Future Leader success for Innes

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Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) New Zealand buildings and infrastructure manager Tony Innes has been named the Telecom/ACENZ Future Leader 2009, in recognition of his leadership within New Zealand’s engineering industry.

Mr Innes, who has been with SKM for seven years, leads the transport planning section, which has grown in numbers under his direction from three to 16.
Following several more promotions and leading roles on a number of high profile projects, Tony was promoted to the role of New Zealand building and infrastructure operations manager.

$20 million business unit

In this new role he is responsible for 120 people and a $20 million business unit.
New Zealand regional manager Dr Michael Shirley says Mr Innes has consistently shown strong leadership from a technical aspect as well as leading his team.

Major projects he has been involved in as a team leader and transport planner include the Waitemata Harbour Crossing Study, the Transmission Gully Transportation Model and the Auckland Regional Transportation Model.

He is also the project manager for SKM’s Sustainability Committee in New Zealand, which develops initiatives to improve the social, environmental and economic impacts of the SKM business.

Mr Innes has a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Auckland and Post Graduate Study in Traffic Engineering.
He is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a member of the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) and a member of the IPENZ Transportation Group.

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