24 August 2009
The Australian Green Infrastructure Council has announced the
appointment of five new members to the AGIC Board of
Directors.
Nick Apostolidis, GHD General Manager, Client
Development, is one of five nominees unanimously elected
to the board at the inaugural AGIC AGM on August 6.
David Hood, AGIC Chairman said: “I am
very pleased to welcome our five new directors. They all bring a
wealth of knowledge and unique skills to AGIC from a number of
different industry sectors.”
The other members of the
board are:
- Michael Kerry,
Queensland Regional Director, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Peter Olsen,
Executive General Manager Human Resources & Sustainability
(Sydney), Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
- Mark Rogers, Asset
Manager Infrastructure Investment (Sydney), Colonial First
State
- Frank Vromans,
Director and Australian Head of Infrastructure (Brisbane),
ARUP
Mr Hood paid tribute to five of the
nine standing directors who had decided not to renominate to make
way for directors with more senior industry experience.
“I would like to thank the Board
members who did not re-nominate for their superb commitment and
contribution to AGIC. Their leadership and input into the
development of AGIC and the scheme concept over the past year as
directors, and earlier on the Interim Steering Group, has been
invaluable,” he said.
AGIC is a not-for-profit national
industry association formed to establish a sustainability rating
scheme for Australian infrastructure.
Working to achieve this goal, AGIC
will support new ways to improve social, economic and environmental
outcomes and enrich the quality of life for communities and
industry employees.
The new directors will join the board
in guiding the organisation towards securing crucial government
funding and finalising the delivery of the AGIC sustainability
rating tool.
Mr Apostolidis has more than 32 years’
experience in infrastructure, mainly in the water sector, and
has helped to position GHD as the foremost provider of water
consulting services in Australasia and beyond.
Under Nick’s leadership, GHD has
developed an international profile for delivering major water
projects that address the challenges posed by climate change and
sustainability. These include the AUD$1.8 billion Sydney
desalination plant, the AUD$2.5 billion Western Corridor Recycled
Water project in Queensland and the award-winning integrated water
management scheme at Pimpama Coomera on the Gold Coast.
Nick also headed the Sanitation
Workstream for the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development in 2008.
For further information, contact:
Doug Harland, CEO AGIC, on 0418 987 662 or dhardland@agic.net.au