Consult Australia congratulates former President Anthony (Tony) Barry appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to civil engineering in the King’s Birthday Honours announced earlier this month.

Tony Barry has had an outstanding career in the engineering sector, serving as President of Consult Australia from 2004-2006. Tony held many senior roles at Aurecon from 1985 onwards including Managing Director, Asia (2012-2016), Chief Business Development Officer (2010-2012), Chief Executive Asia Pacific (2009-2010) and Chief Operating Officer (2007-2009). His longstanding commitment and leadership across the industry culminated in his election to the FIDIC Board from 2015-2023 where he served as President from 2021-2023.

In a distinguished career spanning over forty years Tony has left an incredible legacy of partnership and leadership across the business and engineering community in Australia and overseas. He was listed three times by Engineers Australia among the 100 most influential engineers in the country.

Commenting on the news of Tony Barry’s honour, FIDIC president Catherine Karakatsanis said: “Congratulations to Tony on what is a richly deserved honour which is a testament to the outstanding role that he has played over more than four decades in our industry at many different levels. It’s very pleasing when the leaders of our industry receive recognition in this way and I know that Tony will see his honour as a positive affirmation of not just his service to the industry and the profession of engineering but also of the important work that engineers and our industry undertakes to make the world a better and more sustainable place in which to live.”

Reflecting on the honour Tony noted “I really appreciate the recognition for my 40-plus years of serving the profession in so many voluntary capacities. I have been extraordinarily lucky to have had so many great people to mentor and support me over those years as well as so many wonderful colleagues to work with whose contributions are also reflected in this award.”

Consult Australia congratulates former CEO Megan Motto awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to business administration and governance. Megan was CEO of Consult Australia from 2005-2018 and Chief Executive of the Governance Institute of Australia from 2019 to 2025 serving on multiple industry bodies and boards including with Standards Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council.

Consult Australia CEO Jonathan Cartledge observed: “These honours for Tony and Megan are a testament to their enduring contribution to our industry and the broader business community. Both have led with vision, integrity, and impact—helping shape a more collaborative, capable, and forward-looking sector. We are proud to see their achievements recognised at the national level.”