Leadership

Tony Sukkar AM

Group Managing Director

Tony established Buildcorp in 1990 and has led its growth from humble beginnings in Sydney to a leading commercial construction business operating across the east coast.

Over the last 31 years Tony has built an experienced team to diversify Buildcorp’s service offering and nurture a strong repeat client base. It was Tony’s passion for rugby that ensured Buildcorp committed to one of the longest grassroots sports sponsorships in Australia, and expanded its investment further across the rugby pipeline through sponsorships of other clubs and competitions.

Today Buildcorp comprises of several teams delivering new build construction, fit-out, refurbishment, remedial and joinery solutions, each with its own enviable track record in the delivery of complex projects. In his role as Group Managing Director, Tony oversees the organisational leadership, people development, strategic planning and governance that enhances these teams.

Tony is a Fellow of the University of Sydney, and in 2017 he was recognised for services to community, arts and sports in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Josephine Sukkar AM

Principal

Josephine is Co-Owner and Principal of Buildcorp and Chairs Buildcorp’s charitable entity the Buildcorp Foundation. Josephine serves on a number of private, public, government and not-for-profit boards, including Growthpoint Properties Australia, Washington H. Soul Pattinson, Opera Australia, Centenary Institute of Medical Research, the Australian Museum Trust and the Property Council of Australia.

Josephine extends Buildcorp’s longstanding support of Australian rugby to her role as President of Australian Women’s Rugby.

An active member of Chief Executive Women, Josephine also holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a Graduate Diploma in Education. She is a Fellow of the University of Sydney, and in 2017 was recognised for services to community, arts and sports in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Jordan Sukkar

General Manager

New Business & Group Services

As the General Manager for New Business and Group Services, Jordan leads both the Group strategy and the corporate services teams responsible for the systems that make the strategy possible.

Jordan joined Buildcorp in 2012 and during this time he also developed diverse experience across the industry in internal and external roles covering growth, finance, people and performance, construction contracts management, and systems and governance.

Jordan’s current role guides Buildcorp’s approach to new business and markets, and enables their teams to foster aligned partnerships. This includes oversight of partnerships that enhance Buildcorp’s Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy and impact. Jordan also manages the day-to-day operations of Buildcorp’s Corporate Services teams in Marketing, Systems, IT and People and Culture, ensuring a cohesive and supportive service function.

Michael Gordon

General Manager

Buildcorp Interiors

Mike joined the Buildcorp Group in 1998 and in the early 2000’s furthered his career with a large multi-national construction company in the UK and Spain. Returning to Buildcorp in 2003, he has fulfilled a number of roles in both the Construction and Interiors arms of the business, including Construction Manager of Buildcorp Interiors between 2005 and 2008.

Since taking up the role of General Manager in late 2008 Mike has overseen the expansion of the Interiors business in NSW as well as its regional growth into Queensland and Victoria.

Gerard McNamara

General Manager

Buildcorp Contracting

Gerard first joined Buildcorp’s Contracting team in 2007 to deliver NSW’s first 6 Star design and as-built certified building, Workplace6 at Darling Island. Following the completion of Workplace6, Gerard joined the Interiors team in late 2008 as Construction Manager overseeing all the projects and construction.

Promoted to Interiors NSW State Manager in 2013, Gerard led the construction, risk identification and management of the NSW Interiors business for five years. In 2018 Gerard re-joined Buildcorp’s Contracting team, this time as General Manager, overseeing their continued growth as the ultimate New Build and Refurbishment project partner.

Matthew Ball

General Manager

Buildcorp Asset Solutions

Matthew is a qualified Civil and Structural Engineer who first built a wealth of international experience within engineering consultancies before joining Buildcorp’s Asset Solutions team in 2005.

In 2012 Matthew progressed to lead the Asset Solutions business as General Manager and has overseen its growth from a niche provider to an industry leading ‘total solution’ team for challenging remedial and upgrade projects across infrastructure, commercial and residential sectors.

Mike Currie

General Manager

Buildcorp Queensland

Mike Currie was appointed leader of Buildcorp’s Queensland team in 2020, after six years as the head of Pre-Construction for Buildcorp’s Contracting new build works business. Mike’s construction career has spanned 20 years including an early role with Buildcorp as a Contracts Manager. In recent years Mike has evolved through project and design management roles with Tier 1 and 2 firms, including Project Manager of the multi-million dollar Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre refurbishment.

In his time leading the front-end of the Contracting business, Mike has been instrumental in the award of over $1billion in projects, including the $120m Urbanest Darling Square, $60m St Paul’s College and $150m Santa Sophia Catholic College.

Bruce Jones

State Manager

Buildcorp Interiors, New South Wales

Bruce is an accomplished construction leader with over 21 years’ experience in commercial construction management. His formative career was developed with Tier 1 contractors, project managing notable complex developments including the base build and fit-out of the award-winning 1 Bligh Street.

Bruce joined Buildcorp in 2014 as a Construction Manager and was elevated to NSW State Manager for the Interiors team in 2019. He has overseen a period of growth, building a team of over 100 people who specialise in complex refurbishment and fit-out projects.

Jason Folino

Joint State Manager

Buildcorp Interiors, Victoria

Jason first joined Buildcorp as Construction Manager for the Victorian business, overseeing the delivery of significant projects including: Monash College Learning Village, Toyota Headquarters and Maddocks law firm. Jason’s industry experience spans over 12 years across a range of fit-out and refurbishment projects.

Jason’s appointment to the Buildcorp management team as joint leader of Victoria is testament to his success with complex construction challenges and sensitive live environment projects, as well as his commitment to developing the next generation of leaders.

Tim Lowrie

Joint State Manager

Buildcorp Interiors, Victoria

Tim joined Buildcorp after a decade in the United Kingdom working with some of the industry’s largest construction firms, including ISG plc and Como Group, on high profile projects up to 70,000m2. Tim was appointed as joint leader of Buildcorp’s Victorian business, alongside Construction Manager Jason Folino, after an initial period as the state Commercial Manager.

Tim’s international experience, combined with his commercial and strategic approach to tenders and project delivery, has seen him lead the Victorian team to secure some of their largest and most challenging projects to date. These include Toyota’s Centre of Excellence buildings in Altona and Treasury Wine Estates relocation project in the heritage listed T&G building.