Team | CIP Constructions

Our Team of Specialists

Corporate
New Business
New South Wales
Queensland
South & Western Australia
Victoria
National Managers

Our experienced senior leaders work together to ensure CIP Constructions’ complex projects continue to be delivered to the highest quality and market leading standard.

Corporate

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark joined CIP Constructions in 2006 and held a number of leadership roles in the construction division before overseeing the successful management buyout of CIP Constructions.

Mark has significant construction experience, both internationally and throughout Australia. His expertise lies in contract administration, management and quantity surveying. Prior to owning CIP Constructions, Mark held senior roles with Walker Corporation and Australand (currently Frasers Property) including National Manager, Contracts Administration in Australand's Apartments Division.

Michelle Reynolds

Chief Finance Officer

Michelle Reynolds

Chief Finance Officer

Michelle has many years of experience in finance and is currently our Acting CFO. Michelle has strong analytical and numerical skills and is a diligent and capable finance professional.

Daniel Santilli

Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Santilli

Chief Operating Officer

Dan joined CIP Constructions in January 2007 and grew with the business, having had experience in almost every position of that business. With a very well-respected reputation with CIP Constructions’ client base, and being one of the most treasured senior leaders in our company, it was only natural that his next step would be to a more senior role, leading operations nationwide and managing multiple states, projects and corporate teams.

David Crowther

State Manager – SA & WA

David Crowther

State Manager – SA & WA

David has nearly 30 years experience in the construction industry, working across Australia and the United Kingdom before joining CIP Constructions to lead the South Australian and Western Australian team in 2021. David has strong experience with industrial builds across every stage of the build journey, and works closely with the project delivery teams, utilising his Diploma of Leadership to manage multiple teams across WA and SA. David holds an Unrestricted Building License in addition to his Diploma in Construction Management.

Scott Richardson

State Manager – NSW

Scott Richardson

State Manager – NSW

Scott is a seasoned construction professional with over 15 years of experience in complex construction projects and currently leads the CIP Constructions NSW team, in conjunction with the National Management team, to ensure all NSW projects continue to be delivered safely, on time and to our market leading standard.

Scott has worked across all stages of the construction journey, including on project values up to $150m across industrial, retail, hospitality, commercial and high rise.

Dan Burley

State Manager – QLD

Dan Burley

State Manager – QLD

Daniel oversees the delivery of construction projects across Queensland and prides himself on forging and maintaining industry relationships.

Daniel joins CIP Constructions having carried out successful projects all over Australia, with the last 25 years based out of Brisbane.

With a career history that is as diverse geographically, as it is in the construction sectors, Daniel has delivered Commercial, Industrial, Health, Education, Resource and Residential projects from Broken Hill to Thursday Island.

Jim Connell

State Manager - Victoria

Jim Connell

State Manager - Victoria

Jim is the State Manager for Victoria, responsible for all projects and teams from our office in Melbourne. Jim has over 16 years experience in the construction industry, working in Ireland, Canada and the UK before joining CIP Constructions in 2014. During his time with CIP Jim has managed the delivery of numerous complex logistics, food, pharma and coldstore projects. With a strong technical knowledge, an aptitude for problem solving and a motivation to learn and improve, Jim thrives on leading a team to overcome challenges and deliver successful projects.

Cain Best

Head Of New Business

Cain Best

Head Of New Business

Cain is the Head of New Business for CIP Constructions. Cain, who previously was Head of Estimating has been promoted to lead the new team, focussing on trade wins, new projects and negotiations.

Cain has over 20 years experience in projects across Australia and is a keen analytical thinker, managing submissions and estimations across all stages of the construction journey.

Karen Halliday

Head of HSEQ

Karen Halliday

Head of HSEQ

Karen is the Head Of HSEQ, reponsible for health, saftey, environment and quality at CIP Constructions. Karen has significant experience in the HSEQ space and works nationally across our CIP Constructions states and teams.

