With a career spanning over three decades across the mining, resources, civil infrastructure and property development sectors, Craig brings his strategic, financial and management expertise to BMD as the Chief Financial Officer. Craig has been pivotal to BMD’s geographic expansion as a result of his business experience in Australian and international markets, including the United Kingdom. He is well versed with multi-national procurement, accounting and commercial practices.
Craig is responsible for leading and managing the Group’s financial strategic objectives, broadening its funding and banking relationships, overseeing audit activities, and ensuring compliance to all statutory and governance requirements. With working knowledge of the Australian alliance model, Craig is a supporter of collaborative contracting and the benefits this provides the industry through BMD’s expansion into the UK.
An advocate for focused investment, Craig has supported the growth and diversification of all the businesses within the BMD Group, including property development and design business units (Urbex and Empower), as well as the strategic acquisitions in technology and complimentary businesses that support BMD’s vertical integration model. He recognises the importance of risk mitigation, overcoming the skills shortages by looking beyond traditional role types in the business, improving productivity and delivering certainty for clients.
His knowledge has been invaluable in supporting BMD through sustained growth periods, as well as unforeseen challenges including the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership, BMD has maintained strong profitable growth, year-on-year increased revenue to the current record level of $2 billion worth of work in hand.
Craig holds a degree in Accounting and Commerce, is a Fellow Certified Practicing Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
