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PEOPLE & MOVEMENTS

GHD welcomes May Lin Chew as new Chief Legal Officer

Global professional services company GHD has named May Lin Chew as Chief Legal Officer, joining the company’s Enterprise Leadership Team in August. With over 25 years of global corporate experience, May Lin has led large, cross-functional and global legal teams advising on large-scale infrastructure projects, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and complex transactions. 

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Pitt & Sherry’s Rocío Rutter to chair MECLA group

Rocío Rutter, Pitt & Sherry’s Head of Growth & Advisory, is the new chair of the Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) Working Group 2 – Evaluation. In this position, Rocío will work with industry, government and construction materials supply chain representatives to measure, benchmark and reduce the upfront carbon emissions of our infrastructure sector.

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Tom Butler joins Aurecon’s energy team

Tom Butler has been appointed Energy Practice Leader for Aurecon in Western Australia and Northern Territory. He was previously head of distributed energy in WA for the Australian Energy Market Operator, a position he held for nearly seven years. 

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Eco-friendly economic powerhouse

Hailed an “engineering marvel” the Rookwood Weir Project by Sunwater, GHD, ACCIONA and McCosker Contracting is the winner of the 2024 Australian Construction Achievement Award.

Legacy beyond the Brisbane Games

Aurecon is part of a design alliance that has proposed an innovative reimagining of the Northshore precinct ahead of the Brisbane Games.

Construction market running on empty

All the signs suggest Australia's construction market will "run on empty" for the remainder of 2024, according to Arcadis' half-year market review.

Accelerated housing approvals ahead

The NSW Government has appointed a jury of architects to assess and appoint the teams to contribute designs to the NSW Housing Pattern Book.

Family friendly workplace tick

Infrastructure Australia has been certified as a ‘Family Friendly Workplace’ and is leading by example by making “flexible working a core part of our organisation’s identity” says Chief Executive Adam Copp.

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