We're governed by nine board members made up of one president and eight elected members. Each member is representative of our membership. Board members are elected for a one-year term by ACE New Zealand members at our Annual General Meeting. They can serve a maximum of three consecutive terms. Each board member is assigned a specialist portfolio or client body.
People
Meet the ACE New Zealand board, regional chairs and staff who work together to be the voice of consulting and engineering.
ACE New Zealand Board
Ian Fraser (President)
Executive General Manager - Asia Pacific
Ian is the current Vice President of ACE New Zealand and is General Manager, Asia Pacific with GHD. He is passionate about leading a fully integrated client-centric organisation that brings diverse teams of people together to deliver solutions to clients.
GHD Limited
+64 9 370 8101
Ida Dowling
Senior Transport Consultant
Ida is a Principal Transport Consultant with Commute Transportation Specialists. She has over 20 years’ experience as a civil engineer within the transport sector and has provided high-quality transport advice to a wide range of public and private sector.
Commute Transportation Ltd
021406176
Guy Dennis
New Zealand Bid Manager
Guy is National Bid Manager with WSP. He is an experienced leader in the civil engineering industry with experience across both local government and the consulting sector.
WSP Opus
027 231 4635
Jenson Varghese
Regional Manager New Zealand
Jenson is Regional Manager with MRCagney responsible for managing a multi-disciplinary team of urban planners, urban designers, transport and public transport specialists. He won the ACE New Zealand Emerging Leader Award in 2016.
MR Cagney
+64 9 377 5590
Glen Cornelius
Managing Director
Glen is Managing Director of Harrison Grierson and is responsible for steering them through significant transformation and growth. An experienced civil engineer, Glen is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors and Board Chair of Habitat for Humanity.
Harrison Grierson
+64 9 917 5000
Paul Burton
Regional Manager (South)
Paul is Executive Leader – Testing with Tonkin + Taylor. With over 20 years’ experience in the consulting sector, he has an emphasis on geotechnical and environmental site investigations.
Tonkin & Taylor Ltd
Meagan Barfoot
Company Director, Civil Engineer
Meagan is a Founding Director of RoadLab. She has 20 years’ experience in roading, transport and infrastructure engineering. She describes herself as an ideas person – able to look outside the box and see the bigger or brighter picture.
RoadLab Ltd
0275632426
Ceinwen McNeil
Chief Executive Officer
CEO at BVT, Ceinwen McNeil is a strong leader with a unique and highly valuable ability to turn strategy into tangible outcomes. She studied at Harvard Business School in 2016, and again between 2018-2020.
BVT Engineering Professional Services
Chris Maguire
Upper North Island Water Group Manager
2019's Future Leader Award, Chris is the Stantec manager for the Upper North Island Water group in New Zealand. Chris specialises in the engineering and project management of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems.
Stantec New Zealand
+64 9 580 4594
Regional Chairs
12 regional chairs are elected each year to facilitate ACE New Zealand’s activities and initiatives regionally.
Rob Brown
Northland
Managing Director at Shorewise Engineering Consultants, Rob specialises in the planning of Marine Development Works, Marine Structure Design, Civil Engineering Design, Civil Engineering, Contract Management, Structural Design and Project Management.
Shorewise Engineering Consultants
Rob Fleet
Waikato
Rob is a structural and civil engineer and is a member of Engineering New Zealand, Chartered Professional Engineer, Structural Engineering Society New Zealand, New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering and Timber Design Society.
Gray Consulting
+64 7 8395225
Matt Harris
Otago/Southland
A Chartered Professional Engineer (Structural and Civil), Matt is the South Island Business Manager for Babbage Consultants based in Christchurch. Matt is also a board member of Engineering New Zealand.
Babbage Consultants Ltd
027 706 7933
Tony Matthews
Auckland
Tony is Project Manager at AECOM. He strives to be creative and innovative, particularly in the field of technology and people management.
AECOM
+64 9 967 9180
Alastair McEwan
Nelson/Blenheim
An experienced Senior Environmental Engineer at WSP, Alastair is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) with a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) focused in Engineering & Management (Environmental).
WSP Opus
Russell Nettlingham
Hawke's Bay
Russell is a Chartered Professional Civil and Structural Engineer with over 25 years experience in structural and civil engineering design in the United Kingdom, Malaysia and New Zealand.
Strata Group
+64 6 876 7646
Atiqa Rashid
Bay of Plenty
Atiqa is a structural design engineer at Manktelow Consulting Engineers. She was the first female engineer to join Pakistan Railways in its 61-year history.
Manktelow Consulting Engineers Limited
Maryam Razz
Canterbury/West Coast
Maryam has experience in industrial automation systems in food, oil and gas, plus water treatment plants and power industries. She has a Bachelor of Engineering – Electrical and Electronic with honours from Tehran University, and an MBA.
Pedersen Read Ltd
0223154274
Chad Williams
Taranaki
Chad is a civil engineer at Beca in the Taranaki region. He believes integrity is his greatest strength. He's spent the past 10 years contracting which has provided him with a practical skill base and industry knowledge to drive projects to success.
Beca
Staff Directory
Six people work for ACE New Zealand.
Paul Evans
Chief Executive
Paul is an experienced Chief Executive with a proven track record in member-based not-for-profit organisations, with an emphasis on enhancing stakeholder engagement, driving member value and increasing organisational profile.
Janet Ziegler
Finance and Administration Manager
Finance Manager for ACE New Zealand, Janet is passionate about mentoring people and businesses to develop and grow.
Ross Holden
Communications Manager
Ross is Communications Manager at ACE New Zealand specialising in creating engaging content.
Mchelle Sloan
Membership & Database Administrator
Michelle is our Membership and Database Manager looking after our new and existing members.