Hon. Warren Entsch
Chairman, Independent Non Executive Director
Prior to being elected as the Federal Member for Leichhardt in 1996, the Hon Warren Entsch led a diverse life including a nine year service in the RAAF as an aircraft engine fitter, a Cape York grazier and crocodile farmer. During his first term in political office, Warren was Chairman of the Joint Statutory Committee on Native Title and Aboriginal Land Fund. Between 1996 and 1998 he was a member of the House of Representatives Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and Joint Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation and the Arts. Warren was appointed to the frontbench in 1998 as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources. In 2002, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, a position he held up to 25 January 2006. His extensive knowledge, understanding and passion for North Queensland provide a valuable resource for the CEC Group.
Licensed Property Developer
Managing Director/CEO, Non Independent Executive Director
Roy Lavis is a founding director of the CEC Group. His career in the Australian civil construction industry spans over 40 years and he has been involved in many facets of civil construction, from operating heavy machinery to Group Board, including building design and construction, civil construction, heavy vehicle fleet management, quarrying (alluvial and hard rock), subdividing, developing and marketing land and waste collection and management and managing multi
million dollar projects. Roy brings specialist skills and experience to the CEC Group.
Steven Lavis
Non Independent Non Executive Director
Steven commenced work at CEC in 1996. His initial frontline work experiences include working with excavators, loaders and pipe laying crews in the construction and property divisions of CEC. He joined Pioneer North Queensland in March of 2000 to further his development in the construction industry where he worked at the coal face of the business in concrete batching, asphalt production and the sand plant operations in the Cairns area. In 2004 Steven was appointed to the position of General Manager of Pioneer North Queensland as a result of his performance and management skills. Stephen brings to the Board a unique blend of grassroots experiences combined with hands on operations management expertise.