Shaping the Future of Rail

Adam Donati

Executive Director - Delivery and Engineering

Victoria

Adam is a senior manager with 25 years’ experience managing and leading major infrastructure projects in the transport sector. Adam has worked across a range major infrastructure projects in senior project manager, interface manager, engineering and team leader roles.

Adam’s experience is diverse and includes infrastructure advisory, scope development and constructability, delivering major infrastructure projects, including the successful planning and management of major rail possessions, managing large project teams, asset management and  operations planning and tender evaluation and bid preparation.

Amie Rochman

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Amie has over fifteen years experience advising on major government transactions and is a proven leader of project transaction teams focused on delivering desired outcomes for clients. Her experience spans a broad range of project models, including franchises, alliances, design and construct and PPPs.

David Jarred

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

New South Wales

David has over twenty five years experience in geotechnical consulting, engineering and design management for major road, rail and civil infrastructure projects.  This included the delivery of transport infrastructure in congested brown field environments (e.g. Epping to Thornleigh Third Track; Southern Sydney Freight Line; Sydney Metro etc.).

David has held senior leadership positions for both Tier 1 Contractors and Government Agencies in engineering and design management including Sydney Metro West, Director Project Engineering & Design and Lendlease Engineering, Head of Design Management.

Ekaterina Tchernova

Executive Director - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Ekaterina has over 15 years’ experience on mega projects in a range of sectors, including transport, social infrastructure and renewable energy. She provides strategic transaction and commercial advice, key documentation development, project leadership, and management of competitive industry engagement to drive value-for-money outcomes for her clients.

Through roles on some of Australia’s most complex projects at state and federal level, Ekaterina developed a strong appreciation of interface complexities associated with brownfield and greenfield multi-model projects.

Este Torzillo

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Este possesses an in-depth understanding of a range of infrastructure delivery procurement models and risk allocations, gained through over 19 years’ experience in delivering strategic commercial, financial, transaction and policy advice to clients and project teams regarding the commercial structuring, procurement, evaluation and negotiation of numerous significant infrastructure projects. Esteʼs strong interpersonal skills enable her to lead and coordinate high performing teams and work streams to deliver key priorities and significant reforms for clients.

Jacqui Barker

Executive Director -  Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Jacqui is a commercial and claims resolution specialist with over 25 years’ experience in Australia and internationally. She has advised across all stages of the project lifecycle, working with both project owners and contractors.

Jacqui’s extensive experience is underpinned by her qualifications, including a BSc (Hon) in Quantity Surveying and an LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration. Jacqui is also a member of the RICS, AIQS and a Fellow of the CIArb.

Jacqui Dwyer

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Regional Director (VIC) - Commercial Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Jacqui has over 18 years’ experience working with complex, large-scale infrastructure projects within Australia and overseas. She has extensive experience managing commercial matters, corporate and project governance, corporate strategy, land acquisitions, project risk management, contract engineering and negotiations, statutory compliance and approvals processing.

James Sutherland

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

James is a highly experienced commercial, transaction, procurement  and probity specialist with over 20 years’ experience leading and managing the contractual and commercial functions of the procurement and delivery phases of major infrastructure projects. During his career he has applied his commercial, technical, leadership and analytical acumen and skills to oversee the transaction of all construction packages across the Metro Tunnel, Regional Rail Revival and Melbourne Airport Rail projects.

Jason Debrincat

Executive Director  - Delivery and Engineering

Victoria

Accomplished professional with over 20 years experience in asset management, maintenance, project delivery, operations, leadership, governance, and data-driven decision-making. Jason specialises in strategic planning, project management, and executing complex rail projects, having worked across networks like V/Line, MTM, ARTC, Queensland Rail and DTMR.

Karlene Ferguson

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Queensland

Karlene is a highly experienced and collaborative project director, leader and change manager, who works with executive teams and across organisations to successfully deliver program and project outcomes and manage risk. Karlene has led many high-profile projects, including complex organisational transformation programs.

