Van Tang has been appointed GHD’s new Chief Executive Officer for the Asia Pacific region, effective 1 December. She will lead the company’s operations and 5,600-plus people in Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
A civil engineer with more than 25 years of experience, Van is currently GHD’s Executive General Manager of New Zealand Asia Pacific. Van says she is “inspired everyday by the culturally diverse, technically sophisticated and resilient people of GHD, and the skills and creativity we bring to our clients’ challenges.” Based in Adelaide, Van succeeds Ian Fraser who will take up a new role as GHD’s Chair in July 2025.
GHD has also appointed Andrew Morrison as the Australian Market Leader for Property and Buildings. Andrew succeeds Grellan Symes, who has transitioned to a new role with GHD. Andrew has 20-plus years of experience at GHD. Previous roles include operations manager for the Sydney region and national sub-sector leader for education and science.