Tracey Ryan is the managing director, New Zealand for engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon and is responsible for the leadership and performance of approximately 900 people across five locations. This includes health, safety and wellbeing, client engagement, staff engagement and project, financial and operational performance to meet Aurecon’s strategic and operational business goals for New Zealand. She is also a director of Aurecon NZ Limited.

Her career to date has been focused on business growth, leading enterprise-wide multi-disciplinary teams and creating inclusive and engaged cultures. She has held senior leadership roles and directorships in several global professional services companies and has strong New Zealand, Australian, and global networks gained from professional services experience throughout New Zealand, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Pacific Rim, China and the US.

Tracey is the chair of Infrastructure New Zealand and chair of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Sustainable Development Committee. She has also recently been appointed co-chair to The Construction Sector Accord’s Steering Group.