Babcock Australasia (Babcock) has announced the appointment of Jamie Hollamby as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer and Simon Spratt as Managing Director of the Australasian Marine business.
Hollamby joins Babcock from Sydney Water, where he is currently General Manager, Finance & Business Performance. Prior to that, he worked at SA Water as General Manager, Business Services, and at BAE Systems in a variety of roles, including Interim General Manager, Henderson Shipyard, Head of Finance, Corporate and Head of Audit, Businesses.
“It’s exciting to be joining Babcock at a time when the company is positioning itself for current and future defence work across Australasia and the Asia Pacific region,” said Hollamby.
He holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of South Australia and will be based at Babcock’s headquarters in Adelaide.
“We are delighted to welcome Jamie to Babcock’s leadership team. It is fantastic to have someone with Jamie’s calibre and experience on board at a time when our business is growing across Australasia and Asia Pacific," said Babcock CEO, Andrew Cridland.
“Now, more than ever, what we do matters, and Jamie will play an integral role in supporting Babcock drive further success in the region as we continue to support our customers build a safe and secure world, together.”
In another senior appointment, Simon Spratt has been appointed Managing Director of Babcock’s Marine business in Australasia, tasked with driving execution of the company’s growth strategy and delivery of existing Marine contracts across the customer base.
“I’m delighted to take on the role of Managing Director for Babcock’s Australasian Marine business," said Spratt.
"As the premier warship sustainment company in Australia and New Zealand and proven international shipbuilder, Babcock has a strong reputation with our customers and stakeholders and I look forward to continuing to work with them to deliver world-class capability to the Royal Australian and New Zealand navies, as well as our Asia Pacific partners.”
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) and Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Sydney. Prior to taking up this position, he held the Acting Managing Director – Marine position, as well as various management positions at UGL and Transfield Services.
“Babcock has an exciting and bright future ahead and we are pleased to have Simon continuing to lead the marine division. Simon has established strong relationships already and will drive further success for the division and across the wider Australasian business,” said Cridland.