People
Our people are the key to our success. Taylor has built a culture of focused and passionate people who, together, collaborate to deliver quality outcomes for our partners and clients.
Executive Team
Senior Management
Tim Christie
General Manager - New Build
An industry leader with over 35 years of experience, Tim has led the establishment and growth of key Taylor divisions across a wide range of sectors. Known for being an ‘out of the box’ thinker, Tim consistently demonstrates the invaluable knowledge he’s gained throughout the course of his career.
Tim continues to actively contribute to the communities we help to shape – whether it’s fundraising for the Property Industry Foundation, co-founding Taylor’s annual Golf Day, or mentoring future industry leaders. Tim drives a safety-first culture and is a proud supporter of women in construction, helping to set and deliver our gender equity targets.
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General Manager - Commercial and Regional
Stephen has over 25 years of experience working for tier one companies and commercial construction businesses in Australia and South East Asia. Stephen has successfully delivered projects across a broad range of market sectors including aged care, retail, residential and commercial and has been involved in all facets of construction. Stephen is committed to sustainably servicing our clients across regional NSW. He is highly experienced in mobilising our Sydney-based teams to regional centres and engaging with local communities to employ local talent both directly as Taylor employees and through developing quality subcontractor relationships.
Responsible for overseeing Taylor’s commercial obligations, Stephen is Green Building and Green Star trained and an accredited and current adjudicator of BCISOP.
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General Manager - Refurbishment & Live Environments
A highly trusted and respected leader, Ben is responsible for managing key projects for Taylor’s Refurbishment & Live Environments division. Over the past 15 years, he has successfully delivered a host of complex projects in live environments – ranging from zoos and equine environments to airports, schools, and sports facilities.
Ben is deeply invested in community initiatives and he has been a long-time supporter of the Property Industry Foundation’s work for homeless youth, often providing in-kind services where they’re needed most. Ben also leads Taylor’s annual Charity Golf Day, currently raising funds for Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation.
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General Manager - Property
A strategic property professional, Adam is responsible for the delivery of key development projects across all sectors at Taylor. With over 17 years of experience in the property industry, Adam’s skills include strategic property management, property acquisition, development delivery, property consulting, project management, and further extends across construction management.
A proven leader, Adam has built a strong reputation in the industry with key clients as a natural strategic thinker, that delivers property solutions that are aligned to the clients’ objectives. A strong believer in mentoring and developing the industry’s future leaders, Adam is actively involved in various professional development initiatives within Taylor.
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General Manager - Major Projects
Philip Bermingham is an exemplary industry leader, recognised for the successful construction delivery of large, complex major works, including the recent $330M UTS Central development for the University of Technology. His previous projects also include significant residential, medical, and mixed-use developments. Philip leads a Major Projects team with the ability to design and construct large scale, complex projects whilst remaining focused on our Zero Harm approach to WHSE, quality outcomes, and certainty in delivery.
A distinguished career in construction has seen Philip work for many major players and Tier 1. clients within the Australian market. Philip will significantly contribute to the progressive growth and diversification of our client offering, whilst always ensuring Taylor continues in our vision to become a reliable first choice partner to our clients.
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Head of WHSE
Andrew sits at the helm of all things related to workplace health, safety, and environment. Embracing Taylor’s Vision of Zero Harm, his leadership is centred on a belief that all work related injuries and ill health are preventable – and thanks to his direction, a strong safety culture is embedded right across our business.
In addition to driving Taylor’s safe work practices across our teams and client sites, Andrew is also committed to implementing effective environmental practices. From understanding in-depth WHSE legislation, to rolling out awareness initiatives, he can be counted on to ensure health, safety and the environment always remain our first priority.
Karen Ryan
Head of People Relations
Karen Ryan joined Taylor in 2007 and is responsible for human resource management across the business. Karen manages the recruitment process, engaging the best people to deliver effectively on our clients’ needs. Leading the development of HR strategies, Karen oversees induction, training, professional development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and the provision of appropriate support for our WHSE team. She is responsible for the staff benefits program, HR metrics, workplace gender equality reporting and legal compliance.
Karen champions an adaptive, resilient and inclusive culture, one where safety and wellbeing is always our first priority.
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Clive Wickham.
Chief Financial Officer
Clive joined Taylor in 2003 and has since played a key role in supporting Mark in the growth of the company. With over 35 years of experience as a CFO/Financial Director, Clive leads the financial operations for Taylor and manages the business operations of the Group, including legal and statutory requirements, Technology, and WHSE.
Clive is instrumental in setting the family-centric culture within the business and driving ESG strategies. Over the last decade, Clive has taken part in the annual Outback Car Trek to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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Throughout the year, Team Taylor participates in events, volunteering, project milestones, and more. Taking the time connect and support one another helps to make Taylor a great place to work.