Ivan Holloway

Chief Executive Officer

Ivan is the Chief Executive of Global Rail Australia and also the CEO and co-owner of the Global Infrastructure Group of Companies.

Ivan has held senior level roles within his previous appointments and has over twenty five years’ experience within the railway, telecom, construction and engineering industries, fifteen of which have been dedicated to the strategic development, successful implementation and long-term sustainability of the business.

A dedicated professional with extensive experience within strategic planning, project delivery, engineering, construction and professional development with specific experience delivering multi-disciplinary projects in the rail, telecoms, construction and engineering sectors.

Marco Lombardelli MIRSE, MA

Director

Marco is a Director of Global Rail Australia and co-owner of the Global Infrastructure Group of Companies.

He has held senior level roles within his previous appointments and has over thirty years’ experience within the railway industry, fifteen of which have been dedicated to the strategic development, successful implementation and long-term sustainability of the business.

He is also a railway signalling professional with extensive experience in strategic planning, project delivery, engineering, professional development and testing and commissioning specifically within mainline, metro and London Underground’s railway infrastructures.

Richard Needham

Rail Manager

Richard is Rail Manager for Global Rail Australia having joined in 2019.

He leads the track construction and welding division and is the main point of contact for clients in respect of all projects in this division. He is a dedicated manager that sets a clear vision and purpose in order to motivate and lead high performing teams.

His considerable experience in building and driving strong customer relationships comes from his previous role where he managed a leading track welding company. He possesses sound knowledge and extensive expertise for effective maintenance and new track construction within a variety of different railway infrastructure networks.

Andrew McEvoy

Project Manager

Andrew is a Senior Project Manager with 25 years’ worldwide experience in civil, building, overseas aid and rail projects. He has been involved in a number of large joint ventures with international consultants and holds a Masters in Urban Planning and Environment.

Andrew is a hands on, collaborative construction professional, committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver all projects with the right outcomes and his skills cover the full project lifecycle from tendering and project management, through to project close out.

Adrian Roche

Commercial Manager

Adrian is an experienced professional with over twenty years industry experience working in civil infrastructure and commercial building.

As a degree qualified Civil Engineer, he has managed projects both nationally and overseas across many sectors including transport, highways, ports, renewables and commercial building.

Adrian’s expertise covers both work winning and delivery and he uses this know how to support tenders, contract negotiations, value engineering, project controls and contract administration.

Poorti Sachdeva

Finance Manager

Poorti joined Global Rail Australia in 2019 as Finance Manager and has 15 years of Management and Financial Accounting practice in diverse industries such as Heavy Steel Fabrication, Automotive, Hospitality and Sports Products.

Areas of expertise include New Systems Transitioning, Implementation and Development and building robust financial frameworks coupled with Management Reporting. Poorti also has some experience with Statutory Legal and Compliance requirements in her previous roles.

She is a Qualified Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) with a Tertiary in Commerce.