Board of Directors - Port of Townsville

Board of Directors
Mr Patrick Brady B.Eng (Hons), RPEQ, MAICD, FUDIA
Chairman (appointed 20 December 2012)
Patrick has over 27 years’ experience in the civil engineering industry in Regional Queensland. He has a
vast range of experience, ranging from urban development to infrastructure engineering, and bridges to
mining engineering.
Patrick currently is Managing Director of UDP Consulting Engineers, and is Executive Director Business
Development of the wider UDP Group. The UDP Group employs 60 staff in offices in Townsville, Mackay,
Brisbane and Port Moresby.
Patrick has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), is a Member of the Institute of Engineers Australia, Institute
of Company Directors, Institute of Public Works, and is a Registered Professional Engineer in
Queensland (RPEQ 7112). In 2009, Patrick became the Townsville Branch president of the Urban
Development Industry Australia (UDIA) for three consecutive years, and is currently a committee member
and Fellow of the UDIA. He was also chairman of the Consulting Engineers Group (Townsville) from 2007
to 2008. Pat currently sits on the Townsville CBD Taskforce Committee.
Mr Bradley Webb
Director (appointed 1 October 2011)
Brad is Managing Director of BM Webb Group, which was founded in 1979. The company has grown from
an interstate truck haulage business into an award-winning construction and property development
company.
BM Webb Group's first industrial warehouse was built 1986. In 1999, Brad purchased 240 hectares of land at
the Bohle, which is now known as Webb Drive Industrial Estate. The estate is now home to over 80
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businesses, many of which are accommodated in buildings designed and constructed to suit customer
requirements.
Brad has achieved numerous construction, corporate, environmental, humanitarian and personal awards,
including most recently Townsville Citizen of the Year in 2003 and special recognition from General Peter
John Cosgrove AC MC, for providing food to the community as part of the Cyclone Larry Recovery Taskforce
in 2006. Brad’s port and rail experience encompasses such projects as the $40 million Toll/QRX Rail
Terminal in Townsville, Port of Townsville Marine Precinct Alliance Project and Forestry Plantation
Queensland’s log yard. Brad is currently Director of Queensland Country Credit Union and founding
Chairman of Food Relief NQ.
Ms Dominique Tim So B.Com / LLB
Director (appointed 20 December 2012)
Dominique Tim So carries out a dual role of General Counsel and Commercial Manager for ASX-listed
dental services company, 1300SMILES Limited. Throughout Dominique’s legal career she has practised
primarily in property, corporate and commercial law, such as commercial, retail and industrial leasing;
business, commercial and industrial land sales and acquisitions; business and corporate structuring
including asset protection; and off-the-plan developments and related community titles schemes.
Dominique has acted on behalf of small, medium and large businesses, high net worth individuals,
partnerships, private and public companies, not-for-profit organisations and local governments in a wide
array of industries. Dominique holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Laws, and is admitted as a Solicitor of
the High Court of Australia, and the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Mr Frederick (Allan) Pidgeon B.Com, LLB (Hons)
Director (appointed 12 December 2013)
After completing university degrees in commerce and law, Allan was employed as a tax accountant with
Arthur Andersen and subsequently spent eleven years working as a stock-broker.
After working overseas for a period he returned to Australia and worked in various advisory positions to
federal government Ministers and industry associations.
Allan has since resumed involvement in family property firm Pidgeon Holdings Pty Limited and its
associated companies. He holds a number of directorships and memberships on various boards and
business organisations, including the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust and the Mater Foundation.
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Mr Ian Jessup B.Econ
Director (appointed 20 December 2012)
Mr Ian Jessup holds a Bachelor of Economics in commerce and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors. He is a partner in North Queensland accountancy firm, Jessups, and a Principal of BRI
Ferrier North Queensland.
Ian is a true North Queenslander, who was born, raised and educated in Townsville before commencing his
professional career. Before entering public accountancy, Ian was employed as an accountant with a number
of Townsville businesses.
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