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
Chris Kennedy
DIRECTOR
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Shannon Kennedy
Director
Beginning at Kennedys in 1996, Shannon has worked through the business from his early beginnings as a plumbing apprentice. This experience has given him the grounding and confidence to contribute to what Kennedys is today.
Shannon has been a Director of the group since 2006. He played a significant role in expanding the business via the asbestos and electrical branches of the company and oversees the coordination of larger business projects.
With a proven track record of project delivery, from estimating to contract administration and project completion, Shannon is experienced in the large-scale coordination of services and all aspects of quality, safety and environmental control.
His client experience is both broad and deep and has included several state and federal government departments including Education and Training, Justice, Human Services, Parks Victoria, Parliamentary Services and Defence. He a Victorian-wide asbestos remediation project for Defence (spanning 2 years) as well as an asbestos remediation project on Gabo Island for Parks Victoria involving strict timelines for completion within a highly sensitive ecosystem.
Qualifications:
- Diploma of Management
- Class A Asbestos Removalist
- Class A Nominated Site Supervisor on
- WorkSafe Class A Licence
- Construction Induction (White Card)
- Licenced Plumber
- Truck HC
- Plant LB, LE
- Licenced WP, SB, LF
Chris Kennedy
Director
Joining the team in 2005 as a plumbing apprentice, Chris has progressed through the business and manages the Geelong branch as well as the asbestos and mould remediation division of the company.
As a Director, he has overseen significant growth within the business through the diversity of trade services and branches particularly in the development of the asbestos removal activities.
Chris has worked with a variety of clients, including several high-profile private sector companies as well as state and federal government departments. Geelong Port, Ford Motor Company, Barwon Water, CFA, City of Greater Geelong, and Australian Decommissioning Services (Alcoa site) are just some of the organisations he has assisted and the high rate of return business is testament to the quality of his work.
Prior to joining Kennedys, Chris worked within the landscaping and construction industries.
Qualifications:
- Class A Asbestos Removalist
- Class A Nominated Site Supervisor on
- WorkSafe Class A Licence
- Construction Induction (White Card)
- Registered Plumber
- Truck HC
- Plant LB, LE, LS
- IICRC Accreditation in water damage restoration and applied microbial remediation
Richard Macdonald
Director | Managing Director
As Managing Director of Kennedys Group, our methodology is simple; we treat others the way we want to be treated and we deliver on our word.
With six divisions including Plumbing, Electrical, Asbestos & Mould, Construction, Metal Fabrication & Engineering and Interiors & Fitout, we strive to deliver turnkey build solutions across Victoria in all sectors.
From small sites with intermittent maintenance needs, to high-volume infrastructure, we have the right team and expertise with over 160 employees to keep it all running smoothly.
We approach every project with today’s best practice and tomorrow’s future-thinking… that’s why our motto is ‘a better way.’