David Hudson has led Barclay Mowlem since 1990, taking it into some of the largest and most significant infrastructure projects in Australia, including the Alice to Darwin Railway as a Founding Partner. In his time the firm has grown over five-fold with resultant revenues of over $1 billion per annum. His long experience heading construction firms has provided great depth of technical and commercial experience which makes him one of Australia's leading construction contractors. He is a champion of youth training through scholarships, cadetships, apprenticeships and indigenous employement programmes, and has taken an industry leadership position with intitiatives to improve contracting efficiency.