Before joining Urban Utilities,Arnold held leadership roles at Energy Resources Australia,the Queensland Resources Council and other major organisations.

Board chair Paul Vincent said Arnold had led the organisation through a difficult time.

“On behalf of the board,I thank Paul for his dedication and contribution,his unwavering commitment to safety along with his commitment to supporting a smooth transition for his successor,” he said.

Urban Utilities had a total operating revenue of more than $1.6 billion in the 2024/25 financial year.

Last year,this masthead reported thatsignificant amounts of sewage had leaked into the Brisbane River when a tunnel operated by Urban Utilities burst.

The burst occurred while the company was restoring a tunnel built more than 70 years ago,which took sewage from the city’s southside to the resource recovery centre at Luggage Point.

“Every time there’s a discharge,we take that very seriously,” Arnold said at the time.

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