Paul Somerville

General Manager

Paul is tasked with overseeing the company’s financial, operational and strategic operations. Since starting the role as the General Manager, Paul has been instrumental in successfully gaining Centrals Federal Safety Accreditation and implementing stronger financial and operational controls.

Before taking on the role of General Manager in 2017, Paul acquired a wealth of experience managing HR, HSEQ and the Plant Department. This included the management of mine site operations and covered all aspects of heavy plant maintenance.

Stephen Broad

Operations Manager

Stephen has over 18 years’ experience delivering high quality and challenging civil construction projects for a variety of private and Government clients across Australia. He has significant experience in all aspects of bulk earthworks, the use and incorporation of naturally occurring materials, highway construction, municipal underground infrastructure, defence and mining construction projects.

As the Operations Manager at Centrals, Stephen is responsible for overseeing the operations and delivery of civil projects, as well as supporting indigenous business and employee engagement, a strong safety culture, that encourages the ongoing development of our people. Stephen strives to understand his clients project objectives, and delivers against these with his teams.

Stephen has recently completed a Masters of Business Administration, as well as holding university degrees in Environmental Sciences and Occupational Health and Safety.

Mark Giudice

CFO

Mark is a Chartered Accountant with a demonstrated history of working in the earthmoving and maritime industries, as well as in public practice.

As CFO of Centrals, he has primary responsibility for the planning, implementation, managing and running of all the finance activities of the company, including financial control, budgeting and capital management.

Matthew Smith

Mining Projects Manager

Matthew Smith (Arch) is the Mining Projects Manager, and oversees daily operations and finances for various sites based throughout Western Australia.

More than 10 years onsite mining experience in Mobile Crushing, Underground Haulage and Maintenance, Site Services and ROM Management has equipped Matthew with a reality of what is required from his various clients, sites and personnel needs on all levels. Matthew currently manages 5 mine site service contracts and approximately 70 personnel.

Robyn Holt

HR & Recruitment Manager

Robyn has over 15 years’ experience in Human Resources across a variety of industries including security, textiles, freight forwarding, automotive, construction, engineering and retail. She is an AHRI member, has a Masters in Human Resources/Industrial Relations, is an accredited practitioner of Lifestyles Inventory (LSI) as well as a certified practitioner of Hermann Brain Dominance Instruments (HBDI).

As the HR & Recruitment Manager, she has the overall responsibility for ensuring we have the right skilled employees available, developed and deployed to facilitate the growth requirements of our organisation.

Mark Bennett

Plant Asset and Compliance Manager

Responsible for Central’s Plant Department; working collaboratively with the broader Centrals Team to ensure safety of our maintenance teams and compliance to regulatory standards.
An experienced manager with over 25 years’ experience in Mining, Construction and Renewable Energy, Mark’s experience includes construction and maintenance of some of Australia’s largest wind farm projects.

Mark’s passion and reputation lies in building relationships with colleagues and customers.