Paul Dougas

Professor Dougas was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 16 November 2011 and is Chairman of the Contracts Committee. He has 40 years of design, process, project engineering, managerial, commercial, and corporate experience having commenced his career in the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works before joining engineering firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) in 1978. From initial technical roles, he assumed leadership roles in Sydney before returning to Melbourne as Associate Director and Victorian Branch Manager in 1985. In 1995 he was appointed Managing Director-Elect and Director of Marketing before becoming Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in 1996. For the following 15 years, he led a significant expansion of SKM locally and internationally involving more than 50 local and international acquisitions. Professor Dougas was a Non-Executive Director of ConnectEast Ltd from 2009 until its takeover in September 2011 and was also on the SKM Board from 1990 until 2011. He is currently a Non‑Executive Director of Epworth Healthcare and is a former Chairman of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, and Norman, Disney & Young and a former Non‑Executive Director of Beacon Foundation and Calibre Group Limited. Professor Dougas is also a Professorial Fellow in the School of Engineering at Melbourne University and a staff member.