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Meet the Board and Senior Management
APP Board and Senior Management
- Please click names to see the individual profiles below.
- Kate Munnings
Director - Ross MacKiggin
Director - Nicholas Yates
Director - Ian Maxted
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Paul Spinolo
Group General Manager
Stephen Sanlorenzo
General Manager, Operations
Adam Castro
General Manager, Project Management
Jeff Sharp
General Manager, Infrastructure & Urban Development
Harry Carrick
General Manager, Strategic Advisory
Peter Kay
- APP Board
Kate Munnings
Director
Kate was appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary to Transfield Services in January 2006, and is on the board of APP Corporation (North America). Kate has more than 15 years experience in companies in the engineering, construction and services sectors. Kate leads the team responsible for Transfield Services' global corporate governance and legal requirements.
Ross MacKiggin
Director
After emigrating from Scotland in 1996, Ross worked for an international accounting firm and was, prior to joining Transfield Services, CFO of an Australian engineering organisation. He joined Transfield Services in 2001 as Project Director of Mergers and Acquisitions. Ross was seconded to Yarra Trams (TSL JV) as CFO prior to his current appointment in 2006 as CFO TSL Australia. . Ross is currently responsible for managing the financial outcomes of the Australian Services Business and also chairs the TS Australia Strategic Review Committee. He has an Electronics and Electrical Engineering Degree with first-class honours from Glasgow University. Ross is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales.
Nicholas Yates
Director
Nicholas is Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer with Transfield Services Limited, with responsibility for overseeing the market positioning and business development activities of the Company. Prior to TSL Nick was with APP Corporation, joining in 1990 as a Project Director and moving into several senior roles including Managing Director from 2002 to 2008. He was instrumental in growing APP's business to become one of the largest project management consulting firms in Australia. Nick is a 30-year veteran of the construction and property industries, with a strong grounding in large-scale and highly complex commercial projects. He has worked across several market sectors including commercial, industrial, health, technology and retail.
Ian Maxted
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Since joining APP in 1990 Ian has concentrated on project management and is a specialist in business development and major projects across health, industrial and public sectors. Prior to becoming Chief Executive in mid 2008 Ian combined his role as Chief Operating Officer with Project Director, advising on various commissions with a focus on transaction management in Australia and the Middle East. In the years leading up to this appointment Ian was instrumental in growing APP’s core capabilities nationally as General Manager, Project Management. He was responsible for delivering significant projects such as the $100M Science Facility and Research Institute for Sydney’s UTS, Brisbane's Mater Hospitals and Sydney's Showgrounds at Homebush. He is now Project Director for the Independent Certification and Verification of the $4.8B Brisbane Airport Link, Northern Busways and Airport Roundabout upgrade.
APP Senior Management
Paul Spinolo
Group General Manager
Paul is responsible nationally for APP’s core businesses encompassing Project Management, Business Consulting Services and Infrastructure & Urban Development. Critical to this role is Paul’s leadership and supporting skills to the APP General Managers of each division and Branch Managers nationally. Paul has a background in construction and has focused on client side project management services for the last 15 years. He is highly respected across a range of project types and has managed a number of APP’s larger Corporate Accommodation projects including Head Offices for Westpac and MarshMercer in Sydney and NAB’s new Head Office in Melbourne. Paul is currently assisting the Victorian office in the delivery of ANZ’s new Head Office at Docklands.
Stephen Sanlorenzo
General Manager, Operations
Stephen’s role as General Manager - Operations focuses on managing and expanding APP’s operational services nationally. He has been with APP since 1994, growing into the role of Project Director and working on several high profile projects for APP across a variety of sectors including health, aged care, education, retail, commercial and industrial. Since 2000 Stephen has been involved as Client Representative in several major commercial office projects, including the Optus Centre for Stockland and new commercial office towers for Dexus (formerly DBRREEF) in Sydney and Brisbane. He has also acted on behalf of Tenants in other projects for KPMG and American Express.
Adam Castro
General Manager, Project Management
As General Manager Project Management, Adam is required to steer the expansion of APP’s core capabilities nationally. Adam has been with APP since 1993 and has a strong background in project management and administration of complex construction projects. He has also led APP’s program management of multi-site capital works projects. He has a comprehensive knowledge of the various delivery methods available to projects and the role these play in minimizing exposure to project risks.
Jeff Sharp
General Manager, Infrastructure & Urban Development
Jeff is a specialist in planning, design construction and maintenance of transport infrastructure (road and rail) and urban development projects. His career in infrastructure projects spans 30 years across Australia, the UK, Africa and the Caribbean. In Australia, Jeff has worked with major infrastructure providers including URS, Egis, CMPS&F and Sinclair Knight and directed multi-billion dollar projects including the $4.0bn Brisbane Airport Link and Northern Busway Projects in Brisbane, QLD and acted as Independent Verifier and Banks’ Engineer Representative on the $1.1bn Lane Cove Tunnel Project in Sydney, NSW.
Jeff also has a background in urban development where he was Project Manager/Director on a number of major residential/tourist developments as well as serving as Development Manager for a
Harry Carrick
General Manager, Strategy & Development
Harry is responsible for growing APP's business in offering strategic advice for projects. He has extensive experience in the public and private sectors across projects such as hospitals, universities, residential, commercial and civic developments. Harry has also worked in the construction and development industries on major projects throughout Australia, South East Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Harry's specialist skills are complemented by 20 years of business management and advisory experience. His leadership as managing director, chairman and director of companies in Australia, South East Asia and Europe enables him to deliver business insights and understanding of stakeholder issues - people, process, financial - that affect project decisions and outcomes.
APP Alliances
Peter Kay
Event Alliance International
Peter has the “hands-on” experience in a significant number of major events and projects throughout Australia. Peter was an integral part of the APP Events team for many years and worked as Project Director or Senior Event Manager on Volvo Ocean Race Sydney Stopover, Rally of Canberra, Rally Australia, World Expo 2000, OCA Road Event Coordination and the Sydney 2000 Olympics (Olympic Road Events Coordinator). As GM of APP’s Events division, PK had overall responsibility for all events including the Flora the Flora Sydney Marathon (Race Director) 2002-2004, Australia Day Fun Run 2003-04, Beef Expo in Rockhampton and World BMX Championships in 2003..
In 2004 Peter established Event Alliance International and purchased APP’s Events portfolio. He continues to work closely with APP on all projects and bids requiring event management expertise.
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