Industry updates
Beca has appointed Chris Morley as Sydney Planning Team Lead. Chris has 20 years of experience as a transport planner, most recently with WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff as Director for Transport Planning, based in Shanghai and previously worked for London Underground and in consultancy with Halcrow (now CH2M Hill). Wayne Bretherton has been appointed Director of Property and Buildings, Australia and New Zealand at WSP Australia. Wayne has over 30 years’ experience delivering a diverse range of projects including the Queens Wharf Development and the Centre for Children’s Health Research. International hotel designer Angela Biddle has joined Scott Carver as Principal of Interior Design. Angela is recognised for creating innovative hotel brands and memorable spaces within a constantly evolving hospitality market and, following a lengthy stint as a Lead Designer with unique London design house YOO, co-founded by creative director Philippe Starck, she brings boundless global experience and creative leadership to Scott Carver. Global rail expert Sharon Mawhinney has joined Arcadis Australia Pacific as Infrastructure Advisory Lead – Rail and NSW. Formerly from PWC, Sharon is a leader in rail advisory services, having worked on major projects such as the Parramatta Light Rail, North West Rail Link, Canberra Light Rail as well as the Sydney Light Rail. Tim Chapman is the new Regional Director for SMEC’s southern region covering WA, SA and Victoria. Tim joined SMEC in 2014 and was the previous Regional Manager for Canberra. Having started his career as a military officer, he has since has held a number of executive leadership positions in global engineering services companies and has delivered business outcomes across Australia and in a number of international jurisdictions.
SMEC has welcomed Dan Spackman as the new Regional Manager for Canberra. Dan is an accomplished business leader, team manager and project director in the engineering consulting and water engineering sectors. He is a Civil Engineer with over 16 years’ experience and has operated in a variety of roles including: design management, operations, and project management; as well as business development and client relationship management.
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Arup has appointed Ross Campbell as its Highways Business Leader, Australasia. A Roads Australia Fellow of 2014, Ross has led large multi-disciplinary engineering teams in Australia and the UK. His appointment will see him join Arup’s Transport and Resources leadership team to set the strategic direction for the highways business across Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and New Zealand. Ross will officially take over the reins from Anthony Schmidt from the beginning of April. Kumar Parakala has taken up a new role as Global Leader – Digital at GHD Advisory. Kumar, the founder and Managing Director of digital transformation and growth consultant Technova and former global partner at KPMG, brings more than two decades of experience and insights of working at the intersection of business and technology with leading global organisations. Most recently he was named International Professional of the Year at the SEARCC-ACS Digital Disruptors Awards. David Collett has joined SMEC as an Executive Project Manager for the Southern region, based in Melbourne. David is a Civil Engineer with over 28 years’ experience delivering innovative solutions in the consulting and construction industries. In a varied career, David has led a variety of engineering infrastructure projects including; The Preston Tram Depot Redevelopment, Saigon Premier Container Terminal Project, Tullamarine Calder Interchange Alliance and the Dublin Light Rail Project in Ireland.
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