We're governed by nine board members made up of six elected members and up to three appointed members.
Meet our team
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
Executive General Manager - Asia Pacific
Ian 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
Ceinwen McNeil (President)
Chief Executive Officer
Ceinwen is the current President of ACE New Zealand and CEO at BVT. Ceinwen is a strong leader with a unique and highly valuable ability to turn strategy into tangible outcomes.
EA email - [email protected]
BVT Engineering
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
Brett Ogilvie
Executive Leader - Director
Brett is an executive leader and board director at Tonkin + Taylor with governance experience in Aotearoa and the USA. With Māori heritage, diversity and inclusion is an area of great passion for Brett.
Tonkin & Taylor
(09) 355 6072
Andrea Rickard
General Manager Transport & Infrastructure
Andrea is General Manager Transport & Infrastructure at Beca and a planner / social scientist. She thrives on making a difference and shaping the environments and communities of the future is a big motivator.
Beca
Jo Orr
Technical Director – Advisory
Jo is a chartered engineer (CEng MICE) and technical director in the advisory team at Mott MacDonald. She is passionate about the role engineers have on the environment and is a champion for the Inclusive Network for Women at Mott McDonald.
Mott MacDonald
Chris Short
General Manager
Chris is the chief executive and a director at CGW Consulting Engineers. He is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management at CGW and has overseen significant growth. He is passionate about helping people realise their potential.
Cameron Gibson and Wells Limited
Emily Afoa
Director
Emily (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a Director of Tektus Consultants. An Environmental Engineer, she works to empower multi-disciplinary design and the valuing of mātauranga Māori across her practice.
Tektus
Ryan Orr
Regional Manager of the Bay of Plenty and Waikato
Ryan is a regional leader of Waikato and Bay of Plenty at GHD and our 2021 Emerging Leader Award winner. Ryan is a skilled engineer, project director and people leader.
GHD
Regional Chairs
12 regional chairs are elected each year to facilitate ACE New Zealand’s activities and initiatives regionally.
Marlo Bromley
Wellington
Marlo is a structural engineering specialist with a strong focus on the client-engineer relationship.
Don Thomson Consulting Engineers
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
Bryan Chen
Waikato
Bryan is a geotechnical and civil engineer at G.DECO. He has 15 years’ consulting experience in geotechnical, civil and railway in New Zealand, China and Bolivia. Bryan is passionate about delivering sustainable and economical solutions.
G.DECO
Andrew Davidson
Canterbury/West Coast
As Work Group Manager – Structures for WSP, Andrew is passionate about continuously improving outcomes within our industry. Named a finalist for the Engineering New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year in 2018, he's a motivated people leader.
WSP
Colin Dryland
North Shore
Colin is a Senior Associate Civil Engineer at Woods. With 19 years’ experience, he specialises in the design and management of land development projects and stormwater management systems.
Woods
0211185911
Erin McNary
Nelson / Blenheim
Erin is a senior civil water engineer and project manager at Stantec, a Professional Engineer (US) and a Chartered Member of Engineering NZ. As Branch Manager for Stantec in the Nelson region, she enjoys bringing people together.
Stantec
Russell Nettlingam
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.
Stratagroup
+64 6 876 7646
Campbell Ogilvie
Manawatu
Campbell is project manager on a range of transportation, buildings and power related projects and is currently the WSP Infrastructure Team Leader in Palmerston North.
WSP
Elizabeth Richardson
Auckland
Liz is a technical director at Beca. She has over 20 years’ experience working as a structural engineer, both here and overseas. She enjoys the collaborative nature of the industry and opportunity to meet and learn from others.
Beca
Johann van Wyk
Bay of Plenty
Johann is a principal civil engineer at Stantec and team leader for the Waikato and Bay of Plenty Water and Waste team. He is responsible for delivering multi-disciplinary projects for clients across the region and nationally.
Stantec
095806563
Geoff Wigley
Otago/Southland
As a Structural Engineer with Stantec, this is Geoffrey's first year as an ACE New Zealand Regional Chair. He is looking forward to collaborating with others on a shared vision for change.
Stantec
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.
Helen Davidson
Chief Executive
Helen is an experienced executive with a background in law, policy and dispute resolution. She loves that every day she works to support our sector in shaping the future of Aotearoa.
ACE New Zealand
Nicole Seadon
EA to the CE
Working away behind the scenes, Nicole is responsible for diary management and administrative support.
ACE New Zealand
Holly Morchat
General Manager Engagement
Holly manages our events and sponsorship at ACE New Zealand. She loves working with an energetic team and learning and sharing new skills.
ACE New Zealand
Michelle Sloan
Membership and Digital Specialist
Michelle is our Membership and Digital Manager looking after our members and all things digital. She has a human-centered approach putting people are at the heart of everything.
ACE New Zealand
Suzie Hart
Communications Manager
Suzie manages our communications and digital marketing at ACE New Zealand.
ACE New Zealand
Faith Dennis
Communications Advisor
Faith plays a key role in delivering our communications and digital marketing at ACE New Zealand.
ACE New Zealand
Sharon Jansen
Finance and Administration Manager
Sharon manages our payroll, invoicing and budget at ACE New Zealand.
ACE New Zealand
Julia Byers
Policy and Programmes Manager
ACE New Zealand