Van Tang has been appointed GHD’s new Chief Executive Officer for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, effective 1 December. In this role, she will lead the company’s operations in Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, comprising more than 5600 people.
With experience in diverse markets, she has held a variety of roles at GHD, including her current role as Executive General Manager of New Zealand Asia Pacific. Other roles in her GHD career have included General Manager of the company’s South Australia and New Zealand regions, as well as leadership roles on major transport and defence projects.
Based in Adelaide, Van succeeds Ian Fraser who will take up a new role as GHD’s Chair in July 2025.
Cushman & Wakefield has announced the return of Jon Fleming as Commercial Director for Australia and New Zealand.
He has over 20 years of technical, operational, and commercial experience with large multinational organisations such as John Holland, Serco, and GE.
Cushman & Wakefield also announced the appointment of Ziad Ghenim as National Director of Project Services in Australia.
Ziad brings over 23 years of experience in project and construction management with expertise spanning the design, planning and delivery phases, and driving business development.
Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Ziad has played a crucial role in shaping some of Australia’s major developments in a General Manager or Senior Management capacity with top tier construction firms including BINAH, Alliance Project Group, John Holland and Hansen Yuncken.
Munro Farmer has joined Vicinity as Group Head of Technology.
He was previously Executive Partner, Data & Technology at Kodora.ai after spending nearly 10 years at Australia Post, most recently as its Chief Information Officer.
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