AECOM appoints three new leaders to drive growth and client service excellence in New South Wales and Canberra
24 May 2019
AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global
infrastructure firm, today announced three new senior business leaders
appointed to drive the future growth of the
New South Wales and
Australian Capital Territory (NAC) region.
The firm has promoted Lauren Allen and Jason Morris to group director
roles, leading civil infrastructure and construction services
respectively. They are joined by Justine Kinch who returns to the firm
to lead the NAC
Buildings + Places team. The leaders will all be responsible for
teams, client service and market engagement across the NAC region, which
encompasses offices in Hunter,
Western Sydney,
Canberra and
Sydney.
“Jason has forged a successful career in large complex project delivery
initially in the UK and he spent the past decade as a senior leader in
AECOM’s Construction Services business in the Middle East,” said Kerry
van Donderen, NAC regional managing director. “Lauren began her AECOM
career nearly 20 years ago as an environmental scientist and more
recently in senior operational roles. In that time, she has overseen the
integration of URS, led our corporate responsibility, quality and
technical excellence programs. Rejoining AECOM and stepping onto the NAC
leadership team is Justine Kinch who previously helped to launch AECOM’s
Western Sydney growth strategy and before that led the Sydney design and
planning team.”
“It’s really an honor to be able to promote great leaders from within to
take on our most senior roles. The diverse perspectives and skill sets
that our new leaders bring will help drive the future growth of our
people and client relationships,” concluded Ms. van Donderen.
Reflecting on her new civil infrastructure group director role, Ms.
Allen, group director, Civil Infrastructure said, “We are really
optimistic about the project pipeline in New South Wales and the growth
potential it offers. I believe that the best way to build stimulating
and challenging careers for our people is to deliver great projects for
our clients. We are also increasing the use of our global technical
resources to meet the complex needs of our local clients.”
Having previously led AECOM’s design and planning team for a number of
years before launching the firm’s Western Sydney strategy, Ms. Kinch is
looking forward to a new leadership challenge, “AECOM’s deep
understanding of the
built
environment combined with our innovative transport infrastructure
design capability is a genuine differentiator in the marketplace,” said
Ms. Kinch, group director, Buildings + Places. “It is something that our
public and private sector clients are searching for as they develop the
sustainable communities that Sydney’s population growth demands.”
Helping the state and federal governments to deliver on the significant
pipeline of projects requires a highly disciplined and experienced
approach to complex project management. With his background in large
infrastructure projects in the Middle East, Mr. Morris is strategically
placed to support the firm’s large public sector clients such as
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development and Department of
Defence.
”What has always been gratifying about being part of AECOM is the
opportunity to bring so many of our talented people together to deliver
state-of-the-art solutions to the challenges that are being faced by our
clients,” said Mr. Morris, group director, Construction Services. “I’m
excited to be continuing to leverage our global expertise to deliver
excellent outcomes for our Australian clients.”
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