Executive Leadership

Our People

COVA Group is led by Allan Waitzer (Chairman), Ben Evans (Group Managing Director and CEO), Simon Little (Executive Director, Australia), Kerr Thomson (General Manager, Asia) and Pit Wah Chung (Finance Manager). Engineering Better Lives starts with our people: we're committed to an environment where everyone who works at COVA grows, and leaves a better person than when they started.

Executive Leadership

Allan Waitzer

Chairman, COVA Group | Team Leader - NSW

Chairman of COVA Group and Principal Electrical Engineer with more than 40 years’ experience across health, education, retail and commercial projects Australia-wide.

Ben Evans

Group Managing Director | Chief Executive Officer

Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer; leads COVA Group across Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe with responsibility for strategy, operations and technology direction.

Simon Little

Executive Director - Australia | Head of Engineering

Executive Director for Australia and Head of Engineering, with more than 28 years across electrical contracting, site delivery and building services consultancy.

Kerr Thomson

General Manager - Asia | Head of Advisory

General Manager - Asia and Head of Advisory, with more than 30 years’ construction industry experience across Southeast Asia. Established COVA’s Cambodia office in 2010.

Pit Wah Chung

Finance Manager

Fellow Chartered Accountant (Singapore) with more than 20 years in senior finance roles across listed and multinational companies; leads COVA’s finance and accounts team.

Regional Leadership

Gerard McKone

Senior Design Manager | State Leader - VIC

Senior Design Manager and State Leader for Victoria; former National Construction Manager for Kmart and Myer with deep retail development experience.

Maciej Jankowiak

Senior Design Manager | State Leader - TAS

Mechanical engineer and Senior Design Manager with almost 25 years in Tasmanian construction; State Leader for Tasmania.

Leila Rostom

Country Leader - Cambodia | Head of Commercial Management

Chartered Quantity Surveyor (FRICS) with 15 years’ international experience; Country Leader for Cambodia and Head of Commercial Management.

Justin Landis

Country Leader - Philippines | Head of Project & Construction Management

PMP-certified project management professional with more than 20 years’ experience; leads COVA’s Philippines operations and the Project Management Office across Asia.

Caleb Cooper

Country Leader - Vietnam

Mechanical engineer (BEng Hons) and Country Leader for Vietnam, heading COVA’s Asia MEP team from Ho Chi Minh City.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Who leads COVA Group?
COVA's executive leadership comprises Allan Waitzer (Chairman, COVA Group and Team Leader for NSW), Ben Evans (Group Managing Director and CEO), Simon Little (Executive Director, Australia), Kerr Thomson (General Manager, Asia) and Pit Wah Chung (Finance Manager).
Who heads each COVA service line?
At COVA Group, Kerr Thomson is Head of Advisory, Leila Rostom is Head of Commercial Management, Justin Landis is Head of Project & Construction Management and Simon Little is Head of Engineering.
Who leads COVA in each region?
In Australia, COVA's New South Wales team is led by Allan Waitzer, Victoria by Gerard McKone and Tasmania by Maciej Jankowiak. COVA's country leaders are Leila Rostom for Cambodia, Justin Landis for the Philippines and Caleb Cooper for Vietnam.