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AECOM names new chief counsel for ANZ
Infrastructure consulting firm AECOM has appointed a new chief counsel for Australia and New Zealand.
Jerome Doraisamy
Reid Grund (pictured) has been appointed as the chief counsel in ANZ for AECOM, a role in which he is set to lead the company’s Australian and New Zealand legal team to ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
He brings, the company said in a statement, more than two decades of experience in the infrastructure sector, focusing on major projects, engineering, construction, and corporate law.
He previously served as AECOM’s chief counsel for the Middle East and Africa and was its assistant chief counsel (corporate) and senior corporate counsel in ANZ.
He has also been a senior lawyer with Linking Melbourne Authority and a lawyer at BigLaw firm MinterEllison.
Grund will be based in Adelaide.
Speaking about the appointment, AECOM chief executive in ANZ, Mark McManamny, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Reid to our leadership team in Australia and New Zealand.”
“Reid is an accomplished leader and a highly respected, strategic corporate counsel with more than a decade of experience at AECOM. I know we are in safe hands with Reid’s passion for our business, his care for people and his commitment to our clients and projects.”
Grund said: “I am excited to return to AECOM’s Australia and New Zealand business to lead our dedicated team in driving projects that accelerate the energy transition, improve the resilience of our infrastructure, and create sustainable legacies for our communities.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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