Chris Melham

Chris Melham, Chief Executive Officer

Chris Melham is the Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Contractors Federation (National).

Chris has accumulated over 30 years of experience as an industry advocate within the not-for-profit industry association sector and has represented a number of industries at state, federal and international levels.

In his capacity the CCF National CEO, Chris also sits on a number of high-level Federal Government Advisory Committees representing the interests of CCF including:

  • Australian Government Security of Payments Working Group
  • Australian Taxation Office Fuel Schemes Advisory Group
  • National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Industry Reference Forum
  • Standards Australia Council
  • Australian Construction Industry Redundancy Trust Fund

Duncan Sheppard

Duncan Sheppard, Senior Adviser Policy and Communications

Duncan Sheppard is Senior Adviser Policy and Communications at the Civil Contractors Federation (National).

Duncan has previously held communications and policy positions with several peak national industry bodies with an infrastructure mandate.

He also has previous experience in the Federal Department of Infrastructure portfolio.