Kate Culmsee

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Kate is a highly regarded and trusted advisor with more than 20 years’ experience advising on major infrastructure projects. Kate combines her commercial, legal and business acumen to optimise results, drive value-for-money and ensure risks are effectively managed and mitigated.

Kate has extensive experience leading commercial, legal and transaction elements on some of Australia’s largest and most complex major transport infrastructure projects including North East Link, Metro Tunnel Project’s Tunnels and Stations PPP and Rail Systems Alliance, the Cranbourne Pakenham Rail Corridor Upgrade Project and Regional Rail Link.

Letitia Sparrow

Executive Director - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Queensland

Letitia is dedicated to helping clients achieve outstanding outcomes for both community and industry, while fostering growth, learning, and continuous improvement. She collaborates with clients to design and implement strategic initiatives, corporate programs, and operational enhancements that benefit organisations and the communities they serve.

With extensive senior leadership experience in both government and corporate operational settings, Letitia brings a wealth of expertise in strategy and execution, stakeholder management, organisational design, and environmental planning.

Matt Trundle

Executive Director  - Delivery and Engineering

Regional Director (QLD) - Delivery and Engineering

Queensland

Matthew brings over 15 years’ experience in Civil Engineering and Construction working on a variety of high-profile infrastructure projects in Queensland and New South Wales across rail, road, commercial buildings, mining and gas sectors. He is an experienced Project Manager / Project Director, overseeing all aspects of delivery including commercial and financial management, planning and programming, risk and design management, health and safety, environmental management, community engagement, quality control and staff management.

Megan Wood

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Regional Director (QLD) - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Queensland

Megan is a Civil Engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the international transport industry, with a focus on the commercial and operational aspects of railways, associated logistic chains and the planning and delivery of major projects. She has developed a specialised skill set in business development, project management, client-side management, regulatory auditing and analysis, railway cost modelling (including maintenance cost and access charging), railway network simulation modelling and stakeholder consultation.

Michael Kee

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Michael is a co-founder of IAG, Board Director and was IAG’s inaugural Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2022.

He has extensive experience advising clients in relation to the strategic planning, procurement and delivery of large-scale complex infrastructure projects in politically sensitive environments. He has particular experience across a range of sectors, including transport, power, renewable energy and social infrastructure. He has regularly advised Governments, private sector sponsors, contractors and financiers.

Michael Mowat

Executive Director  - Delivery and Engineering

Market Lead - Asset Management

Victoria

Michael is a senior leader with 20+ years’ experience managing major asset portfolios and large teams in rail and Defence. He specialises in Strategic Asset Management, Maintenance Management, Asset Integration, and Digital Transformation, leveraging data-driven decision-making to enhance capability, performance and compliance in ISO 55001 Asset Management system environments.

Naomi Cavanagh

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

National Lead - Transformation

Queensland

Naomi is a stakeholder engagement and communications specialist with over 25 years’ experience in planning and delivering major infrastructure projects across transport, water, energy, resources and contaminated land remediation in Queensland, ACT, NSW and Victoria. She prepares high quality engagement strategies and manages programs that incorporate social benefits while managing risk. Naomi uses meaningful communications to support and inform decision-making. Her ability to work with multidisciplinary teams to translate complex technical concepts into practical and clear information has been integral to successful project delivery.

Nick Zdrodowski

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Nick has over 20 years infrastructure advisory experience from roles in infrastructure delivery, and corporate and project finance.

Notably, Nick has played a leading role on multiple recent major Public Private Partnership (PPP), Incentivised Target Cost (ITC), and Hybrid PPP (i.e., PPP with an ITC regime) projects, providing strategic advice to senior project team members, often with overall accountability for the commercial and legal, and pricing aspects of the procurement process, including the interconnection with broader design, construction, facilities management and operations.

