Meet Our People

Shane is an accomplished corporate executive with a proven ability in management leadership founded on extensive experience in Australia, Canada, and the Middle East.
Shane graduated in Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology and has over 30 years of involvement in delivering business growth and improved performance across Construction & Asset Services businesses.
Shane has a demonstrated track record of driving turnarounds by building strong leadership teams and providing direction and inspirational management to all team members.
Shane was previously CEO and Managing Director of AusGroup and has held executive roles at UGL, Transfield Worley Traggs, FT Services and Qenos.

Stephen is an experienced finance executive with international experience across North America and Australia. Stephen holds both a CPA and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (UNSW). Stephen has an extensive track record of successfully leading organisational change and supporting turnarounds across a range of industries including engineering, services and contracting. A strategic thinker with a strong focus on ensuring that both strategic and operational outcomes are met. Stephen was previously CFO of Calibre’s Diona business and held senior roles at Calibre, Transfield Services and Ascent.

Matthew has 30 years’ experience in the investment banking and principal investment industries. He commenced his career in mergers and acquisitions in Australia and the UK, with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Following this, Matthew joined global private equity firm, The Carlyle Group, based in Sydney where he was a Managing Director. Matthew is an advisor to pan- Asian credit fund, OCP Asia, on their Australian corporate portfolio. Matthew has extensive experience as a non executive director and presently sits on the board of National Group (mining equipment rental), Malabar Resources (coal mining), MP Water (water treatment), ARI (non destructive testing), Medirent (medical equipment rental) and is Chairman of Asseti (special data). Matthew has also previously served as a non-executive director of Coates Hire, Healthscope and Terracom. Matthew has a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Finance (First Class Honours) from University of NSW.

Shane is an accomplished corporate executive with a proven ability in management leadership founded on extensive experience in Australia, Canada, and the Middle East.
Shane graduated in Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology and has over 30 years of involvement in delivering business growth and improved performance across Construction & Asset Services businesses.
Shane has a demonstrated track record of driving turnarounds by building strong leadership teams and providing direction and inspirational management to all team members.
Shane was previously CEO and Managing Director of AusGroup and has held executive roles at UGL, Transfield Worley Traggs, FT Services and Qenos.

Ben is an experienced senior executive, with a demonstrated capability of working in the civil, mining and infrastructure construction sectors. Ben's track record includes roles as Senior Project Director, Regional Manager, Operations Manager, General Manager and Chief Operations Officer. Ben joined Bothar in 2020 as Senior Project Manager for the North East Link Early Works package in Melbourne Australia and was an integral part of the successful outcome. On the completion of works in Australia, Ben accepted the role of Chief Operations Officer, Bothar Canada, in early 2022. Ben now leads the North American Operation, as the Chief Executive Officer for Bothar Inc.

Michael is an experienced senior executive with a strong track record of successfully building and implementing corporate strategies to deliver operational excellence and profitable growth in large, complex asset intensive organisations.
Michael brings a breadth and depth of leadership and international operational experience at the Chief Executive/Managing Director level, covering a wide range of public and private businesses in the construction, engineering, infrastructure, defence and utility sectors.
Michael has most recently completed more than seven years as the Managing Director of Melbourne Water. Prior to that he was the COO and Acting CEO of publicly listed international engineering and construction company UGL. He has also held leadership positions as CEO of Silcar, Vice President of Siemens and President of FT Services in Canada.
Michael graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical and Computing. He is Fellow of the Institute of Engineers and has qualified as a GAICD, provides a depth of management knowledge and experience to complement Bothar's skill-based Board.
He is currently a Non-Executive Director with ASX listed, Latrobe Magnesium (LMG) and, on the Industry Advisory Board for Monash University. He also completed more than six years on the Board of the influential Committee for Melbourne.

Andy is currently the President of Had To Holdings Ltd, a company that specializes in providing interim senior leadership and offers valuable input on many levels including strategic development and board governance.
Mr. Brooks has demonstrated his ability to provide fiscal, strategic, and operational leadership.
Prior to Had To, Andy held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at Waiward Industrial for six years, taking that company from fabricator to multifaceted industry player. In this capacity, he provided strategic direction, strengthened business processes, created long-term value, and fostered unprecedented profitable growth.
Andy has also held various senior positions, including Chief Executive Officer at the Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association, President and CEO of Flint Transfield Services, Vice President of Business Operations at Flint Energy, and Chief Financial Officer at Lauren Engineering and Constructors and supported project operations at Reid Crowther International in Nigeria.
Andy’s holds a degree in business administration, is a CPA, and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell. Andy also serves as the Vice Chair of the Calgary Drug Treatment Court, was a former director of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada and has held the position of Vice President on the Canadian Heavy Oil Association Board of Directors.

David began his journey with Bothar Boring & Tunnelling when he commenced as a Fabricator/Welder back in 1999.
In the twenty plus years of dedicated service, he has led the way in innovation and improvements, complex site supervision, operational management and was appointed as General Manager in 2018.
David has expert knowledge and experience and has been involved in every aspect of trenchless construction from HSEQ, TBM design and fabrication, shaft design and sinking, Micro-tunnelling, EPB-TBM’s and Auger Bores in all ground conditions.
David is responsible for running the Australian business and operational management including overseeing HSEQ, tendering, methodology selection, project management, equipment selection and logistics, resourcing, and liaison with client’s management representatives.
David has been instrumental in the year-on-year growth and expansion of the Australian business whilst maintaining and promoting the outstanding culture Bothar are recognised for.
David’s pragmatic approach to construction execution ensures that all our work is carefully planned, adequately resourced, supported as required and delivered.

Ben is an experienced senior executive, with a demonstrated capability of working in the civil, mining and infrastructure construction sectors. Ben's track record includes roles as Senior Project Director, Regional Manager, Operations Manager, General Manager and Chief Operations Officer. Ben joined Bothar in 2020 as Senior Project Manager for the North East Link Early Works package in Melbourne Australia and was an integral part of the successful outcome. On the completion of works in Australia, Ben accepted the role of Chief Operations Officer, Bothar Canada, in early 2022. Ben now leads the North American Operation, as the Chief Executive Officer for Bothar Inc.

Pat is a qualified Civil Engineer with extensive project and operations management experience. He has over 20 years’ experience in engineering and management of various civil, industrial and commercial construction projects with strong client facing involvement. Whilst he has considerable experience in some of Australia’s largest pipeline projects his experience is complemented by his construction experience in Ireland.