Global CEO of engineering and consulting firm Aurecon, Giam Swiegers announced yesterday the appointment of the Chair of Good Design Australia Maureen Thurston as its Global Design to Innovate Director while Andrew Muller, previously CFO of Lendlease Construction & Infrastructure Australia, had joined Aurecon as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as a member of its Executive Committee effective 1 February 2016.
“With the pace of disruption increasingly challenging businesses, it is essential that companies ready themselves to thrive in a future that is as yet unwritten,” said Giam.
As with all races, the winners will be those with the foresight to anticipate the full spectrum of changes disruptive technology may bring about; and see this disruption as a chance to innovate. For Aurecon, that means finding new ways to transform our clients’ businesses and help them become more competitive through innovation.”
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| Dr Andrew Maher |
Giam also welcomed Michael Shirley to Aurecon as Managing Director, Clients and a member of Aurecon’s Executive Committee.
Andrew’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer accompanies several other significant appointments - Michael Shirley as Managing Director, Clients; Dr Andrew Maher as Chief Digital Officer; and Maureen Thurston as Global Director, Design to Innovate. Together, these appointments are key to Aurecon’s strategy to strengthen its operational excellence, client relationships and competitiveness in the global marketplace.
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| Michael Shirley |
Maureen Thurston joins Aurecon from Deloitte where she implemented design practices to help transform the Australian accounting firm from a traditional professional services organisation to a bold innovator. Chair of Design Australia and an Adjunct Professor at UTS, Maureen is an industrial designer, educator, entrepreneur and author, Maureen has over 30 years of experience capturing the aggregate value of design.
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