Leadership

Directors

A Director is involved in every project, from design through delivery to final handover.

Ivan Krizmanic

Director

Over 35 years in commercial construction — and an integral part of growing a start-up into a BRW Top 500 private company.

Diploma of Building and Construction, Swinburne 1988
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Following completion of his Building and Construction studies at Swinburne, Ivan joined Hooker Cockram as a graduate in 1988. Over the next five years Ivan developed his skills in Contract Administration, Estimating and completed his time at Hooker Cockram as Site Manager.

In 1994 Ivan joined Walton Construction, a start-up construction company. Ivan's 16 years at Walton Construction enabled him to be part of the company's move from a start-up to being listed in the BRW Top 500 private companies in Australia.

Achievements at Walton Construction

  • Establishing Walton Construction NSW (1999)
  • Victorian State Manager from 2003 to 2010
  • Director of VIC and NSW from 2007 to 2010

Accredited systems implemented

  • ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System
  • AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational Health and Safety
  • ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Standard
  • Australian Government OH&S Accreditation Scheme
  • Compliant with the National Code of Practice

Brendon Smith

Director

Over 35 years in construction — taking a small fit-out subcontractor to a Tier 1 contractor delivering some of Melbourne's largest and most detailed fit outs.

Building & Construction Certificate, Holmesglen TAFE

Brendon started at Jennings Construction in 1987 as Contract Administrator. In 1990 he left Jennings to join a small fit out company, rising to a management role and taking the company from a small subcontractor with a few dozen employees to a Tier 1 Fit-Out Contractor employing in excess of a hundred people.

Brendon's skills in detailing and delivering complex fit outs over the last 25 years have established him as a highly regarded leader of a reputable company within the construction industry. With over 150 staff and turnover exceeding $25m per annum, Brendon has overseen some of Melbourne's largest and most detailed fit outs.

Commercial fit out achievements

  • Royal Women's Hospital
  • Home City Council
  • South Wharf
  • Freshwater Commercial Tower
  • Southern Cross East and West Towers
  • Upper West Side Apartments
  • Parkville Neuroscience