At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Sydney based CEO’ operating in the Construction space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Jeff Fraser
Chief Executive Officer of Coates Hire
Jeff was appointed CEO of Coates Hire in July 2016. He joined Coates Hire in July 2015 as a director and Chief Financial Officer. Jeff’s broad business experience includes a well-developed commercial acumen across a wide range of industries, including services and infrastructure. Prior to joining Coates Hire Jeff spent six years with Downer EDI where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer – Specialist Services. This preceded various senior positions Jeff has within Downer EDI group. Jeff held roles with Tabcorp and Nemmco as well as various roles within BHP in both the US and Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Newcastle University.
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About Coates Hire: Coates Hire operates as an equipment hire company.

Annie Slattery
CoFounder & CEO of ConX
Annie Slattery is the Co-founder & CEO of ConX.
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About ConX: ConX is a SaaS platform built for construction contractors to manage the critical pre-construction process.

Rob Newman
Managing Director and CEO of nearmap.com
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About nearmap.com: A global leader in geospatial map technology for business, enterprise and government customers is now offering free accounts to U.S. users.

Hartley Pike
CEO of Sitemate
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About Sitemate: Sitemate is a SaaS platform which enables companies in the industries to streamline their projects, teams, forms and photos.
Greg D’Arcy
Chief Executive Officer of A W Edwards
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About A W Edwards: A W Edwards is respected construction and fitout companies in Australia.
Richard Fifita
CEO & Co-Founder of Veyor
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About Veyor: Construction SaaS business