DuPont has announced a strategic shift with the appointment of Rod Nelson as head of DuPont Sustainable Solutions for Australia and New Zealand.
For the first time, DuPont’s ANZ lead will be based in Perth in a bid to capitalise on the huge growth in Western Australia.
Joining this week, Nelson brings over 15 years experience in mining and construction, which includes his previous position as KPMG’s Global Mining Lead of Projects.
He has experience both as a consultant and in engineering and operational roles, and also brings a number of existing relationships and networks with him.
Juan Aguiriano, president of the Asia Pacific arm of DuPont Sustainable Solutions said appointing Nelson as the new ANZ lead will be the key to further developing business in the region. "The wealth of knowledge and calibre of talent Rod brings to DuPont is impressive to say the least. With Rod on board we hope to continue to build on our sound reputation and continue to share our learning’s and provide solutions to help organisations become successful and sustainable.”
Nelson said DuPont has a great track record and reputation in safety consulting and solutions, which is what drew him to the business in the first place. "But I was surprised to learn about the depth and breadth of other services they provide – including productivity solutions and capital effectiveness," he said.
“It’s a great time to join the business as we move into a new phase which will kick off with a campaign later this year to assist clients to ‘switch on’ their productivity and capital effectiveness.
“As a business, DuPont Sustainable Solutions is unique in that it’s been through its own major transformational journey – in terms of employee safety, productivity, sustainability, environmental impact and capital effectiveness – and is also the only professional services organisation with more than 200 years of owner operator experience.
“Essentially, all the solutions DuPont has created and offers have been developed to address their own needs at some point. So effectively DuPont has already travelled the road it is now helping other businesses to travel," he said.
"The solutions and offerings are tried and tested by DuPont and are proven to be effective through DuPont’s own track record of operational excellence. That’s a solid foundation to be working from and one which I look forward to playing a key role in further developing.”