Martin Carl Albrecht AC, FTSE, FIE Aust, FAICD, FAIM, is a prominent Australian businessman, best known for his service as chairman, previously CEO (1985–2000), of

Thiess Pty Ltd Thiess Pty Ltd is an international mining services company based in Brisbane, Australia. Established in the 1930s as Horn & Thiess, the company later became Thiess Bros and Thiess Contractors before being bought by Leighton Holdings in 1983 to b ...

. In June 2002 he was appointed a

Companion of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

"For service to the construction industry, to the development of export markets, to the engineering profession, and to the community in the areas of education,

corporate social responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethicall ...

and industrial safety."
''For service to the construction industry, to the development of export markets, to the engineering profession, and to the community in the areas of education, corporate social responsibility and industrial safety''

Education and qualifications

*B.Tech (Civil Engineering) *Immanuel College, Adelaide SA *Alice Springs High School NT *Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering *Hon. Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia *Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Directorships and Board positions

*Chairman, National Trunk Rail (NTR) *Chairman, Exergen *Director, Regional River Festival - Bremer to Bay *Patron, Wesley Medical Research *Patron, Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra *1985-2000 CEO, Thiess Pty Ltd *2001-2008 Chairman, Thiess Pty Ltd *1999-2003 Nonexecutive Director, Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd *2001-2010 (Founding) Chairman Emeritus, Geodynamics *2001-2008 Nonexecutive Director, Leighton Holdings Ltd *2003-2010 Founding Chairman, International RiverFoundation *2004-2013 Chairman, Wesley Research Institute *Former Director, International RiverFoundation *Former Trustee, The Queensland Museum Foundation *Former, Board of Governors, Committee for Economic Development of Australia (ceda) *Former Member, Federal Government Construction Industry Dev. Authority *Former Director, Portman Limited *Former Director, Siemens Australia Advisory Board *Former Director, Queensland Gas Company *Former Director, Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame *Former Director, 2001 Goodwill Games Board *Former Chairman, Lifestream Foundation *Former Chairman, Queensland Government Landmark Building Taskforce *Former Member, Queensland Premier's Business Round Table *Former Member, Queensland Government Vocational Education Training Commission

Honours and awards

*2002

*2001

Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or go ...

''For distinguished service in business through the construction industry'' *2000 Service "Cross of the Order of Merit - First Class" - Federal Republic of Germany *2001 Australian Constructors Association, Services to Construction Award *2003 QUT Distinguished Constructors Award *Honorary Doctorate, University of Queensland *Honorary Doctorate, QUT *Honorary Doctorate, Griffith University *Honorary Doctorate, University of SA *Honorary Fellow, Engineers Australia *2006 Inducted Hall of Fame - Engineers Australia (Qld) Division - Gold Medal *2008 EPA Queensland - Inaugural Premier's Award for Leadership in Business Sustainability *2008 Australian Institute of Company Directors (Qld) - Gold Medal

References

External links

ATSE Workshop Program
23 August 2011, www.atse.org.au
cedaWesley Research Institute Australian Construction Achievement AwardsHonorary Doctor of the University of South Australia
(DUniv)
Geodynamics
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