Key Personnel
Mr Gary McLaughlin has over 25 years extensive knowledge and experience in construction, infrastructure and utilities industries including sixteen years at senior management levels in both bid management and project execution. Gary is accomplished in business transformation, creating operational initiatives and driving strategic business goals to support sustainable growth. Gary has spent over a decade in senior executive roles for some of Australia’s largest Infrastructure organisations.
Gary displays a collaborative leadership style that has enabled him to build a strong reputation within the infrastructure sector, leading tenders and delivery on major heavy haul and urban electrified rail projects in both the UK and Australia.
As CEO, Gary leads the organisation to achieve the strategic objectives set out within the strategic plan. Translating strategic actions into annual business plans with clear Key Performance Indicators for all staff.
By providing a strong focus on our Safety Culture, Governance and accountability to stakeholders, Gary drives the organisation to achieve strong operational performance with a focus on enhancing the organisations reputation within the rail sector.
Gary is passionate about workforce safety and workforce engagement to ensure not only a highly motivated team but a productive team as well. As well as his hands on practical experience Gary holds a BSc in civil engineering.
Ms Nike Gozali is an experienced senior executive with more than 15 years finance and operational experience across education, mining, service and construction industries.
Prior to joining RHG, Nike was a National Finance Manager for a major integrated service provider where she was instrumental in setting up new business units across the Western Australia region and transforming its finance functions from a privately held organisation to a publicly listed company. Nike has extensive experience in successful contract negotiations and tender submissions to major mining companies.
Nike holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance), Master of Commerce (Distinction) and is CPA qualified. She also provides her finance expertise in a volunteer capacity as Treasurer in a school’s special interest committee.
Mr Graham Butler has over 35 years’ industry experience in major rail operations across Australia holding senior executive roles with, Pacific National, Skilled Group and Westrail. Graham holds numerous rail operation and vocational management qualifications initially graduating from Deakin University and more recently studying internationally at London Business School completing the Senior Executive Programme.
In early 2012, Graham became a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Graham has extensive technical knowledge and experience in Australian Rail Operations. Graham’s expertise extends into creating bespoke training pathways, developing culturally diverse workforces, and building additional workforce flexibility to increase productivity.
Over the years Graham has developed extensive rail support networks to assist clients best implement Greenfield and Brownfield projects from pre-feasibility, feasibility, commissioning, steady state and eventually to project close out.
Graham is a committed leader in Safety. He is President of The Work Health & Safety Foundation (WHS Foundation) previously known as IFAP which was founded in 1972 as Western Australia’s only not-for-profit occupational safety and health provider.
WHS Foundation’s mission is to advocate, educate and facilitate the enablement of safe and healthy work.
Brendan Williams has over 20 years of industry experience in major rail operations and construction projects across Australia, holding senior and executive roles within the SKILLED Group and Railtrain Holdings Group (RHG). Brendan has numerous qualifications, including a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and completing the General Management Program with the Melbourne Business School.
Brendan has significant experience in recruitment and overseeing operational activities at every level of the business. Brendan brings strong leadership, communication, financial and organisational skills to achieve the desired outcomes in the best interests of McDonald Surveys and our valued clients.
Brendan believes that strong leadership will drive great performance. He is a passionate safety leader committed to providing a safe and healthful workplace. Brendan regularly challenges how we do things with the ultimate goal of continually improving and evolving our safety culture.
Mr Philip Mullard is an experienced senior executive with more than 30 years Commercial, Financial and Operational experience across the transport, mining, rail and logistics industries. His experience includes roles in international “blue chip” companies and significant publicly listed and private held Australian based businesses.
Philip has spent the last ten years in a number of senior roles with one of Australia’s major rail freight providers dramatically improving operational performance and delivering commercial solutions, negotiating multi-million dollar contracts to secure business growth. Prior to this he was the Chief Financial Officer for a privately held workforce service provider responsible for a number of acquisitions and the successful trade sale of the company.
Philip is passionate about safety and has a proven commercial focus to help guide business success. He is accomplished in managing organizational change and skilled in building cross-functional teams to improve and maintain business performance.
Philip Mullard, B.Com, CPA
Mr Chris Elston has 35 years experience as a senior Executive HR/OD professional across six (6) Industry Sectors with an emphasis on strategic organisational and transformational change underpinned by a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Australian IR system. Chris has a firm grounding in the fundamentals of HR which has positioned him to be able to bring about an alignment between business strategies and working practices.
Intertwined with his practical hands on experience Chris holds a Masters in Business Administration (Distinction), Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations, Bachelor of Business (Management) and a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.
Mr David Irwin has held senior management positions with Pacific National, Asciano, Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS), and Rio Tinto during a resources and logistics career extending over 30 years.
David played a key role on the Executive Committee of the publicly listed Asciano Group of Companies whilst leading the Pacific National business as CEO. He successfully completed the separation and sale/takeover of Asciano companies, seeing Pacific National become a standalone rail company privately owned by seven international infrastructure investment funds. David then continued as CEO of Pacific National for the first year of operation under its new Ownership Structure as a private company.
David has extensive experience in safety leadership in high exposure industries, commercial negotiations and financial discipline, acquisition and sale transactions, government, Investor and industrial relations, debt portfolio management and team leadership.
Mr Chris Chalwell has more than 25 years’ experience in senior management and advisory roles, initially graduating from the Western Australian School of Mines and more recently from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in Boston.
Chris is a founding Director of ASX-listed Galan Lithium Dempsey Minerals Limited, an Australian minerals exploration company. Chris is a recent Director of the Industrial Foundation of Accident Prevention (IFAP), a not-for-profit organisation where he advances safety leadership in the workplace. Chris was also Vice Chairman of Perth Racing, Western Australia’s premier thoroughbred racing club. From 2012-2013, Chris was Chairman of the ASX-listed Minera Gold Limited – with gold producing assets in South America and Iron Ore Supplier Advocate appointed by the Hon. Greg Combet MP, Minister for Industry and Innovation and worked to promote Buy Australian at Home and Abroad initiative.
For more than a decade and prior to Chris’s appointment at Railtrain, Chris was Chief Operating Officer of Skilled Group, a workforce services business.
Mr Joe Angelucci is one of the significant leaders in the Rail Infrastructure industry, Joe has successfully developed and delivered projects and created high performing businesses in a career spanning 35 years.
Currently Joe is a Director at Agonis Group, prior to that he spent 23 years at John Holland Pty Ltd where he held roles including Key Account Manager, Director Rail Projects, General Manager Rail West and General Manager Operations.
During this time Joe was instrumental in the formation of the John Holland Rail Division, providing business development, tendering and project management services to the team and was involved in growing rail plant services to be the largest in the Australian private sector. Joe was also an Advisor and Member on numerous Joint Venture and Alliance Leadership team
