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RCP announce executive appointments
RCP has announced the appointment of a suite of new executive leaders to guide the firm through its next phase of growth.
“The 2025 executive appointments are not just about exceptional leadership but also a recognition of the fresh thinking that is needed to unlock the many challenges our industry faces. These leaders bring a blend of technical expertise and a commitment to shaping the future of RCP through process improvement, strategic growth, and mentorship of emerging talent. I am excited to see how they will unlock new opportunities and drive us forward”, says Managing Director, Jeremy Hay.
Matt Lory – Director
Matthew is an integral part of RCP’s infrastructure team, with extensive experience managing high-risk projects across various sectors, from hazardous waste to public infrastructure. He brings expertise in navigating complex projects with multiple moving parts, aligning various stakeholders to achieve a unified outcome. He thrives on tackling the challenges presented in the early stages of projects, including strategy and procurement and identifying both major risks and the smaller details that can often be overlooked.
Bianca Hurrell – Associate Director
Bianca joined RCP in 2011 and has maintained a dual role in winning projects and contributing to their delivery. She leads RCP’s national bid responses, playing a key part in securing major projects like the redevelopment of Scott Base and the One New Zealand Stadium. Bianca also provides strategic advisory services, focusing on complex consenting processes, due diligence investigations, and stakeholder engagement. Passionate about the broader social, cultural, and environmental outcomes of projects, she’s currently applying these skills to the redevelopment of the Downtown Carpark site into the Downtown West precinct, a major urban transformation project in Auckland.
Christopher Goldsmith – Director Digital and Advisory Services
Christopher has joined RCP permanently following his involvement in several of our mission-critical projects and large capital programmes. When RCP secured a major fibre optic network project, his previous telecommunications experience made him the ideal choice to lead the business case. Now serving as RCP’s Director of Advisory and Digital, Chris is focused on growing our advisory services and helping clients transform their ambitions into well-structured investments.
Chris Jones – Technical Director
Chris joined RCP in 2018 to develop and lead its Wellington infrastructure team. With a career spanning over 30 years in civil engineering across New Zealand and England, he has provided technical leadership in design, construction, and project delivery across local government, consulting, and client-side roles. Chris has a reputation for delivering complex, high-profile infrastructure projects from feasibility through to construction and has been engineer to the contract for several Projects of National Significance.
Rachel Orchard – Chief Operating Officer
Rachel has stepped into the role of COO, overseeing RCP’s shared services, including Finance, IT, Brand & Engagement, and People & Capability. With a background in finance and operational leadership across multiple industries, she has always looked beyond the numbers to understand how businesses truly operate. Her hands-on experience in system implementations, HR, and IT has shaped her ability to drive efficiency and alignment across teams. In this role, she is focussed on strengthening RCP’s operational framework to better support its project teams and future growth.
All appointments are effective from 1 April 2025.
Fresh faces and deserved recognition at Greenwood Roche
Tanya Young promoted to Principal
Tanya is a construction law specialist who joined Greenwood Roche as a junior lawyer in 2017. Tanya has been an integral part of our construction practice, seeing it through 7 years of intensive growth and diversification to become one of New Zealand’s largest integrated construction & projects teams.
Since joining Greenwood Roche, Tanya has worked on an integrated basis alongside teams delivering some of NZ’s largest infrastructure projects, gaining extensive practical and commercial experience.
Tanya partners with clients both in a project-counsel capacity and as an external advisor throughout the project life-cycle, from risk assessment, procurement strategy, and contract preparation through to project delivery, managing project interfaces, claims, disputes, completion and handover. Recent examples of Tanya’s work include the City Rail Link, Puhoi to Warkworth Expressway PPP and Auckland International Airport’s Taxiway Mike and Remote Stands project.
Kate Watt a new addition as a Principal
Kate began her career at Bell Gully, then was at ‘magic circle’ firm Freshfields in London for six years, before returning to Bell Gully. After a few years as the Associate General Counsel at Heartland Bank, Kate left to build ‘New-Law’ firm Shift Advisory.
Since 2021, Kate has been consulting independently – providing legal and commercial advice and project management to established corporates and growth businesses.
Kate has broad experience across corporate, commercial, banking, finance and regulation, with particular experience in the finance and energy sectors. Her renewable energy project work has included close involvement in landowner negotiations, PPA negotiations and project financial close.
Tom Petersen promoted to Associate
Tom joined our Wellington office in 2021 (having previously been a summer clerk) and has quickly established himself as a key member of our commercial property team. Tom is known for his strong work ethic and his commitment to assisting both private sector and government clients on a wide range of property law issues, with a particular focus on complex rural land acquisitions and disposals and on leasing projects.
On top of his property law expertise, Tom’s promotion recognises his contribution to cultivating a positive and productive workplace and his involvement in developing Greenwood Roche’s sustainability and broader outcomes initiatives.
Seth Nicolson promoted to Project Manager at Rubix
Seth Nicholson has been promoted to Project Manager at Rubix.
As a graduate from Victoria University in Wellington, Seth started with Rubix in their Auckland office as a project intern before working part time in the firm’s Wellington office while he finished his studies, bouncing back to Auckland once he completed his degree. With a Bachelor of Building Science majoring in Project Management & Sustainable Engineering Systems, Seth quickly proved himself as a motivated and capable professional.
Congratulations, Seth!
Malcolm Timms to retire after nearly four decades of leadership
Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) pays tribute to Malcolm Timms, who retires this week after a distinguished career spanning 38 years.
Malcolm founded the Christchurch office in 1986 and has served as Managing Director since its inception. His vision and dedication have shaped RLB’s presence in the South Island. His contribution to the commercial, education, retail and hospitality sectors – alongside enduring partnerships with clients and colleagues – has earned him a reputation as a trusted advisor and industry leader.
“Malcolm has a delightfully dry sense of humour, is responsive to people’s needs and, without fuss, gets the job done in a thoroughly professional manner,” said Steve Gracey, Chair of the RLB Oceania Board. “He treats everyone he encounters with due respect, regardless of their station in life – a quality that’s made him both deeply admired and widely respected across the industry.”
A former Director on the Oceania Board, Malcolm also played a formative role in RLB’s regional expansion. His leadership has been instrumental in establishing the firm’s culture of excellence, independence and long-term client care.
“Malcolm is the quintessential professional – a steady hand in every storm and a generous mentor to many,” said Chris Marais, Director of the Oceania Board. “His deep commitment to the values of RLB and to the people behind the projects is what truly sets him apart, both professionally and as a friend and colleague.”
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