PEOPLE ON THE MOVE ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE HELPS YOU KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR. INFRASTRUCTURE WA APPOINTS NEW CHAIRPERSON The Governor of Western Australia has appointed Nicole Lockwood as the new Infrastructure WA (IWA) Board chairperson. The infrastructure body, which was a key election commitment of the McGowan Labor Government, provides an advisory and assistance role to the State Government on infrastructure related matters to drive Western Australia’s economy and create jobs. Ms Lockwood, who has served as deputy chairperson since IWA’s establishment in 2019, brings extensive experience in infrastructure planning and delivery through her previous board roles with Water Corporation, Horizon Power, Westport Taskforce and Infrastructure Australia. Ms Lockwood currently holds board roles with the Green Building Council of Australia, the Western Australian Association for Mental Health and chairs the Sienna Wood Joint Venture.
ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA CEO RETIRES Engineers Australia has announced that CEO Dr Bronwyn Evans AM will retire in April 2022. Dr Evans has led the organisation since 2019 and has achieved several milestones in this time. This includes successful advocacy for the compulsory registration of engineers, promoting women in STEM, and climate change initiatives – including a new flagship conference – Climate Smart Engineering, headlined by Nobel laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore. Dr Evans has over 35 years’ experience in various engineering roles, including CEO of Standards Australia, senior executive roles at Cochlear Ltd and GE Healthcare, as well as non-executive board experience in the construction, medical technology, and digital business sectors. She has been recognised nationally as one of the most influential engineers and recognised among the 100 Women of Influence.
COATES APPOINTS EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER – SOUTH BUSINESS UNIT Luke Sullivan joined Coates as Executive General Manager for the South Business Unit. He will head up Coates’ Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania’s operations. Luke has more than 20 years’ experience in senior executive roles, both in Australia and internationally. Prior to starting with Coates, Luke was the Executive General Manager, Services at UGL, where he led a national team of 5000 employees across 150 locations delivering operations and maintenance services in transport, power, oil and gas, mining and Defence. Before that, Luke held senior leadership roles in Asset Management with ExxonMobil and Orica, as well as serving as General Manager Operations, Resources and Industrials at Transfield Services, now Ventia. Luke brings to Coates a wealth of experience across many market sectors, as well as extensive leadership in operational management and strategic development.
MOOVEN APPOINTS NEW ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Jack Joy has joined Mooven’s ANZ sales team as the company’s sixth Account Executive. Jack is Perth-based and will be expanding Mooven’s business into Western Australia, home of the road trip. Jack joins with several years of technical and software sales experience across a number of companies in the construction industry and past roles including Business Development Manager for BCI Australia and Sales Account Manager – Southern Region for SKIDATA Australasia. As someone who can’t stand traffic congestion around the multiple infrastructure projects in his neighbourhood, Jack is passionate about working with Mooven to help WA-based organisations solve their problems relating to traffic movement on both minor and major civil and road infrastructure projects.
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