committee until 1987. He also joined Council in 1981 and served until around 1992 including 3 years as President. In 2003 he rejoined Council and over an almost 2 year period from mid 2006 produced the latest editions of the Technical and Friction Handbooks.
Executive Council 2019/20

John Inkster - President
Brown Brothers Engineers

Joel Neideck – Councillor
TDA Pumps Pty Ltd

Billie Tan - Councillor
Regent Pumps Pty Ltd

Mat Arnett - Councillor
EBARA Pumps Australia

Geoff Harvey – Councillor
Irrigation Australia Limited
Geoff joined Irrigation Australia in 2016 after spending over 30 years in the water industry. Before his role with IAL, Geoff had a long career with Davey Water Products in which he has held many senior management positions across sales and marketing. Throughout his career, Geoff has also held many other senior roles with Tubemakers / Tyco Water, and Southern Cross Pumps and Irrigation. Geoff’s current responsibilities include the development and delivery of training and certification programs for the irrigation / water industry. He is passionate about educating those working in the water, pump & irrigation industry and ensuring that everyone that works in these industries have some minimal training qualifications to support their careers.

Steve Bosnar – Councillor
Pioneer Pump Holdings Pty Ltd

James Blannin – Vice President
Stevco Pumps & Seals (Victoria) Pty Ltd
Experienced Director with a demonstrated history of sales in the industrial pump market. Skilled in repairs and improvements on rotating element equipment as well as reciprocating equipment such as piston and diaphragm pumps. Strong knowledge in plural component systems for adhesive application. 2019 Vice President for the Pump Industry of Australia

Michael. Wooley - Councillor

Anant Yuvarajah – Councillor
ASC Water Tanks
Anant Yuvarajah is the Managing Director of ASC Water Tanks and Anant Corp Pty Ltd. Anant Corp is the parent company to Kerrimuir Water Products, 4 Pumps and Buildmat. Anant is a board member of the Australian Roto Moulders Association (ARMA). This role sees him drive change in the roto-moulding industry and particularly in rain water tank roto-moulding. He sits on the Australian Standards sub-committee for Rotationally Moulded buried and non-buried storage for water and chemical tanks. He has been in the water industry for 11 years coming from an engineering background. Through a continued drive within his roles, Anant heads sales and marketing, logistics, and handles all aspect of procurement both domestically and internationally. As a PIA council member, Anant will be looking to drive the PIA membership numbers and shift the focus of the PIA away from a manufacturer-centric organization to a central body for all in the pump industry.