Juan Santamaria
Executive Chairman, MEng (Civil)
Appointed Executive Chairman of CIMIC Group on 6 November 2020. Juan was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of CIMIC between February 2020 and June 2022. He formerly held positions as th...
Roberto Gallardo
President and Executive Director, BSc Civil Eng
Appointed as President and Executive Director in January 2026. Roberto is also Chief Strategy Officer for the HOCHTIEF Group.
A civil engineer, Roberto has more than 30 years’ international...
Jason Spears
Chief Executive Officer, BEng Civil (Hons)
Appointed as Chief Executive Officer in January 2026. Jason was formerly the Managing Director of CPB Contractors.
Passionate about safety and productivity enhancing innovation, Jason has su...
Derek Kerr
Chief Financial Officer, BA (Hons) Accounting & Economics, FCA
Appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2023. Derek was formerly UGL's Chief Financial Officer, responsible for leading the UGL finance team through a period of transformation.
Prior to UG...
Corey Hannett
Chief Strategy Officer, BEng (Civil), GAICD
Appointed Chief Operating Officer in October 2023.
Corey was formerly Director General at Victoria’s Major Transport Infrastructure Authority, responsible for delivering the state’s Big Build...
Michael Cooper
Group General Counsel, BCom (UNSW), LLM (UTS)
Appointed as General Counsel in March 2022. Michael was formerly CIMIC’s Senior Legal Counsel.
A senior corporate and commercial lawyer with more than 15 years' experi...
Michael Degotardi
Chief Commercial & Risk Officer, BBld, GAICD
Appointed Chief Commercial & Risk Officer in January 2026. Michael was previously Chief Operating Officer of UGL.
Michael joined UGL in 2014 as the Group General Manager Commercial and t...
Kate Glennon
Company Secretary, BComm, FGIA, FCG
Appointed Company Secretary in August 2022. Kate was formerly Assistant Company Secretary of CIMIC and Company Secretariat Advisor at CPB Contractors.
Kate has a Bachelor of Commerce from th...
Jose Lastra
Chief Transformation & Systems Officer, BSc (MinEng)
Jose was appointed Chief Transformation & Systems Officer in December 2025. He is also a Director of Pacific Partnerships (since June 2023) and a Director of UGL Transport (since December 2025)...
John Lazenby
Executive General Manager Internal Audit, BEng(Hons), MBA, MICE, CEng (UK)
Appointed Executive General Manager Project Controls, Audit and Transformation in 2022. John Lazenby was formerly General Manager Operations at CPB Contractors.
John has a Bachelor of Civil E...
Sarah O'Neill
Chief People and Culture Officer, BBus (HRM)
Appointed Chief People and Culture Officer in December 2025. Sarah is also Executive General Manager People and Culture at CPB Contractors.
Sarah has more than 20 years’ experience in HR le...
Graeme Silvester
Executive General Manager HSEQ, MMgmt (HSE), GradDipBA, GradDipProjMgt
Appointed Executive General Manager - Safety, Health, Environment, Quality in January 2026. Graeme was formerly General Manager - Safety, Health, Environment, Quality, Sustainability & Rail Saf...
Fiona Tyndall
Executive General Manager Corporate Affairs and Communications, LLB, BA, GAICD
Appointed Executive General Manager Corporate Affairs and Communications in 2021. Fiona was formerly General Manager Corporate Affairs and Communications.
Fiona joined CIMIC Group in April 20...