OUR PEOPLE
Michael BoyleManaging Director
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Qualified Building Supervisor – NSW, QLD, ACT
Qualified Demolition Supervisor
Vice President, NSW, Civil Contractors Federation of Australia
Civil engineering career from 1985, initially with major contractors Dillighams, White Industries, Thiess and Costain, working on mining, marine and large infrastructure projects in Australia and, for several years, in Scotland. His roles included field engineer, site engineer, project engineer, and project manager.
Founder and managing director Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure Pty Ltd, which he established in 1994. Outstanding skills in financial management, innovative engineering construction, team recruiting and team building. Sets clear goals and strategies for his team, then ensures that they have the tools needed to meet those goals.
Nick BensonChief Financial Officer, Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure
BSc Mathematics and Management Sciences
Assocation of Chartered Certified Accountants UK
Nick is a qualified accountant with over 15 years international experience within financial, commercial and operational roles within the energy, engineering, infrastructure services and sports merchandising sectors.
Nick has significant financial, commercial and leadership skills developed within key global players such as Veolia, Transfield Services and Manchester United. With a career spanning finance, risk management and operations, Nick brings a broad capability necessary to balance the requirements of strong corporate governance and financial stewardship with the business development needs of a growing business.
Through a partnering style and a continual passion for business improvement and business optimisation he has delivered results to customers and shareholders alike.
John ZeniTechnical Advisor, Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure
John Zeni is chief technical advisor to the Abergeldie mining team.
The expertise John has built over more than 35 years of designing, manufacturing and working with large diameter, blind bore shaft drilling rigs has been invaluable to Abergeldie and its many mining industry clients. Abergeldie owns and, with John as advisor, operates four of the world’s largest diameter and most technologically advanced blind bore shaft drilling rigs.
John has managed more than 100 large diameter shaft drilling projects in Australia, the United States, Papua New Guinea and Europe, as Technical Director for companies like Zeni Drilling, Rock Well Petroleum and Ardent Underground.
Some recent projects to which John has contributed include BHP’s Dendrobium mine in 2002 and 2007, Centennial Coal’s Springvale mine in 2004 and Peabody Energy’s North Goonyella mine in 2006. John has had technical papers have been published by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Society of Mining Engineers, World Rock Boring Association and the Rapid Excavation and Tunnelling Conference. John has also lectured on shaft drilling technology.
Michael YoungProject Director, Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure
Michael was the owner John Young (Kelvinhaugh) Pty Ltd, a company specialising in the installation of process plant and associated mechanical equipment and services. Projects have been successfully completed for companies in the fields of fuel distribution and reticulation, water and waste water treatment and general process plant installation.
In 2008 after a 10 year association John Young (Kelvinhaugh) Pty Ltd was acquired by Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure™; process operations continue as Abergeldie Young Process Engineering.
Ian NealNon-Executive Director
Abergeldie Holdings Pty Ltd
After a 3 year association with Abergeldie in a consulting capacity, Ian joined the Board of Abergeldie Holdings Pty Ltd as a non-executive director in August 2009.
He brings to his role broad experience and highly developed skills in business strategy, planning, corporate finance, leadership development, mergers and acquisitions.
Ian has helped Abergeldie’s Board to set clearly defined objectives for the management team, enabling the company to create value by ensuring business strategy has a sharp financial focus, balanced with the needs of all stakeholders.
In addition to his work with Abergeldie, Ian holds directorships of four listed Australian listed companies and several other private companies. He is a past National President of the Securities Institute of Australia and a Life Member of FINSIA.
