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. Most recently, May Lin served as the General Counsel and Executive Manager of Western Power. She was an international corporate lawyer with Shell for 17 years in Singapore, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. May Lin has also worked in Malaysia and Japan.

“May Lin strongly believes that shaping the discussion and influencing the debate around corporate culture and strategic issues are the keys to a successful business. As we look to the future, we are excited to have her global experience, voice and perspective on the Enterprise Leadership Team,” says Jim Giannopoulos, GHD’s CEO.

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.

“Measuring embodied carbon is a system's exercise. We must understand the parts, the whole, and key areas for intervention. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but establishing a common language and standardised process for measurement, benchmarking, and reporting is crucial. Similarly, ensuring data reliability and developing industry-level databases are essential next steps. This is an exciting time to co-design our sustainable and circular future,” she says.

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. Tom has said he is "very excited” to take on the “new challenge and opportunity to help engineer decarbonisation and energy projects " across the two regions.