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Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Louise Adams

Louise Adams is Aurecon’s Chief Executive Officer, leading the $1.3BN business across 31 locations throughout Asia Pacific.

In addition to her role with Aurecon, Louise is a member of the National Advisory and Fiduciary Boards of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Champions of Change Coalition’s STEM and Health Group, an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE), and a member of Chief Executive Women (CEW).

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Louise Adams
Louise Adams

In 2025 Louise was recognised by RMIT who conferred on her the Doctor of Business honoris causa, acknowledging her leadership in engineering, gender equality and Australia’s partnership with Vietnam.

Louise was previously the Australian Business Champion to Vietnam from 2021 to 2026 to further trade and investment opportunities between Vietnam and Australia and is also a member of the Australian Government’s Advisory Board of the ASEAN-Australia Centre, and an Advisory Board Member of the Australia Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI).

Louise has received numerous awards including University of South Australia Alumni of the Year in 2025, the prestigious Sir John Holland Australian Civil Engineer of the Year Award from Engineer Australia’s Civil College in 2023, an Excellence in Engineering accolade at the Women in Industry Awards in 2022, Deakin University Alumni of the Year Award in 2021 and The CEO Magazine’s Australian CEO of the Year Award in 2020.

A Chartered Civil Engineer, Louise has over 26 years’ experience managing and designing works in both civil and multi-disciplinary projects across diverse global locations.

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Louise Adams
Louise Adams

Chief Executive Officer