Meet the Management team
Andrew Paton
Andrew is the General Manager of Apex Water. He brings extensive experience from both New Zealand and overseas, leading the delivery of water and wastewater projects and holding senior management roles across a range of organisations within the water industry.
With a strong technical and commercial background, Andrew holds a degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Accounting. His combined expertise enables him to provide strategic leadership while ensuring operational excellence across the business. His deep industry knowledge and entrepreneurial vision continue to underpin Apex Water’s success.
Shauney O'Loughlin
Shauney is the People & Capability Leader at Apex Water. In her role, she is responsible for leading the organisation’s people strategy, supporting leaders and teams, and fostering a positive, high-performing workplace culture.
Shauney brings a strong passion for developing people, strengthening leadership capability, and creating an environment where individuals and teams can thrive.
Steve Kroening
Steve Kroening is the Commercial Manager and original founder of Apex Water. As founder, Steve has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s direction, values, and long-term growth. In his role as Commercial Manager, he is responsible for overseeing commercial strategy, contract negotiations, financial performance, risk management, and client relationships.
Steve works closely with the leadership team to secure new opportunities, ensure sustainable business growth, and maintain strong partnerships across the water industry.
Kennedy Boakye
Kennedy Boakye is the Projects Delivery Manager at Apex Water. He brings extensive project management experience across the oil, gas, chemical, water, and wastewater industries, and has successfully delivered numerous wastewater projects for both municipal and private sector clients.
Kennedy leads end-to-end project delivery, overseeing planning, budgets, contracts, stakeholder engagement, procurement, and site coordination to ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and to a high standard.
