Behind the wheel

Anthony joined HWR as CEO in December 2021. He is a skilled and highly motivated leader with more than 20 years’ experience working in the transport and logistics industries. His impressive track record, passion for company culture and inclusive leadership style are guiding pillars in enabling HWR to be constantly working towards its vision of being a game changing company. Previously based in Sydney, Anthony and his family made the move to Invercargill and are now enjoying everything the region and its lifestyle pace have to offer.

Reece has been with the Group since 2013. Previous to his current CFO role Reece held leadership roles in Transport (Group GM), Group Finance and a secondment as CE of Bluesky Meats. Reece’s background prior to HWR included roles within investment banking and public practice accounting firms.

Appointed to this newly created role in 2022, as CCO David works closely with the Group’s businesses to deliver on HWR’s strategy, identify opportunities, and to strengthen relationships with our large and varied customer base. David joined HWR in 2010 and most recently was General Manager of both the Petroleum and Concrete divisions. Prior to these roles, David was HWR’s General Manager of Business Growth, leading and integrating a number of acquisitions made by HWR.

Elliott joined HWR in February 2021. Elliott holds a Bachelor of Law and Arts from the University of Otago. His professional background is in employment law having practiced in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. He is passionate about attracting and retaining talent and building high performing teams who live all of HWRs Values each day at work. Elliott works across the employee lifecycle and his portfolios in HWRs Business Services Division include people, payroll and health and safety.

After an eight year tenure Sharron was appointed to General Manager Executive Services in 2024. Along with the role of Company Secretary, Sharron oversees the day to day administration, marketing and communication functions in executive services. Born and raised in rural Southland, Sharron has many years’ experience in leadership support roles in NZ and Australia.

Hans started as the Group General Manager of Concrete in December 2021, having spent the previous eight years leading Holcim Australia’s Concrete business, as well as being a Director of HWR's joint venture Allied Milburn (AML) board. Hans has more than 20 years’ executive experience in the concrete and aggregates industry. This extensive knowledge, expertise and hands-on leadership complements HWR’s passion for growth through Great Gear, Great People and Great Mates.

Dean is the General Manager of the HWR Contracting division and is responsible for nearly 400 staff across four companies, including SouthRoads. He has 15 years’ experience in the engineering and contracting industries with a background in civil engineering. Dean joined the HWR Group in 2004 working as an operator and studied part-time to gain his Diploma in Civil Engineering. Since then, he has held several roles prior to being appointed General Manager in 2018.

After a 10-year tenure, Mat has been appointed as the General Manager of Allied Petroleum. With commercial and retail offerings for fuel and lubricants and a national network with over 100+ fuel stops, Allied Petroleum is a total solutions provider supplying customers from Stewart Island to Kaitaia. Prior to taking on this role, his career with Allied Petroleum started as the South Island Sales Manager and eventually the National Sales Manager. Before joining the team, he spent several years playing sport and studying in Europe, working in finance and representing several large companies overseas.

Chris is the General Manager of fuel and lubricant distribution business, Pacific Fuel Solutions, formally operating separately as Petrogas and Pacific Petroleum. Their operations span Australia’s Queensland, Victoria and South Australia states. Prior to taking on this role, he was Petrogas’ Financial Controller for five years. Based in Melbourne, Chris has long standing family ties to the fuel industry. Before joining Petrogas, he held a variety of other roles within the fuel wholesale and retail industry, as well as a large corporate accounting firm.

As head of Specialised Transport, Dale is responsible for  four individual companies encompassing 11 different brands in HWR’s Transport division, providing niche transport and storage solutions to the marketplace nationwide. Dale has extensive knowledge of both the transport industry and HWR, having started as a truck driver with Freight Haulage in 1993. During the years he has held a variety of roles and was appointed as a general manager in 2007.