Leighton Contractors is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Bushby as Executive General Manager of the Leighton Contractors’ Services Division.
Mr Bushby will head the Leighton Contractors’ Services Division team encompassing the business units of Infrastructure Services, Facility Management and Utility Services, operating and maintaining key infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Bushby brings his skills and experience as the former Chief Executive of the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority to the Leighton Contractors role.
His experience working at key strategic and operational levels in government and proven leadership capacity are welcomed by the Services Division of Leighton Contractors and complements its commitment to service, focus and outstanding results. As Chief Executive of the RTA from 2009 to 2011, Mr Bushby was responsible for the $5.3 billion NSW Annual Roads Program and 8000 RTA staff during a time of major change.
Michael has been a key driver for many policy initiatives including involvement in the national heavy vehicle reform initiatives. Over the last decade he has been involved in improving and setting new standards for safety, operations and asset management for the state’s extensive road network.
Leighton Contractors is currently the largest private motorway and tunnel operations and maintenance provider in Australia and is well positioned to further develop the skills and strong relationships it enjoys with clients and partners in the delivery of infrastructure services and facility management.
The Leighton Contractors’ Services Division is engaged in some of the nation’s premier infrastructure projects including:
- long term facility management of seven schools in South East Queensland through the Aspire Schools PPP project;
- providing operations and maintenance for the M5 East in NSW;
- repairing more than 600km of roads damaged by the 2011 floods in Queensland;
- delivering improvements and maintenance to more than 3,400km of main roads throughout the West Australian Wheatbelt;
- providing comprehensive on-site facility management services for the nation’s most advanced private medical facility, The Medica Centre, in NSW; and
- managing the offices and depots for Powercor across Victoria.
Mr Bushby will commence in the position on Monday 12 March 2012.
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For further information please contact: Trish Tremble, Marketing & Communication Manager
Services Division Leighton Contractors T: 0404 078 925
About Leighton Contractors
Leighton Contractors is one of Australia’s leading construction, mining, services and telecommunications groups with more than $9.4 billion work in hand, employing more than 9,000 people across Australia and New Zealand.
