02 Mar 2012
Leading engineering consultancy Norman Disney & Young (NDY) is pleased to confirm the appointment of Mr Tony Arnel to the position of Global Director of Sustainability.
In confirming the appointment, NDY CEO Ian Hopkins highlighted the importance that Mr Arnel’s sustainability credentials will bring to the NDY group.
“I am delighted to confirm that Tony Arnel has agreed to join NDY: his role as Global Director of Sustainability will provide a great boost to NDY’s well established sustainability offerings,” Mr Hopkins says.
“Over the coming weeks Tony will meet the management and sustainability teams in each NDY office to assist him in the development of a comprehensive strategy- this will build on the excellent work that has already been done in a number of offices in building NDYs reputation for excellence in sustainable design.”
As well as being a founding Director and Chair of the Green Building Council of Australia, Tony is also the former Chair of the World Green Building Council. Most recently, Tony was also the Victorian Building and Plumbing Industry Commissioner.
Over the past decade Tony has been a leader of the national and international sustainability debate, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, advocating sustainable building as a means of reducing greenhouse emissions without impacting economic growth.
In 2010, Tony was the inaugural winner of the National Leadership in Sustainability Award from the Australian Institute of Architects and last year won the Melbourne Award for the individual who made a major contribution to the sustainability of Melbourne’s built environment.
Tony continues to play a key role in the transformation of the Australian property market to sustainable practices and is a board member of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund.
According to Mr Arnel, it’s the opportunity to work within a progressive consultancy that attracted him to this key position with NDY.
“I’ve long admired NDY’s reputation for its engineering excellence, its breadth of talent and the company’s genuine commitment to sustainable solutions. I’m looking forward to being a part of the excitement around NDY’s growing global sustainability capabilities.”
About Tony Arnel
Tony is the former Victorian Building and Plumbing Industry Commissioner. As well as being a founding Director and Chair of the Green Building Council of Australia, he is also the former Chair of the World Green Building Council.
Over the past decade Tony has been a leader of the national and international sustainability debate, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, advocating sustainable building as a means of reducing greenhouse emissions without impacting economic growth.
Tony continues to play a key role in the transformation of the Australian property market to sustainable practices. He is a board member of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund.
Tony is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and a Victorian Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia. He is a past Chairman and Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Australia's largest arts festival. In 2009 he received the Australian Financial Review's 'True Leadership' Award and in March 2010 he received the inaugural 'Leadership in Sustainability' Award from the Australian Institute of Architects.
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