CDM Smith Australia enters the next phase of exciting growth with a new Managing Director appointment
CDM Smith (CDM), a leading, employee-owned environmental and water consulting company based across Australia, is thrilled to announce the next phase of its growth with the appointment of Kristen Collins to the Managing Director and Country Manager position.
Kristen, based in Melbourne, joined the firm in January 2020 and recently served as a Client Service Leader and Delivery Leader for Asia-Pacific with our International Development Group. Kristen is an experienced leader and manager and has a track record of successfully growing businesses through her people focused leadership, commercial acumen, and strategic focus. Kristen succeeds Stuart Richardson, who will be transitioning into a part-time consulting role with the business. Stuart has been Managing Director for the past 9 years, during which time he has overseen the growth of the Australian business from 20 staff to more than 80 staff delivering a range of environmental, water and digital consulting services.
Kristen steps into the Managing Director position at an exciting time for the business as it pursues further growth in key target markets and geographies. On her appointment to Managing Director Kristen commented “I am thrilled to be appointed CDM Smith Australia’s new Managing Director. I am particularly excited to work with our amazingly talented and dedicated team who provide high quality technical solutions to our clients and who are passionate about doing work that matters for our environment and communities in which we live. Our future is very bright.”
For media inquiries or more information, please contact:
Victoria Pozdeeva | Media Contact | CDM Smith Australia | e: pozdeevavn@cdmsmith.com | p: +61 04 24 369 732
About CDM Smith: CDM Smith is an environmental consulting firm providing legendary client service and smart solutions in water, environment, energy, mining and facilities. Passionate about our work and invested in each other, CDM Smith is inspired to think and driven to solve the world's environmental and infrastructure challenges.