Meet the
Board of Directors
Mr Peter Lancken AM
Non-Executive Chairman
Peter Lancken is non-executive Chairman of Acrow Limited and a non-executive director at the Kennards Group. He transformed Kennards Hire into a premier equipment hire firm during his 15-year tenure as Managing Director and CEO. Peter has held various c-suite roles at GKN and served on the boards of Propertylink Group and CMA Corporation. He is also a dedicated advocate for the hire and rental industry, serving as President of the NSW Hire Association, Vice President, and board member of the National HRIA.
Peter has a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from UNSW, a Graduate Diploma in Business from Bathurst University, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers (FIE) and a Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE). He is also a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was awarded the Life Membership of HRIA in 2006, a Meritorious Service Award by the American Rental Association in 2007, and a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) award in 2020 for his contributions to the industry and community.
Mr Steven Boland
Steve brings over 30 years of executive leadership experience across the waste, recycling, and manufacturing sectors in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
Steve joined Acrow in 2013 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since then. Prior to this, Steve was Global Executive Director (Recycling) at Visy Industries from 2004 to 2010, and Executive Director (Commercial Waste) at Veolia Environment UK from 2002 to 2004 and NSW/QLD Regional GM for Veolia from 1990 to 2002.
Mr David Moffat
David has a career spanning 40 years in the construction industry. During his 29 years of employment with Lipman, David was the Construction Director from 2000 to 2013, which led to his appointment as Managing Director of Lipman Group of Companies from 2013 to 2018.
In 2019 David founded Cornerstone (NSW) Pty Ltd where he continues to provide strategic business planning and advisory services to Subcontractors, Head Contractors, Clients and Development Managers within the property and construction industry. David brings with him key competencies in Leadership, Construction Management, Innovation and Safety. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Civil) from The University of Technology, Sydney (“UTS”).
Ms Laurie Lefcourt
Laurie has an extensive background in financial, strategic and risk management, particularly in the resources, construction, and infrastructure sectors. She has held senior management and executive roles across Rio Tinto, Queensland Rail, Sinopec Oil and Gas, and Wiggins Island Coal Terminal.
Laurie has been a non-executive director for the past 6 years and is a non-executive director and audit and risk committee chair for Sayona Ltd (ASX:SYA) and for Stanwell Limited. Laurie is a past member on the boards of Tamawood Ltd (ASX: TWD), Advance NanoTek Ltd (ASX:ANO), and enterpriSYS Ltd (NSX: SPS). In 2013, Laurie founded Sage Strategies Pty Ltd where she provides support to organisations in developing and executing strategy. Laurie holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and administration, is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand, as well as a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr James Scott
James is a seasoned professional with 30 years’ experience in the industrials, telecommunications and technology sectors. James was formerly Chief Operating Officer of Seven Group Holdings (now SGH Limited ASX:SGH), Managing Director of Accenture Digital ANZ and a Partner at KPMG.
James has held multiple Director roles including WestTrac, Coates Hire, Integrated Research Limited (ASX:IRL), Skyfii Ltd (now Beonic Ltd ASX:BEO) and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Boom Logistics (ASX:BOL), Chairman of MerchantWise Group, Chairman of Seisma Pty Ltd, Chairman of Tambla Pty Ltd and Chairman of Simply AI Pty Ltd.
Mr Rod Heale
Rod has more than 30 years’ experience in the building, construction and infrastructure industry across Australia. Rod was most recently, Managing Director of Decmil, an integrated construction and engineering solutions and prior to Decmil, was Chief Operating Officer for John Holland’s Australia and Asia business. Rod has also served as a Regional Executive for Thiess, John Holland and CPB Contractors.
Rod holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from Monash University and a Master of Construction Law from The University of Melbourne. Rod is also a Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Registered Builder in Victoria and Western Australia.
Mr Lee Tamplin
Lee is the founder and Managing Director of Comply Corporate Advisory, a professional services company providing company secretarial and corporate advisory services.
Lee has served as company secretary for multiple ASX listed companies and previously served as Acrow’s company secretary for 5 years between 2018 and 2023. Prior to founding Comply Corporate Advisory, Lee managed the largest team of outsourced company secretaries in Australia, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance and Risk Management from the Governance Institute of Australia.
