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Chair of the Board

Brief info

John most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of RPS Group Plc, a UK-listed consultancy delivering high-end solutions in energy transformation, water, and program management, from 2017 to 2023. He was a member of RPS Group’s Board of Directors. From 2011 to 2016, John served as Chief Executive Officer of Coffey International Limited, an Australian-listed consulting and engineering firm. He was a member of Coffey International’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining Coffey, John was Chief Executive Officer of Australian listed Boral Limited’s Australian Construction Materials. He also held various leadership roles in management and planning at Boral and previously worked as a Consultant and Manager at Boston Consulting Group from 1991 to 1995.

John holds a Master of Business Administration from London Business School and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering with First Class Honours from Adelaide University. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

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