Meet the team
General Manager
Wayne Earle
Wayne brings extensive experience in logistics and equipment support, and senior leadership experience in manufacturing, maintenance, production and operations management to his role as General Manager.
He excels at implementing systems, change management, and ensuring ongoing improvement to achieve operational excellence.
Wayne takes a proactive approach to planning that includes the development of contingencies that allow AEC to react quickly to changing circumstances and needs.
Business Development Manager
Robin Hanson
Robin’s technical proficiency, as well as his outstanding problem-solving and sales acumen help him excel in his role as AEC’s Business Development Manager.
Robin embraces the company’s mantra of continuous improvement - he’s results-driven and has excellent quality assurance management skills.
He is also one of our strongest advocates for health and safety, often mentoring skills to other staff members.
Operations Manager
Kurt Andersen
Kurt has three decades of experience in maintenance engineering, workshop management and logistics. His personnel management and leadership skills have been developed through an extensive career in the Army where he learned to get the best out of his team.
Kurt’s experience is supplemented by his education, holding an engineering technology degree as well as a diploma in business and management qualifications.
Kurt has strengths in risk mitigation, problem solving and contingency planning at an operational level. He is also focused on the safety of his team, backed by a qualification as a Certified Machinery Safety Expert.
Regional Manager - Christchurch
Kieran Barron
Based in Christchurch, Kieran brings more than 15 years of precision workshop experience to his leadership role at AEC.
He has developed his communication skills through the industry, including labour relations allowing him to converse with people at all levels.
Kieran is focussed on the detail, and is conscientious and thorough - skills that help drive the excellent quality of the Christchurch operation, as well as their strong health and safety culture.
Regional Manager - Taupo
Jan Wilkinson
Jan brings a diverse range of experience and skills to his Regional Manager role.
He has combined a desire to learn new skills with hands-on mechanical experience, as well as an End User Information Technology Diploma to develop excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Jan brings his broad skillset, strong attention to detail, and a passion for quality and health and safety, to our Taupo operation.
Safety
Ensuring the wellbeing of our people, as well as any person on our worksite, is a fundamental AEC principle. Safety is in our DNA. It’s embedded into everything we do and is a core part of our company culture. See our Health and Safety policy.
Honesty and integrity
Doing the right thing is easy to say, but hard to prove. We believe that our results and the relationships we have with our customers speak volumes - and we stand on our reputation.
Resilience and agility
We always expect a project to run without a hitch, but plan for the unexpected. Every project can face challenges at some stage and we believe it’s our resilience - the way we conduct ourselves in adversity - that ensures the best result.
Inspiration and ambition
We are driven to be the best. That means we’ll go above and beyond to achieve the results you’re looking for. Delivering a project to spec, on time, and on budget is a win-win for both of us.
Respecting the environment
We recognise that our day-to-day operation relies on the use of energy and materials. The limited nature of these resources underpins our emphasis on reusing and recycling materials whenever feasible, and improving our energy efficiency throughout our operations.
Our standards
We set the highest standards for ourselves, in everything we do. We do not compromise on the quality of our work. View our Quality policy. We are constantly upskilling and training to ensure we produce steelwork that’s second to none.