Rachel Brazier

Executive Director  - Delivery and Engineering

Queensland

Rachel is an environmental planner and Certified Environmental Practitioner with over 25 years’ experience in impact assessment, planning, stakeholder engagement and project management. Her project portfolio encompasses transport, urban development, water and social infrastructure.

Rhys Owen Roberts

Executive Director  -  Delivery and Engineering

National Lead - Environment and Sustainability

Victoria

Rhys is a highly accomplished leader with over 20 years experience driving sustainable infrastructure development, decarbonisation, climate resilience and circular economy initiatives across both private and public sectors. He brings deep expertise in navigating the complexities of major projects, statutory approvals, environmental management, and achieving net-zero emissions.

Ryan Cush

Executive Director  - Delivery and Engineering

Regional Director (NSW) - Delivery and Engineering

New South Wales

Ryan is a senior engineering professional with over 15 years of project management and engineering experience developing, procuring and delivering major infrastructure projects.

He has recent and relevant experience supporting government clients with constructability assessments, estimates and programs. He has supported major project tenders, assisting teams to develop compelling delivery strategies with pragmatic technical solutions. Ryan’s strength in this space is his ability to provide the ‘technical translation’ and communicate complex ideas clearly and succinctly.

Sam Howard

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Chief Strategy and Performance Officer

Victoria

Sam has extensive experience in the planning, procurement, and delivery of major infrastructure projects, having worked across strategic commercial and transaction advisory, project and construction management, and design engineering. He combines a strategic approach to problem-solving with a deep understanding of the commercial and technical dimensions of complex infrastructure delivery.

Samuel Lilley

Managing Director - Delivery and Engineering

Executive Director - Delivery and Engineering

Victoria

Sam is a senior infrastructure professional with 18 years of construction management and engineering experience across Australia and the UK.

As Managing Director of IAG’s Delivery and Engineering team, Sam is responsible for leading a group of over 60 delivery and engineering, environmental, land planning, environment and sustainability professionals across Australia. Sam has provided constructability advice to major delivery authorities such as the Suburban Rail Loop Authority, Regional Rail Revival and Inland Rail and has held several project management roles across Victoria’s major transport infrastructure projects.

Tom Pearce

Managing Director -  Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Tom is recognised as a highly skilled, trusted and approachable infrastructure advisor, having played instrumental roles in transaction and contract management, procurement and commercial advisory, strategic delivery, and project governance and strategy.

He brings diverse perspectives from across Australia to the multiple facets of planning, procuring and delivering major and complex infrastructure projects through his broad range of public and private sector experience with government agencies and multinationals.

Toni Scattergood

Executive Director  - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Regional Director (QLD) - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Queensland

Toni is an experienced transaction advisor and professional service provider with high-value high-risk major government project experience. Toni’s experience on Australia’s largest transport infrastructure and rolling stock procurements, including the North East Link Program, Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail Project, Western Roads Upgrade, Level Crossing Removal Project, Melbourne Metro Rail Project and the High Capacity Metro Trains Project, has seen her develop robust tender documentation, evaluation methodologies and negotiation strategies, manage critical interface issues and plan and implement interactive tendering.

Will Hayes

Executive Director - Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

Victoria

Will’s background in engineering is complemented by extensive experience in infrastructure strategy and commercial advisory, as well as the completion of an MBA. Will has more than 20 years experience performing a range of roles including engineer, infrastructure economist, management consultant, and commercial advisor.

This breadth of experience enables Will to anticipate and understand the drivers influencing the decisions of clients throughout all stages of the infrastructure lifecycle.

Will Taylor

Executive Director  -  Commercial, Transaction and Advisory

National Lead - Commercial and Disputes

Victoria

Will has over 20 years of local and international experience, delivering commercial solutions across the transport, resources, energy, renewables, oil and gas and water sectors. His background is spread evenly between professional services firms and corporates, working with both project owners and contractors in the public and private sectors.