DIRECTORS
Board of Directors
Clive Weeks – Chairman
Clive is a civil engineer with over 38 years’ experience in large infrastructure projects and has been a Director since 1992. He was previously GHD’s Chief Executive Officer and earlier managed the Victorian and Northern Territory operations. As Chairman, Clive is responsible for managing external communications, shareholder interests, board committees, policy development and relationships with key stakeholders, as well as leading and reporting on the performance of the Board.
Des Whybird – Chief Executive Officer
Des was appointed to the Board in 1999 and has 35 years’ experience in design and management of transportation and water infrastructure projects as well as buildings and tourism developments. As CEO, Des is responsible for the implementation of GHD’s Strategy – Realising Opportunities, with particular emphasis on our programs for the GHD Business School, GHD Safe, Innovation and Sustainability, focusing on Clients, People and Performance.
Ian Shepherd – General Manager Australia
Ian has nearly 30 years’ experience in engineering and project management. He is the former Western Australia Operating Centre Manager and today leads GHD’s Australian operations. Ian was appointed to the Board in 1999 and played a critical role in the development of GHD’s Strategy – Realising Opportunities.
Russell Board – General Manager, South East Asia/Pacific
Russell has 30 years’ experience in planning, design, and construction of major infrastructure projects. He has previously managed GHD’s Northern Territory and North Queensland practices, and more recently GHD’s operations in New Zealand. Today, Russell is responsible for leading the company’s operations in South East Asia and New Zealand/ Pacific. He also oversees the company’s People, GHD Business School, and Corporate Marketing and Communications functions.
Michael Polin – General Manager, Development
Michael was appointed to the Board in 1996. He has nearly 35 years’ experience in the planning, design and development of major civil infrastructure in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. In his current role Michael is responsible for overseeing the company’s growth into new regions including Europe and North America.
Pat O’Dwyer – General Manager, Services and Risk
Pat was appointed to the Board in 2005, and is GHD’s General Manager Services and Risk. A Metallurgical Engineer and Harvard School of Business graduate, Pat has over 36 years’ experience in mining operations and project management, particularly in the Mining, and Oil & Gas sectors.
Pat is currently responsible for knowledge leverage improvements associated with 70+ service lines together with risk and safet management throughout GHD.
Nick Apostolidis – Business Stream Leader, Water
Nick leads GHD’s Water Business Stream. He has nearly 31 years’ experience in the industry and a thorough understanding of international trends in water and wastewater management. He has access to many key decision makers in government and industry, and has helped to position GHD as the foremost provider of water consulting services in Australasia and beyond. Nick also heads up the Sanitation Works team for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Tom Pinzone – Business Stream Leader, Transportation and Logistics
Appointed to the Board in 2002, Tom has over 35 years’ experience in the planning, investigation, design and implementation of infrastructure projects, and is GHD’s Transportation and Logistics Business Stream Leader. He has recently returned from spending a year in York, where he assisted in establishing GHD’s operations in the United Kingdom.
Peter Wood – General Manager, China
Peter was appointed to the Board in 2002 and is Chairman of GHD’s Strategy Committee. He has spent 35 years specialising in geological and hydrogeological projects, with particular experience in geotechnical risk assessment and management. Peter has experience in a number of Asian countries and has been instrumental in establishing GHD in China.
Richard Holliday – General Manager, Finance and Administration
A Chartered Accountant with over 29 years’ experience, Richard also holds the position of Joint Company Secretary, a role he shares with Lisa Elbourne. Prior to joining GHD in 1999 Richard held senior positions with one of the world’s leading accounting partnerships, and in engineering contractor groups that operated in the Energy, Construction, Property and Mining sectors. His professional experience includes mergers and acquisitions, management information systems, corporate finance and taxation.
David Ryan – General Manager, Middle East
David was appointed to the Board in 2006 and manages GHD’s Middle East operations. A civil engineer with 34 years’ experience i project, design and general management, David spent two years in Doha overseeing the growth of our Middle East operations, including GHD’s successful involvement in several landmark projects, such as the Al Ain University, the Khalifa Stadium and The Palms.
Derek Crombie, Regional Manager South Island New Zealand
Derek has over 36 years’ experience as a civil engineer and project manager. He is currently the Regional Manager for New Zealand’s South Island and was previously Office Manager of our Christchurch operations. He has extensive experience in South East Asia and broad knowledge of business operations in the USA. He is a member of our Strategy Committee and The Innovation Advisory Group and also a non-executive director of City Care Group Ltd.
Lisa Elbourne - Joint Company Secretary
Lisa Elbourne is a Chartered Secretary with over 23 years’ experience in corporate administration and secretarial matters. In her capacity as Joint Company Secretary, a role she shares with Richard Holliday, Lisa manages the activities surrounding GHD’s share registry and coordinates the company’s statutory responsibilities across our worldwide operations.
