Our Leaders

Leadership Team Change

• After 10 years of service, Menno Henneveld retired as the Managing Director in December 2012.
• Due to structural changes over the past year, the position of Director, Strategic Relationships has been removed and the Director, Budget and Financial Planning now reports to Executive Director Finance and Commercial Services.
• After two years of phased retirement and more than 50 years of service, Phil Ladner, Executive Director Project Delivery Development, retired in November 2012.

Steve Troughton, Managing Director of Main Roads

Steve joined Main Roads taking over the position of Managing Director in February 2013. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and a Masters of Business Administration in Engineering Management. Steve is a member of Engineers Australia and the Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom (UK).

Steve has experience in managing businesses in Australia, the UK and the Middle East with extensive technical expertise in major infrastructure and property.

He began his career as a graduate bridge engineer at Cambridgeshire County Council in the UK. After six years he joined WS Atkins Consultants Ltd, a multi-national engineering and project management consultancy. During this time he was seconded to Bahrain’s Ministry of Works and Agriculture as a Senior Bridge Engineer for two years. He then returned to WS Atkins for two years as Group Engineer before relocating to Oman as General Manager.

Returning once more to Bahrain as Principal Project Manager on the Durrat Al Bahrain Resort Project, Steve led a team to project manage, design and supervise the first phase from the initial master plan to construction of the islands and infrastructure.

Steve relocated to Australia in 2007 to join MCD Australia, a project management and property advisory firm as Queensland State Manager, before becoming the Chief Operating Officer.

In 2010, Steve commenced with Kellogg Brown and Root Pty Ltd, an engineering and construction company providing services to the government and private sector and remained there until joining Main Roads Western Australia in February 2013.

He has considerable experience in overall infrastructure project management and delivery in both government and the private section, throughout the Middle East and Australia.

Steve chairs Main Roads’ Corporate Executive and the Management Review and Audit Committee. He sits on the Boards of Austroads Ltd, the Planning and Transport Research Centre, the Western Australian Pavement Research Centre and the ROADS Foundation. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Peter Woronzow, Executive Director, Financial and Commercial Services

Peter has been with Main Roads for 33 years. He 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 is also a board member of the Gateway WA and Perth City Link Alliance Boards.

Leo Coci, Executive Director, Infrastructure Delivery

Leo has been with Main Roads for 36 years. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia and is a member of Engineers Australia.

His Directorate is responsible for procuring high value and complex road and bridge infrastructure through management of project development and delivery in collaboration with stakeholders and industry participants.

Leo chairs the Gateway WA Alliance and South Metro Connect boards.

Doug Morgan, Executive Director, Planning and Technical Services

Doug has been with Main Roads for 25 years. He 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 and the Road Planning and Investment Committee.

John Erceg, Executive Director, Regional Services

John has been with Main Roads for 30 years. He 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 outside the Perth metropolitan area. These services are delivered from our nine regional offices.

John holds a position on the board of the ROADS Foundation.

Des Snook, Executive Director, Road Network Services

Des has been with Main Roads for 34 years. He 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 Traffic Management, Road Safety (including Road Safety Funding Programs), Heavy Vehicle Operations and Customer Service. He is also responsible for the Metropolitan Region and Main Roads’ response to Traffic Congestion.

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 with Main Roads for 38 years and a member of Main Roads’ Corporate Executive for 14 years. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Industrial Relations from the University of Western Australia.

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, is a member of the Australian Institute of Management Advisory Council and is a member of the Austroads Capability Taskforce.

Iain Cameron, Executive Director, Office of Road Safety

Iain has been with the Office of Road Safety for 13 years. He holds a Bachelor of Physical Education and Diploma of Education from the University of Western Australia, and 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.

Iain is a member of the Road Safety Council and a board member on the Curtin Monash University Accident Research Centre. Nationally, Iain is the Austroads Program Manager chairing the Road Safety Task Force. He also holds a position as an Independent Director on the Board of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program.