Executive Leadership Team

		Brian Riggall - Chief Executive Officer (FIEAust, MAICD, MBA AGSM 2008) Brian joined Seymour Whyte in 2003 bringing with him 25 years experience as a civil engineer and Director of NSW /ACT for Baulderstone Hornibrook. A graduate from Adelaide University, Brian gained valuable construction experience working in Baulderstone Hornibrook’s building and civil engineering businesses. Brian completed a Master of Business Administration in 2008 and brings a combination of solid operational and strong strategic planning and implementation experience to Seymour Whyte. Brian is a Board member of the Civil Contractors Federation of Queensland and has a vision of creating a fair and sustainable industry benefiting contractors and customers.

		Craig Galvin - Financial Controller Craig brings over 25 years of financial experience to Seymour Whyte. His tertiary qualifications include an Honours degree in Commerce and a Master of Business Administration. Craig started his career in the audit section of a ‘Big 4’ accounting firm before moving into the commercial sector working for Email Ltd, CB Richard Ellis, Heritage Pacific and Meridian. Craig enjoys the down to earth approach that the construction industry offers. He heads a finance team that is committed to providing good customer service and support to the company's project teams and solid ‘no surprises’ compliance to the Board.

		Gerd Wimberger - Operations Manager A civil engineer with over 21 years of experience, Gerd is the Operations Manager for Seymour Whyte. As Operations Manager Gerd is responsible for the physical and financial performance of projects, coordinating resources and leveraging the company’s performance. Gerd started with Seymour Whyte as a graduate 21 years ago and has held such roles as senior Project Manager, and since 2004, the role of Construction Manager. In this role he has overseen the building of project teams and activities for a variety of multi million dollar transport and infrastructure projects. Gerd brings to his current role, experience in the management of project customer relations, project establishment and delivery and provision of traditional, ECI, JV and alliance contract delivery systems.

		Richard Moore - Commercial Manager As Commercial Manager, Richard oversees the commercial and contractual activities for Seymour Whyte. Richard has gained valuable experience and expertise from various roles on a broad range of complex design and construction projects for private enterprise, government and as a consultant. Richard has in excess of 20 years experience project managing roadworks, railway, bridgeworks and building projects throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory. During the last five years as a Senior Project Manager for Seymour Whyte, Richard has delivered numerous complex projects resulting in successful outcomes and customer satisfaction.

		Grant Thistle - General Manager - Building As General Manager for the building division, Grant oversees all Seymour Whyte Building projects in New South Wales and Queensland from tender stage through to practical completion. Grant has held senior positions in the industry for over 20 years and has been responsible for the design and delivery of many significant projects. These have ranged from multi-storey office towers, shopping centres and hotels with projects ranging from $40 - $200 million.

		Alistair Pagan - Gold Coast Manager As Gold Coast Manager, Alistair is responsible for the performance of projects on the Gold Coast and in northern New South Wales. Alistair started with Seymour Whyte in 1990 as a Quality Assurance Engineer before managing many multi-million dollar transport and infrastructure projects. Prior to this Alistair worked as a project engineer for Leightons, Thiess and Queensland Water Resources Commission on major projects including the Burdekin Dam Construction. Alistair has 24 years experience in civil construction and as a senior manager is responsible for managing client relationships, overseeing project performance, project establishment and delivery and experience in the provision of traditional and D&C contract systems.

Steve Davies-Evans - Estimating Manager

For the last seven years, Steve has been the Estimating Manager at Seymour Whyte. He leads a team of six staff who bid on aproximately 20-40 projects annually, with a total value of over $600 million a year. Steve has held a number of senior positions with Seymour Whyte including seven years as Project Manager and Area Manager for the Cairns office. In these roles he was responsible for estimating transport and infrastructure projects and managing an office in a diverse and growing region. Steve worked as a Senior Construction Manager in the UK on a number of significant civil aviation and structural concrete projects before immigrating to Australia.