2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Each member of the leadership team heads one of the corporate areas responsible for managing the business. This team provides the direction that ensures we provide safe and efficient road access to the community.

Menno Henneveld
Managing Director of Main Roads

Menno has been with Main Roads for 10 years. Previous roles include a 38-year career in the water industry. Menno holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of Western Australia; a Postgraduate Diploma in Administration from Curtin University; and is a Fellow of Engineers Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and the Customer Service Institute of Australia.

Menno chairs Main Roads Corporate Executive and Management Review and Audit Committees. He also holds many positions including Chair of the Austroads International Committee and in 2006 was appointed Australia's First Delegate to the World Road Association where he is a member of the Executive Council and is the Chair of the Communications and International Relations Commission.

He is also Chair of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Project Implementation Board, a member of the National Engineers Registration Board, the ROADS Foundation and the Planning and Transport Research Centre. Menno recently achieved recognition for his 43 years of service to the water and road transport industries by being awarded a Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

Steve Potter
Acting Director, Strategic Relationships

Steve has been with Main Roads for 41 years. His substantive position is Ministerial and Local Government Relations Manager. Previous appointments have included Manager Government and External Relations and Acting Chief of Staff and Policy Advisor to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure.

His Directorate is responsible for managing the areas focused on Government and external relations, community engagement, road user and customer services, and public affairs. A key role of this group is to develop and ensure strong corporate relationships with some of our key stakeholders. Internally, an important role is to drive improved customer service, collaboration, inclusiveness and engagement across Main Roads.

Peter Woronzow
Executive Director, Financial and Commercial Services

Peter has been with Main Roads for more than 30 years. Previous appointments include senior leadership positions in commercial management, supply and transport and legal and commercial services.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics), a Graduate Diploma in Public Sector Management, and studied accounting and management at the University of Western Australia. Peter is a member of CPA Australia and is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants. His Directorate is responsible for developing and managing financial, commercial and corporate solutions that support achieving Main Roads outcomes.

Peter chairs the Main Roads Business Improvement and Budget Committees. He also holds positions on the Whole of Government Steering Committees for the Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery and the Gateway Review Process.

He has previously held positions on the Board of the Southern Gateway Alliance responsible for the new Perth to Bunbury Highway, is former Chairman of the Board of the associated Mandurah Entrance Road project and is currently on the Board of the Perth City Link Project.

Leo Coci
Executive Director, Infrastructure Delivery

Leo has been with Main Roads for 35 years. Previous appointments include senior positions in areas such as bridge design, road planning, project management and contract management.

Leo holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia and is a member of Engineers Australia.

His Directorate is responsible for delivering high value and complex road infrastructure projects and for the development of project delivery capability in the organisation.

Leo chairs the City East Alliance and South Metro Connect boards.

Doug Morgan
Executive Director, Planning and Technical Services

Doug has been with Main Roads for 24 years. Previous appointments include Director Heavy Vehicle Operations, Traffic Operations Manager and Project Engineer (Graham Farmer Freeway).

Doug holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), a Masters of Business Administration and is a member of Engineers Australia. His Directorate is responsible for contributing to sustainable integrated transport through providing engineering, environmental and asset management expertise.

Doug chairs the Main Roads Corporate Safety, Health and Wellbeing Committee. He also holds a position on the South Metro Connect Board and represents Main Roads on the Heavy Vehicle Charging and Investment Reference Group.

John Erceg
Executive Director, Regional Services

John has been with Main Roads for 29 years. Previous roles include Regional Manager Gascoyne, Acting Director Heavy Vehicle Operations and Manager Road Network Operations. John holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of Western Australia.

His Directorate is responsible for road asset management, network operation and maintenance and capital delivery throughout Western Australia. These services are delivered from our 10 regional offices. John has previously represented Australia on the World Road Association Management of Road Network Operations Technical Committee and Main Roads on the Austroads Network Taskforce.

Des Snook
Executive Director, Road Network Services

Des has been with Main Roads for 33 years. Previous appointments include Executive Director Urban Roads, Operations Manager North, and Regional Manager in Wheatbelt South and Pilbara regions.

Des holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and is a member of Engineers Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. His Directorate is responsible for leading road network operations, which enables our community to benefit from safe, reliable and efficient journeys. The major functional areas are in Traffic Management, Road Safety and Heavy Vehicle Operations.

Des is a member of the Road Safety Council, a Director on the Board of Transport Certification Australia Ltd and a member of the Ministerial Heavy Vehicle Advisory Panel. At a national level Des is the State's representative on the High Level Reference Group for the development and implementation of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.

John Taya
Executive Director, Organisational Development

John has been a member of Main Roads' Corporate Executive for 13 years. Previous appointments include Executive Director Human Resources, working for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, and in the Public and Private Sectors in Australia and in London.

John holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Industrial Relations from the University of Western Australia. He has lectured in the MBA programs at the Graduate School of Management at the University of Western Australia, Chifley Business School and at the Graduate School of Business at Curtin University.

His Directorate is responsible for the strategic planning of the organisation, Human Resource Management, Human Capital Management, Cultural Corporate Governance, Innovation and Internal Communication.

John chairs the Main Roads Corporate Development Committee and the Workforce Management Committee. He also holds a position on the board of the ROADS Foundation, is the Chair of the Management Advisory Board of Curtin University, is on the Advisory Board of the UWA Engineering Futures Foundation and is a member of the Austroads Capability Taskforce.

Bob Philips
Director, Budget and Financial Planning

Bob has been with Main Roads for 24 years. Previous appointments include 22 years' experience in senior accounting positions at the WA College of Advanced Education (now Edith Cowan University) and West Australian Newspapers.

Bob holds a Diploma in Accountancy, a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting and is a Certified Practicing Accountant.

His Directorate is responsible for contributing to the development, management and preparation of the budget and programming activities. This includes the annual budget and forward works program, liaising with the Department of Transport, Department of Treasury and the Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure and Transport. He also has responsibility for managing the State Road Funds to Local Government Agreement with the WA Local Government Association.

Bob is a member of the Transport Portfolio Investment Sub-Committee, the State Road Funds to Local Government Advisory Committee and the Commonwealth Nation Building Black Spot
Consultative Panel.

Iain Cameron
Executive Director, Office of Road Safety

Iain has been with the Office of Road Safety for 12 years. Previous appointments include various roles with the departments of Education and Health and Edith Cowan University. Iain holds a Bachelor of Physical Education and Diploma of Education from the University of Western Australia, a Post-graduate Diploma in Health Promotion and Master of Public Health from Curtin University. Iain is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

His office is responsible for providing policy and strategy advice and support to the Road Safety Council (RSC) and Minister for Road Safety on measures to reduce road trauma on WA roads. This includes monitoring and reporting on progress, delivering road safety education campaigns and working collaboratively with agencies and stakeholders to coordinate the implementation and funding of projects to reduce road trauma from the Road Trauma Trust Account.

Iain holds a position as an Independent Director on the Board of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program and the RSC.