McConnell Dowell 2020 Annual Review

21 Annual Review 2020 Tell us a bit about your background? I joined the McConnell Dowell Group in 2016 after spending 10 years in the mining industry. Initially, I was engaged to lead the Human Resources function across the Group, in late 2019 my portfolio expanded to include Strategy, Marketing and Communications My wife, two sons and I relocated from Perth to Melbourne in 2010. What are the opportunities for the McConnell Dowell Group? McConnell Dowell is well positioned in its key markets to take advantage of increased public investment in infrastructure to stimulate the economy post COVID. We will undoubtedly see subdued activity in some sectors of the market, particularly those driven by private sector development, but we are seeing increasing capital investment in transport, social and resources-based infrastructure. McConnell Dowell’s differentiated market position as a provider of creative, premium design and construction services, as well as our exceptional experience in collaborative contracting models such as ECIs and Alliances, means we are well placed to continue our growth into FY22 and beyond. What does creative construction mean to you? Creative Construction is the core DNA of the McConnell Dowell brand. It is about innovation, quality, listening to our customers and helping them achieve their objectives. Creative construction means not just that we create infrastructure and built environments, it also means we create opportunities, we create jobs, we create connections. Every day I see commitment from our people to develop the best possible solution for our customers given constraints of design, program and cost, as well as the commitment to improving people’s lives through access to well paid, secure work and long lasting, productivity-generating infrastructure. What is the outlook / future plans for the Group? Despite a challenging 2020, I am optimistic about the near term outlook for the McConnell Dowell Group. There will be further challenges to overcome – some within our control and some not – but we should be confident in our ability to successfully navigate these challenges, and to take advantage of emerging opportunities in all our markets, in order to continue to develop world class infrastructure and built environments for our customers and communities, and do so safely and profitably. ‘We are well placed to continue our growth into FY22 and beyond’ Steve Collett Executive General Manager People & Group Strategy