New Business

Cain Best

Head Of New Business

Cain Best

Head Of New Business

Daniel Santilli

Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Santilli

Chief Operating Officer

Vanessa Hutchinson

Business Development Manager

Vanessa Hutchinson

Business Development Manager

Vanessa is an accomplished Business Development Manager with over 20 years of unique cross-sector experience in the construction, architectural and finance sectors.

Her understanding of strategic planning, business development, communications and marketing, allows Vanessa to build high-level alliances to deliver relationship and market growth, leading to innovative and impactful outcomes for CIP Constructions and its clients.

Nick Bergholcs

Pre-Construction Manager

Nick Bergholcs

Pre-Construction Manager

Nick is a highly skilled Senior Construction Professional with over 15 years’ experience as a leader on major projects.

He regularly achieves success in developing project initiatives, directing project plans and achieving programme, quality and performance targets. He has been involved in all facets of building construction with a specialisation in commercial projects, hospitals, industrial projects and civil/infrastructure.

Nick excels at bringing together complex teams of clients, stakeholders, investors, consultants, and employees to work collaboratively towards carefully set targets and goals.

Luke Selkrig

Pre-Construction Manager

Luke Selkrig

Pre-Construction Manager

As a Pre-Construction Manager, Luke leads the tendering and planning process for complex and diverse Industrial projects within Victoria.

Luke has many years of experience, both locally and in the UK across a range of diverse projects such as cold storage, warehousing and high-end fit-out. He has strong organisational and communication skills, enabling him to work effectively to deliver results.

Darren Standen

Pre-Construction Manager

Darren Standen

Pre-Construction Manager

Darren is a highly capable Pre-Construction Manager working in our Brisbane office. Darren has significant experience in QLD & SA, and was the Project Manager responsible for delivering both Linfox projects.

New South Wales

Scott Richardson

State Manager – NSW

Scott Richardson

State Manager – NSW

Nick Bergholcs

Pre-Construction Manager

Nick Bergholcs

Pre-Construction Manager

Adam Cominotto

Senior Estimator

Adam Cominotto

Senior Estimator

Adam is highly skilled and experienced Senior Estimator with over 10 years’ experience within the construction industry.

He has successfully tendered projects across a wide range of sectors, including Large Industrial, Multi-Level Light Industrial, Commercial, Retail, Cold Storage and Gyms & Recreation Centres.

Adam has exceptional attention to detail and excels at working collaboratively with consultants and subcontractors to achieve positive outcomes for Clients through early design development and value engineering.

Queensland

Dan Burley

State Manager – QLD

Dan Burley

State Manager – QLD

George Riopelle

Construction Manager

George Riopelle

Construction Manager

George joined the CIP Constructions team in 2025 as a Construction Manager for our QLD team. With a proven track record in managing complex projects across various markets, both across Australia and internationally. A natural leader, George is highly skilled in guiding teams towards success, whilst also managing budgets and delivering on client requirements.

Mick O'Toole

Construction Manager - Site Operations (QLD)

Mick O'Toole

Construction Manager - Site Operations (QLD)

Mick has 20 years building experience in the Commercial and Industrial sector, holding roles in estimating, contract administration, project management and design management. He has completed numerous design and construct projects on greenfield and brownfield sites involving cold storage, warehousing, distribution, bulky goods, retail outlets and car showrooms as well large civil and land subdivision projects.

Karen Halliday

Head of HSEQ

Karen Halliday

Head of HSEQ

Darren Standen

Pre-Construction Manager

Darren Standen

Pre-Construction Manager

South & Western Australia

David Crowther

State Manager – SA & WA

David Crowther

State Manager – SA & WA

Sam Verco

Senior Estimator

Sam Verco

Senior Estimator

With over 35 years of experience, starting as a Carpenter and Joiner and moving through the roles of Site Management and Project Management to Cost Management, Sam leads the charge of Estimating in South & Western Australia, managing and overseeing the planning, costings and research of our new construction projects.

Sam works closely with our state and national team to ensure that projects in SA & WA are accurate and competitive, estimating with precision and care.

