Our People

Kennedys Group started as a family business, and has grown to a bustling network of over 140 building trades and construction professionals across Victoria.

Even though we’ve grown, our supportive family roots and camaraderie remains strong as ever.

We’re light on hierarchy, excited about positive impact and serious about our work.

Leadership

Leading the charge, our Directors have complementary management, industrial and commercial trades, infrastructure maintenance, construction industry and financial experience.

Get in touch directly via their contact details in their bios.

Shannon kennedy - Director of Kennedys Group

Shannon Kennedy

DIRECTOR

Chris kennedy Director Kennedys Group

Chris Kennedy

DIRECTOR

Richard McDonald

Richard MacDonald

DIRECTOR | MANAGING DIRECTOR

Management

Leading our Departments from our Headquarters, our Management team have both private and public sector experience, spanning multiple industries bringing expertise and vast knowledge to the wider teams.

Yen Nguyen

Yen Nguyen

Chief Financial Officer

Yen is responsible for the management of all financial actions for the Group, overseeing all aspects of the Group’s financial success. As a leader at work and a Mum at home, Yen is genuinely passionate about empowering others and creating high performing teams.

Johanna Morrison

Johanna Morrison

HEAD OF MARKETING

Johanna is our Brand Champion, driving Kennedys Group Marketing across all channels. Johanna’s extensive marketing and project management background, forged in large organisations in both private and public sectors gives Kennedys Group a strong marketing foundation in a competitive market.

Julie Wilson

Julie Wilson

FINANCE

Julie oversees all the accounts and administration functions across the Construction and Interiors & Fitout teams. With 15 years’ experience in the construction industry, Julie keeps an eagle eye over every number and letter we create.

Kevin Shaw

Kevin Shaw

Estimation Manager

Kevin brings over 40 years of expertise in commercial construction estimation and management to the team. Having delivered projects up to $420m in value, Kevin has worked across all project scopes and challenges, making him a valued mentor to our junior estimators.

Branch Managers

Our Branches are strategically located in Williamstown, North Melbourne, Dandenong and Geelong to maximise our coverage to provide state-wide service, 24/7. Our Branch Managers are our operation experts, overseeing large workforces on the ground whilst coordinating hundreds of jobs monthly.

Brad Cleary

Brad Cleary

BRANCH MANAGER - WILLIAMSTOWN

Brad brings 30 years plus of Construction industry experience and oversees all Branch operations whilst driving Business Development opportunities and overseeing the Williamstown team. The Williamstown team service the vast majority of the Western suburbs of Melbourne.

Daniel Mitchell

Daniel Mitchell

BRANCH MANAGER – NORTH MELBOURNE

Daniel oversees the majority of Metropolitan and Northern suburbs service works, and oversees their operations teams. Daniel also drives business development opportunities within facilities maintenance and service management, catering to large corporations based in the Melbourne CBD.

Danny Pitman

Danny Pitman

BRANCH MANAGER - DANDENONG

Danny oversees the South-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne whilst also servicing the Mornington Peninsula. Danny keeps a keen eye over his team in Dandenong ensuring his Project Managers and technicians are on time and providing exceptional services to all clients, with no job ever too big or small.

Matt Kennedy

Matt Kennedy

BRANCH MANAGER - GEELONG

Our Geelong Branch covers the Geelong region and spans down the Bellarine Peninsula servicing various clients from airports to large and small businesses and manufacturing facilities. Matt oversees the large workforce out in the field and within the branch, ensuring everything runs like clockwork.