Global professional services company, GHD, has appointed Jim Giannopoulos as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ashley Wright, effective 2 April 2024. 

Jim was most recently CEO - Americas, having led the Canadian and then all operations for GHD’s Americas region including Canada, USA and Chile over the past four years. Having joined the company as a graduate chemical engineer over 30 years ago, he has held various leadership and project roles in Australia, Asia, Canada and the United States.

Jim is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a Fellow of Engineers Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He will be based in Melbourne, Australia. 

“As I step into this role, I am excited by the opportunities for GHD’s global growth and am passionate about partnering and collaborating to deliver positive outcomes for our clients, communities and our people by continuing to provide innovative solutions to some of the biggest water, energy and community challenges. It’s an honour to lead such a strong, talented and collaborative team, offering many diverse services in different countries, united by our values and a common purpose of creating lasting community benefit,” Jim said. 

AECOM has expanded its aviation leadership team with the appointment of Duncan Price as Aviation Client Director for Australia and New Zealand.
 
Duncan will support aviation clients in responding to the significant forecasted passenger and aircraft traffic growth over the next 20 years through capacity enhancement projects and operational efficiency initiatives.
 
Duncan is an industry-recognised leader in the Aviation sector with 20 years of project delivery experience across the private and advisory sectors in the UK and Australia. His experience spans strategic planning, airfield design, operational planning, landside ground transport, terminal planning, and construction management.

Duncan said, “Sustainability and digital innovation are priorities both landside and airside as we see exponential growth in air travel. We are partnering with our clients to address capacity, improve passenger experience and reduce costs with innovative and sustainable solutions.”

Charter Keck Cramer announced the appointment of Mathew Young as Director | Valuations Commercial Office, based in its Melbourne office.

With over 9 years professional valuation experience including the provision of valuation and consulting advice across retail, office, industrial, and englobo land assets throughout Victoria, Mathew’s versatile skill set covers a broad spectrum of purposes including mortgage security, financial reporting, pre-sale advice, acquisition and compensation, family law, and rental advice.