New Appointment - General Manager, Midwest Projects

New Appointment General Manager, Midwest Projects

WestNet Rail is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Mounas to the position of General Manager Midwest Projects.

With over 20 years of project management experience around Australia, Mr Mounas has worked on a wide range of projects including major port, rail, industrial and resources projects.

Mr Mounas is a civil engineer with a Masters in Business and Administration (MBA) who has held senior leadership roles within blue chip organisations such as BHP Billiton, WMC Resources and Visy Industries.

This newly created role will be responsible for the delivery of close to $400 million of upgrades to WestNet Rail infrastructure in the Midwest, to initially support additional iron ore exports of 10 to 15 million tonnes through Geraldton Port and potentially more through Oakajee Port.

-ENDS

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About WestNet Rail

WestNet Rail controls over 5000 kilometres of crucial rail infrastructure throughout the southern half of Western Australia from Geraldton in the north, to Leonora and Kalgoorlie in the east, and south to Esperance, Albany and Bunbury. Owned by ASX-listed Prime Infrastructure, WestNet Rail is one of the few independent rail infrastructure providers in the world, and is responsible for access management, signalling and communication systems, train control and rail construction and maintenance throughout its network.

WestNet Rail transports a wide range of commodities including grain, alumina, bauxite, iron ore and interstate freight as well as passengers on the Perth to Kalgoorlie and Perth to Bunbury line thus playing a vital role in protecting and growing Western Australia's economy.

SOURCE: WestNet Rail