James Phillis

James joined SMEC in 2014 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer ANZ in August 2018 after serving as Chief Operating Officer ANZ since 2017. James is an engineer with over 30 years’ experience leading large international engineering businesses with operations in Australia, NZ, Asia, China, Europe, North America and the Middle East. His experience covers multiple engineering fields including civil infrastructure, buildings, telecommunications, manufacturing, mining, oil & gas, environmental and process engineering. James holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from Sydney University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Southern Cross University. He is the New South Wales Division Chair for Consult Australia and also sits on the Sydney Division Committee for Engineers Australia.