AUSTRALIA / AGILITYPR.NEWS / March 11, 2020 / Managing Director – Government, Australia and New Zealand, Aneetha de Silva has been appointed as a director to the group board of international engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon.

Aneetha is an infrastructure professional with over 22 years’ leadership experience in the private and public sector infrastructure roles. A respected authority in developing, procuring and managing infrastructure assets and services within public sector environments, her multi-faceted experience has shaped Australia’s national agenda through her strategic advice to State and Federal Governments, in addition to the counsel she has provided internationally to Asian Governments.

Aurecon Group Pty Limited (AGPL) Chairman Mark Johnson welcomed Aneetha, commenting that her appointment would ensure the board is primed to provide solutions to current and future infrastructure challenges.

“Government continues to play a substantial role in shaping the infrastructure sector – including transport, energy and resilient cities. Aneetha is a respected authority in these areas and her expertise will help us continue to provide outstanding service to clients who are developing and building the communities of the future,” Mr Johnson said.

Aneetha de Silva said, “We are transitioning to a digital economy and the infrastructure sector is facing substantial disruption. I am passionate about the opportunities this transition provides for better public policy and investment decisions on infrastructure. Only then will we be able to offer communities better infrastructure services and more choice.”