Madeleine du Toit
Chair | Professor, University of Wollongong
Leadership
Our Board
Elected by our members, the Board provides strategic direction and strong governance — bringing together highly respected leaders from across the industry.
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Member-elected leadership
Elected by Weld Australia members
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Industry-wide expertise
Deep expertise across industry, education, and engineering
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Strong governance
Committed to strong governance and member outcomes
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IWEs on staff
Australia's largest team of International Welding Engineers
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Global expertise
Specialists drawn from industry, academia, and research
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Cross-industry experience
Experience across mining, defence, infrastructure, and manufacturing
Richard Fowles
Deputy Chair | Senior Product Manager – Strategic Marketing, BOC Pty Ltd
Mick Cameron
CEO, MC Quality Control
Bec Cameron
Senior Welding Coordinator, MTE
Giselle Coromandel
National Market Development Manager – Renewables, BlueScope
Brenda Micale
General Manager of Training Services, South Metro TAFE
Geoff Crittenden
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
People
Our team of welding experts
Our team brings together experts from across the globe, committed to advancing Australia's welding industry on the global stage.
Corporate
Strategic Partnerships
Education & Training
Guy Brooks
Executive General Manager, Training Operations
Joseph Sandor
Principal Welding Technology Trainer
Bailey Greathead
Senior Welding Technology Trainer
Ben Deen
Welding Technology Trainer
Kobus Beets
Welding Technology Trainer
Nigel Jervis
Digital Education Manager
Brodie Wilson
Training Services Manager
Vincent Aranda
Technical Support
Taryn Castle
Video Editor
Abbey Hogden
Education & Training Administrator
Cheyanne Wenham
Content Creator
Q&C
Luke Nicholls
General Manager, Qualification & Certification
Arya Sharifian
AICIP Scheme Manager
Ahmed Jahanzaib
General Manager – NDT Certification
Rochelle Lawes
Qualification & Certification Team Leader
Angela Pucciarelli
Qualification & Certification Administrator
Jemma Huxtable
Qualification & Certification Administrator
Engineering
Victor Blain
Executive General Manager Engineering Services
Ross O'Bryan
Executive General Manager Engineering
Bruce Cannon
Principal Welding Engineer & Technical Publications Manager
Cornelis Van Niekerk
Advanced Manufacturing Manager
Gokhan Sacli
Welding Engineer
Ashkan Abdibastami
Welding Engineer
Corentin Avila
Senior Welding Engineer
Daniel Middleton
Senior Welding Technologist
Joseph Genrich
Senior Welding Technologist
Peter Natalier
Welding Technologist
Jake Adie
Welding Technologist
Andrew Davies
Manager, Technical Industry Networks
Volkan Yakut
HSEQ Systems Manager
