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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