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.

Colm Shevlin

Operations Manager

Colm joined in 2012 and is currently Operations Manager for Global Rail Australia.

Colm is an experienced Project Manager and Chartered Engineer with over twenty years’ industry experience working on a diverse range of projects in both the public and private sectors. He has gained experience in a range of industries including rail, telecommunications, pharmaceutical and industrial. He has in-depth of experience in taking projects from the initial feasibility and concept phase through to completion and handover.

Damien Galligan

Commercial Manager

Damien is an experienced Commercial Manager with over ten year’s industry experience working on a diverse range of projects in both the public and private sector.

He has been Involved in a range of industries including rail, telecommunications, education, civils, residential, health, conservation and new build.

Damien has extensive knowledge of pre and post contracting duties covering cost estimating, benchmarking, value engineering, allocation of risk, project tendering, tender reports, contract administration, claims assessment, dispute resolution, negotiations and final account settlements having carried out these roles on wide variety of projects.

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.

Deborah Young

Finance Manager

Deborah joined Global Rail Australia in 2014 as Finance Manager.

Deborah completed a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) at Monash University and has worked in senior positions for Chartered Accounting firms throughout the industry over the past thirty years.

Areas of expertise include accounting systems design, development and implementation of procedures & financial reporting.