Gavin Appleby
CEO
I am a CEO, Chair and Board Member with almost twenty years of board level experience with particular experience in the manufacturing, utilities, construction and infrastructure industries. Board level highlights include: Chairman of two business units and Director of ten companies and joint ventures for Voltas Limited, where I led strategic development, operations and legislative compliance. In an executive capacity I am the CEO and Principal of Klima Australia where I established the company, as a profitable start up, to bring differentiated HVAC solutions to the Australian market. Prior to this I was the CEO and Managing Director of Efeco, where I turned the company around to deliver a USD $37M profit. Previously as the CEO of Voltas Limited where I managed the International Operations Business Group and manufacturing operations across the U.A.E, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Singapore regions. Whilst a Managing Director for Drake & Scull, I managed the expansion of the company into the Asian region including across India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Prior to this I was the Middle East Regional CEO where I secured over USD $187M in contracts in the first 12 months of expansion into the region. Finally, I have an MBA and have been awarded the 2019 GCC Mechanical Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Contractor of the Year, 2018 Middle East Executive of the Year and the 2018 Middle East (MEP) Contractor of the Year.
CEO and Chair and Board Member with over twenty years of board level experience in the manufacturing, utilities, construction and infrastructure industries;
Chair and Director of 12 Voltas subsidiaries & joint venture business units;
Board Member of 5 Efeco Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures;
Board Member and Chairman of several significant value Joint Ventures;
At Efeco, turned the company around delivering USD $37M profit over 2018 and 2019, also became Middle East MEP and GCC MEP contractor of the year;
At Voltas and Efeco, generated significant positive cash flows of more than USD $95M; At Efeco, led the company to exceed 35M Man-hours without a Lost Time Incident (LTI) across 5000 employees;
At Voltas and Efeco, set up off-site manufacturing facilities through innovation technology leading to efficiencies of 2 plus million Man-hours and effective safe working environments;
At Hastie Group, Board Member of 2 subsidiaries, and oversaw securing USD $187M of contracts in the first 12 months across Abu Dhabi & Dubai and establishing USD $82M business in Qatar in 6 months from inception;
In 2018, recognized as Middle East Executive of Year by Construction Industry peers;
In 2018 & 2019, Led Efeco to GCC and Middle East MEP Contractor of the year.
