SEIPP - Key Persons


Aaron Watson

Job Titles:
  • Foreman

Andrew Kingham

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer

Barry Hofmeyr

Job Titles:
  • DipEng ( Civil ) Senior Project Engineer

Brett Chambers - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
Brett Chambers is an experienced corporate finance professional and strategic advisor with a high degree of business acumen and a track record of making a positive difference to the entities he advises. He chairs the Assurance and Risk Committee of Naylor Love Enterprises and Pegasus Health Charitable Limited and provides governance and specialist financial management advice to the respective Boards. Brett acts as an Independent Quality Assurance provider overseeing the University of Canterbury's $1.1b rebuild programme and compliance with its Crown funding agreement. Brett is a retired Corporate Finance partner with nearly 30 years' experience at Deloitte, most recently as the firm's Managing Partner in the Christchurch office.

Brian Coman

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager Auckland

Callum McBeth

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor

Chris Bastin

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Chris Pearman

Job Titles:
  • Foreman

Cory Griffen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Estimator

Drew Griffen - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director
Drew has been with the business since its inception in 2012 and has been a key contributer to the growth and success of Seipp Construction. Drew graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in 2009 and has spent his career becoming a construction professional with an impressive track record of delivering innovative project solutions. A background in onsite engineering and management roles gives him a rare combination of practical knowledge, theoretical insight, and leadership skill. Drew was the recipient of the 2013 New Zealand Contractors' Federation ‘Leader of Tomorrow' award for his exceptional leadership. Drew brings this skill and his intimate knowledge of the business and its people to the group to help shape the future of Seipp Construction

Fiona Gillani

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer

Giezele O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Civil ) Site Engineer

Greg Valentine

Job Titles:
  • NZCert Eng ( Civil ) Senior Project Engineer

Guy Woods

Job Titles:
  • Senior Quantity Surveyor

Howie Smith

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer

Jake Tinnelly

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer

James Regan

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor

Jono Brent

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of College House
Jono Brent has been operating within New Zealand's infrastructure industry for the past two decades. He is currently the Group Transformation Lead for Orion Group. Prior to that Jono was Chief Executive of Connetics Ltd from 2010 to 2019 and the General Manager - Business Development of City Care Ltd. Outside of Orion, Jono is chair of the board of College House (a University Hostel) and on the Advisory Board of Art of Work (Australia) Ltd. Jono is also on the steering committee of the New Zealand Business Leaders Health and Safety Forum.

Juan Pizorno

Job Titles:
  • Site Engineer

Kendra Tuck

Job Titles:
  • Quantity Surveyor

Kieran Shine

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager South Island

Lindsay Crossen

Lindsay Crossen comes from a background in the infrastructure, engineering and contracting industries and has extensive experience in leadership and governance roles. He is a professional engineer with affiliations as a Distinguished Fellow of Engineering NZ, a Fellow of NZIML and Life Member of Civil Contractors NZ. During his career, Lindsay held positions as CEO for Fulton Hogan in both New Zealand and Australia for more than a decade and is the Past Chairman of Roading NZ He is currently a Director on Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd and has previously had governance roles as Deputy Chair on Crown Irrigation Investment Ltd, Chair of the National Infrastructure Advisory Board, Director of Lyttelton Port Company Ltd, and a member of CERA Audit & Risk Panel.

Lorna Johnston

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer

Mark Gleave

Job Titles:
  • NZQA Level 4 in Project Management ( NZ ), NVQ Level 4 in Project Management ( UK ) National Design & Build Manager

Nicky Hanger

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager

Paristosh Lall

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer

Peter Seipp - Founder, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Managing Director
As the founder and Managing Director, Peter has been leading the business from its inception in 2012. He brings an impressive set of skills and experience to Seipp Construction, obtained from an extensive career in Senior Management, both internationally and in New Zealand. His vision and values based approach has enabled Seipp Construction to sustainably grow to its current size and is key to its ongoing success. 's definition of culture is ‘'what people do and how they act, when they're not supervised". The Seipp Construction values reflect his high personal standards for safety, accountability, professionalism and quality. When we work in alignment with the Seipp Construction values, positive experiences are created for all stakeholders - from staff through to clients. Everyone is kept safe, and our momentum of innovation and excellence is maintained.

Peter Taua

Job Titles:
  • Foreman

Phil Crossman

Job Titles:
  • Superintendent

Shaun Moore

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Shi Gong

Job Titles:
  • Site Engineer

Stuart Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Stuart Duff

Job Titles:
  • Site Engineer

Taz Reti

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor

Toby Cochrane-Dyet

Job Titles:
  • Site Engineer

Tom Byrne

Job Titles:
  • Foreman

Tomos Davies

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer

Yogi Fernando

Job Titles:
  • Site Engineer