Martin Carl Albrecht is an Australian businessman, best known for his service as chairman, previously CEO (1985–2000), of Thiess. In June 2002 he was appointed a

Companion of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...

"For service to the construction industry, to the development of export markets, to the engineering profession, and to the community in the areas of education,

corporate social responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) or corporate social impact is a form of international private business industry self-regulation, self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropy, philanthropic, activist, or chari ...

and industrial safety."
''For service to the construction industry, to the development of export markets, to the engineering profession, and to the community in the areas of education, corporate social responsibility and industrial safety''

Education and qualifications

*B.Tech (Civil Engineering) *

Immanuel College, Adelaide Immanuel College is a Lutheran school in Novar Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia – a co-educational day and boarding school from Year 7 to 12, offering the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. Established in 1895, the college ...

*Alice Springs High School *Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering *Hon. Fellow of the Institution of

Engineers Australia Engineers Australia (EA), known formally as the Institution of Engineers, Australia, is an Australian professional body and Non-profit organization, not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to advance the science and practice of engineerin ...

*Fellow of the

Australian Institute of Company Directors The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) is a non-profit membership organization for directors. The AICD is a founding member of the Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI). History The origins of the AICD can be traced ba ...

Directorships and Board positions

*Chairman, National Trunk Rail (NTR) *Chairman, Exergen *Director, Regional River Festival - Bremer to Bay *Patron, Wesley Medical Research *Patron, Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra *1985-2000 CEO, Thiess *2001-2008 Chairman, Thiess *1999-2003 Nonexecutive Director, Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Holdings *2001-2010 (Founding) Chairman Emeritus, Geodynamics *2001-2008 Nonexecutive Director,

Leighton Holdings CIMIC Group Limited (formerly Leighton Holdings) is an engineering-led construction, mining, services and public private partnerships leader working across the lifecycle of assets, infrastructure and resources projects. History Founded in 194 ...

*2003-2010 Founding Chairman, International RiverFoundation *2004-2013 Chairman, Wesley Research Institute *Former Director, International RiverFoundation *Former Trustee, The Queensland Museum Foundation *Former, Board of Governors,

Committee for Economic Development of Australia The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) is a bipartisan, non-profit organisation providing thought leadership and policy perspectives on the economic and social issues affecting Australia, established in 1960. Foundation The Co ...

*Former Member, Federal Government Construction Industry Development Authority *Former Director, Portman Limited *Former Director,

Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ...

Australia Advisory Board *Former Director, QGC *Former Director, Australian Prospectors & Miners' Hall of Fame *Former Director,

2001 Goodwill Games The 2001 Goodwill Games was the fifth and final edition of the international multi-sport event. The competition was held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, from 29 August to 9 September 2001. A total around 1300 athletes took part in 14 sporti ...

Board *Former Chairman, Lifestream Foundation *Former Chairman, Queensland Government Landmark Building Taskforce *Former Member, Queensland Premier's Business Round Table *Former Member, Queensland Government Vocational Education Training Commission

Honours and awards

*2002

*2001

Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or g ...

''For distinguished service in business through the construction industry'' *2000 Service "Cross of the Order of Merit - First Class" - Federal Republic of Germany *2001 Australian Constructors Association, Services to Construction Award *2003 QUT Distinguished Constructors Award *Honorary Doctorate,

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

*Honorary Doctorate,

Queensland University of Technology The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point, Brisbane, Gardens Point ...

*Honorary Doctorate,

Griffith University Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...

*Honorary Doctorate, University of SA *Honorary Fellow, Engineers Australia *2006 Inducted Hall of Fame -

(Qld) Division - Gold Medal *2008 EPA Queensland - Inaugural Premier's Award for Leadership in Business Sustainability *2008

(Qld) - Gold Medal

References

External links

ATSE Workshop Program
23 August 2011, www.atse.org.au
cedaWesley Research Institute Australian Construction Achievement AwardsHonorary Doctor of the University of South Australia
(DUniv)
Geodynamics
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