Will Van Den Berg

Senior Project Manager

Will Van Den Berg

Senior Project Manager

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Victoria

Jim Connell

State Manager - Victoria

Jim Connell

State Manager - Victoria

George Sekoulids

Construction Manager - Site Operations (VIC)

George Sekoulids

Construction Manager - Site Operations (VIC)

George is CIP Constructions Construction Manager for Site Operations VIC and works alongside our site teams and senior leadership team to support and supervise our projects across Melbourne. George has strong expertise in project delivery, management and safety, and has proven an invaluable asset to CIP Constructions.

Matt Devlin

National Design Manager

Matt Devlin

National Design Manager

Matt joined CIP Constructions in April 2020 and is responsible for managing and overseeing the design processes.
With over 25 years of professional experience across the Architecture & Construction Industries, Matt provides specialist knowledge in the Industrial and Commercial sectors and understands the importance of client and business relationships and delivering the ultimate service and product.

Luke Selkrig

Pre-Construction Manager

Luke Selkrig

Pre-Construction Manager

National Managers

Cain Best

Head Of New Business

Cain Best

Head Of New Business

Mark Buffin

General Manager - Procurement

Mark Buffin

General Manager - Procurement

Mark has over 40 years’ experience in the Building and Construction Industry, and has been with CIP Constructions for over 16 years. Currently employed as the General Manager of Procurement, his responsibilities include the Subcontract/Supplier Tendering processes and fulfilling of Budgetary constraints in collaboration with our inhouse Design and Estimating departments.

Finance

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark joined CIP Constructions in 2006 and held a number of leadership roles in the construction division before overseeing the successful management buyout of CIP Constructions. Mark has significant construction experience, both internationally and throughout Australia. His expertise lies in contract administration, management and quantity surveying.

Prior to owning CIP Constructions, Mark held senior roles with Walker Corporation and Australand (currently Frasers Property) including National Manager, Contracts Administration in Australand’s Apartments Division.

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark joined CIP Constructions in 2006 and held a number of leadership roles in the construction division before overseeing the successful management buyout of CIP Constructions. Mark has significant construction experience, both internationally and throughout Australia. His expertise lies in contract administration, management and quantity surveying.

Prior to owning CIP Constructions, Mark held senior roles with Walker Corporation and Australand (currently Frasers Property) including National Manager, Contracts Administration in Australand’s Apartments Division.

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark joined CIP Constructions in 2006 and held a number of leadership roles in the construction division before overseeing the successful management buyout of CIP Constructions. Mark has significant construction experience, both internationally and throughout Australia. His expertise lies in contract administration, management and quantity surveying.

Prior to owning CIP Constructions, Mark held senior roles with Walker Corporation and Australand (currently Frasers Property) including National Manager, Contracts Administration in Australand’s Apartments Division.

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark joined CIP Constructions in 2006 and held a number of leadership roles in the construction division before overseeing the successful management buyout of CIP Constructions. Mark has significant construction experience, both internationally and throughout Australia. His expertise lies in contract administration, management and quantity surveying.

Prior to owning CIP Constructions, Mark held senior roles with Walker Corporation and Australand (currently Frasers Property) including National Manager, Contracts Administration in Australand’s Apartments Division.

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark joined CIP Constructions in 2006 and held a number of leadership roles in the construction division before overseeing the successful management buyout of CIP Constructions. Mark has significant construction experience, both internationally and throughout Australia. His expertise lies in contract administration, management and quantity surveying.

Prior to owning CIP Constructions, Mark held senior roles with Walker Corporation and Australand (currently Frasers Property) including National Manager, Contracts Administration in Australand’s Apartments Division.

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hendry

Chief Executive Officer

Mark joined CIP Constructions in 2006 and held a number of leadership roles in the construction division before overseeing the successful management buyout of CIP Constructions. Mark has significant construction experience, both internationally and throughout Australia. His expertise lies in contract administration, management and quantity surveying.

Prior to owning CIP Constructions, Mark held senior roles with Walker Corporation and Australand (currently Frasers Property) including National Manager, Contracts Administration in Australand’s Apartments Division.