Brad Draper, our Managing Director, is a proud Wiradjuri man who lives in Orange in Central NSW and grew up in Cowra/Canowindra. Brad is married to Kim, who is a ‘true’ Orange local. The name “Kenjarhy” is derived from the names of the three children of Brad and Kim (KENdall, JARrod and RHYs).

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Brad has worked in the areas of Employment/Training and Mining Services for some 20 years, holding senior positions within Commonwealth and State governments and private enterprise.

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The Kenjarhy logo was originally designed by Brad’s aunty, Lorraine Jerries, a Wiradjuri Elder residing in Cowra, NSW. The logo represents the story of Kendall, Jarrod and Rhys. The coloured dots represent the individual children and reflect their different personalities. The children are connected to each other by the white dots. The white dots represent the importance of the continuous connection of family throughout life’s journey, to each other and to Country.

 

Until recently, Brad was majority shareholder and Managing Director of Kenjarhy Solar, which has successfully completed well over 1,000 residential solar PV installations for the Aboriginal Housing Office throughout Western NSW.

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In late 2016 Kenjarhy Solar switched on over 400 solar panels across three different sites belonging to the Australian Department of Defence. Brad successfully secured the competitive contract through the Commonwealth’s Indigenous Procurement Policy. Kenjarhy Solar overcame the challenges associated with installing multiple interstate projects on Defence property, such as differing energy supplier regulations, extreme climatic conditions, remote locations and security restrictions.