Our Leaders

Corporate Executive is our peak decision making body, made up of the Managing Director and Executive Directors from all of our business units. Its objective is to set clear strategic direction to deliver government priorities, meet our aspirational purpose and achieve agreed performance goals.

Steve Troughton

Managing Director BEng (Hons), MBA, GAICD, CPEng, CEng, FIEAust, MICE
Length of Service: 3 years

Steve brings years of international experience in the engineering, property and management related industries. Combined with his forward-thinking and practical approach, he has led and encouraged innovative and sustainable solutions in all aspects of our delivery to the Western Australian Community.

Peter Woronzow

Executive Director Finance and Commercial Services BA (Economics) GDPSM, CPA
Length of Service: 36 years

Peter is responsible for managing financial, corporate and commercial solutions. As Chief Finance Officer, Peter oversees the sustained financial prosperity of the organisation. He is a member of CPA Australia and is on the Board of the Gateway WA Alliance and the ARRB Group Ltd.

Leo Coci

Executive Director Infrastructure Delivery BEng (Hon), MBA
Length of Service: 39 years

Leo has experience in and has held management roles in bridge design, road planning, project management and contract management. He is responsible for the procurement and delivery of high value, complex, infrastructure for some of our largest projects across Western Australia.

Doug Morgan

Executive Director Planning and Technical Services BEng (Electrical), MBA
Length of Service: 28 years

Doug contributes to sustainable integrated transport through providing leadership in engineering, environmental and project development. Doug chairs the Road Planning and Investment Committee.

Tony Earl

Executive Director Network Operations Traffic Engineer
Length of Service: 2 years

Tony’s key role is to optimise the performance of the road network to facilitate safe and reliable movement of people and goods throughout Western Australia with a focus on improving journey times and reliability in the metropolitan area. His 40 years extensive knowledge and experience in dealing with road network performance improvement in a world city (London) environment is a great asset to Main Roads in addressing the Governments response to managing congestion.

Frances Harrison

Executive Director Human Resources Bachelor of Business – HR; Grad Cert in OH&SM
Length of Service: 1 year

Frances brings extensive experience in the areas of Human Resources Management and Employee Relations. Her expertise in translating strategic objectives into pragmatic and operable human resources practices has been critical in leading the Human Resources Directorate. Frances volunteers for a number of organisations and events outside of Main Roads, including the Employment Law Centre, the MS Society of WA, Open House Perth and the Perth Fringe Festival.

Des Snook

Executive Director Metropolitan and Southern Regions BEng (Civil)
Length of Service: 37 years

Des is responsible for providing asset management, maintenance and project delivery services to the Metropolitan, South West and Great Southern Regions. He has held leadership positions in many parts of the organisation and has extensive knowledge and experience in the management of heavy vehicle services, network operations and road safety. He is well placed to facilitate the provision of a safe, reliable and sustainable road network.

Nicole Walton

Executive Director Strategy and Communications B.A.Com, EMBA
Length of Service: 1 year

Nicole has extensive experience in communications, marketing and strategic planning for a range of global and national businesses across Australia and the UK. Her focus on customer experience and engagement as well as business improvement is integral in shaping the role of Main Roads customer service channels, information exchange and future focussed initiatives.

John Erceg

Executive Director Central and Northern Regions BEng (Civil)
Length of Service: 33 years

John is responsible for providing asset management, maintenance and project delivery services to the central and northern regions of the State. In addition to having worked throughout the State in various engineering roles he also has experience in heavy vehicle operations and has held leadership positions within Austroads and had international experience in network operations. He is committed to providing our customers with a safe, reliable and sustainable road network.

Pascal Felix

Executive Director Heavy Vehicle Services BSC
Length of Service: 12 years

Pascal is responsible for providing safe, efficient and sustainable heavy vehicle access to WA’s road network. He has held leadership roles across the organisation and his experience spans human resources, strategic planning and stakeholder relationships. He has over 20 years’ experience in the public sector in areas such as customer service and transformational change. He has been a key driver in heavy vehicle productivity and technology initiatives. Pascal is a Fellow of Leadership WA.

Leadership team changes

There were some significant changes to the leadership team throughout the year as we welcomed Frances Harrison and Tony Earl. In addition, we said farewell to Iain Cameron as the Office of Road Safety transitioned out. On July 8, Steve Troughton completed his tenure and moved to a new opportunity at Transport for New South Wales. Following his departure, the Minister for Transport appointed Peter Woronzow in the role of Managing Director pending replacement action being initiated.