Transfield Announces Appointments
Infrastructure maintenance company, Transfield Services, has made four key appointments following its acquisition of
Serco Group’s New Zealand subsidiary, Serco Group NZ Limited.
Colin Smith has been appointed Operations Manager New Zealand, Facilities Management North. He is responsible for
managing a range of property and asset management services in the North Island, with clients including government, local
authorities and the commercial sector.
Prior to this Smith managed a portfolio of South Australian government assets in Adelaide. He has an Associate Diploma
in Marketing from TAFE and has a Facilities Management Certificate from Melbourne University, Australia.
Murray Wansbrough has been appointed Operations Manager New Zealand, Facilities Management South.
Wansbrough is responsible for managing a range of property and asset management services headquartered in the lower
North Island and South Island, including a number of national contracts based in Wellington. Major clients include
Telecom New Zealand, AMP New Zealand Office Trust, Wrightson Limited and several city and district councils.
Prior to this, Wansbrough was General Manager Asset Management for Serco and has a postgraduate Diploma in Business
Studies from Massey University.
Merv Jakes has been appointed Operations Manager, New Zealand Defence. Jakes is responsible for all defence contracts in
New Zealand located in Whenuapai, Ohakea, Waiouru and Oamaru.
His role covers asset management, facilities management, support services, accommodation, catering management and water
treatment.
Prior to his appointment, Jakes worked at Serco for two years as General Manager, Defence for Waiouru and Ohakea.
A qualified mechanical engineer, he worked primarily in the electro-mechanical manufacturing industry in New Zealand and
the UK, prior to joining Serco.
Mark Hopwood has been appointed Operations Manager New Zealand, Infrastructure and is responsible for a range of
professional services, roading, water and park contracts nationwide. Clients include Transit and various local
authorities.
Prior to his appointment, Hopwood was a general manager at Serco and was responsible for traffic management, facilities
management and professional services for a number of contracts.
A member of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ), Hopwood has a Bachelor of Engineering from
the University of Auckland and has just completed his MBA from Otago University.