David Marchant AM (born November 1954) is an

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railway executive and

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Biography

David Marchant was born on November 1954 in Grafton,

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. His early career included a period as an adviser to

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Neville Wran Neville Kenneth Wran, (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was an Australian politician who was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1980 to 1986 and chairman o ...

. He became the Deputy Director General for the New South Wales Department of Community Services in 1989, and Group General Manager for

Sydney Water Sydney Water, formally, Sydney Water Corporation, is a Government of New South WalesState-owned corporation, owned statutory authority, statutory corporation that provides potable drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater services to Sydney ...

in 1993. During this time, he worked as the Managing Director for Australian Water Technologies. Marchant served as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the

Australian Rail Track Corporation The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is an Australian Government-owned statutory corporation. It operates one of the largest rail networks in the nation, spanning across five states and 39 worksites. ARTC continues to expand the networ ...

from March 1998 until February 2011. Marchant was appointed as Managing Director of

Lendlease Lendlease is an Australian multinational construction and real estate company, headquartered in Barangaroo, Sydney, New South Wales. History Founding The company was established as Lendlease by Dick Dusseldorp in 1958 to provide finance fo ...

Infrastructure Services and the Managing Director of Lendlease Engineering in 2013, integrating the

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and

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businesses. In July 2014, he was appointed to the board of

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. Marchant became a Member of the

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in the 2013 Australia Day Honours list for significant service to the rail industry through national structural reform and infrastructure upgrades. As of October 2023, Marchant was on the boards of the

Port Authority of New South Wales The Port Authority of New South Wales, is a corporation owned by the Government of New South Wales, Australia. It acts as harbourmaster at the state's six commercial seaports, managing shipping movements, safety, security and emergency respons ...

and

Queensland Rail Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both Commuter rail, suburban and Regional rail, interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well ...

.David Marchant

References

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