COMPRESSED AIR ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA - Key Persons
Fred graduated with a Bachelor of Science honours degree from Monash University and went on to work throughout Papua New Guinea and Eastern Australia as an exploration geologist. After returning to Monash to complete an MBA he moved from minerals exploration into the Oil & Gas industry. Fred held a range of Sales & Marketing, Operations and General Management roles with Shell across a range of market segments in the Australian and Asia-Pacific geographies. Fred made a change from hydrocarbons to the industrial products and joined Sullair Australia as Managing Director in 2012. He joined the CAAA board in 2015 and was elected Chairman in 2020. Fred is committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver improved engagement within the industry and with Government to promote activities which help deliver improved safety outcomes and a more efficiency market.
Job Titles:
- Treasurer
- Executive General Manager and Shareholder of CAPS Australia Pty Ltd.
Glenn McIntyre is the Executive General Manager and shareholder of CAPS Australia Pty Ltd.
Glenn has been working the compressed air industry of over 25-years and has experience in operating businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and West Africa. His experience has covered engineering, maintenance, operations, and management to a diverse range of industries, including Mining, Manufacturing, Defence, Food & Beverage and Oil & Gas.
Glenn is a passionate supporter if the CAAA. Specifically in its role in helping to promote and improve the safety, training, energy efficiency, and environmental performance of products for the benefit of Australian compressed air industry.
Mark commenced working in the compressed air industry in early 1987 as a graduate mechanical Engineer having previously worked as a Technical Services Engineer at the Yallourn Power Station. Over almost 35 years in the industry Mark has held a number of positions and worked in various locations across the country including Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia. Mark has a strong sales and marketing background having successfully spent many years managing national sales with a well-known Australian compressor manufacturer. Having completed his MBA with Monash University Mark was appointed to the position of CEO to look after the Australian interests of the Global Kaishan Group. "I have seen fortunate to experience many changes over my years in this industry. The compressors have certainly improved significantly in terms of efficiency and performance in order to meet the needs of modern industry"
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Director at Atlas Copco Australia
Matthew is a director at Atlas Copco Australia, having over 20 years experience in the Australiasian compressed air industry, in most applications including sales, service and rental. Prior to entering the industry, he was employed in mining and bulk materials handling.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Managing Director and Co - Founder of KAESER Compressors Australia Pty Ltd
Peter Eckberg is the Managing Director and co-founder of KAESER Compressors Australia Pty Ltd (est 1990) and KAESER Compressors New Zealand Ltd (est 2015), both subsidiaries of one of the world's largest compressed air systems providers and compressor manufacturers.
Peter has spent over 45 years in the compressed air industry prior to commencing his career as an apprentice precision mechanic in the mining research sector in Germany. He holds a Dipl. Ing. Degree in Engineering Design from the University of Bochum, Germany, and has been a FIEAust CPEng Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia since 1999.
He is actively involved with a number of industry associations. Peter currently represents the CAAA on the board of AICIP (the Australian Institute for the Certification of Inspection Personnel), having previously Chaired both Institutes for several years. And, he is also currently a stakeholder of MESCA (the Mining & Energy Service Council of Australia).
In his personal time Peter enjoys travelling and is a keen motorcycling enthusiast.