Following the successful acquisition by the Webuild Group in February 2023, Clough has become the Australian subsidiary of Webuild, the global construction leader. 

Clough is pleased to introduce its executive leadership team, which will manage the business through this new and exciting phase of growth and transformation. Peter Bennett, Clough’s long-standing CEO continues in this role, reporting to Marco Assorati, the Executive President for Clough.

Marco comes to Clough from Webuild, with over 25 years of experience in the business. During his career, Marco has held a wide range of management roles across the world overseeing projects in a vast scope of markets including metros, railways, tunnels, roads, bridges and hydroelectric power plants.

Whilst in his most current role at Webuild SPA as Executive Director Asia Pacific, Marco has overseen Webuild’s growth in Australia, leading the local team in the successful bid for Snowy 2.0, the largest pumped hydro project in Australia, North East Link in Melbourne, the largest private-public partnership project in Australia’s history, and Western Sydney Metro Stations, Systems, Trains, Operations and Maintenance, the single largest contract ever awarded by Sydney Metro.

Peter Bennett said: “I am pleased to continue working closely with Marco as Clough embarks on the newest chapter in our 104-year history, delivering some of the largest projects in Australia. We started working alongside each other in 2017, as Webuild and Clough formed a number of Joint Ventures in pursuit of projects on the East Coast, most notably Snowy 2.0 and Inland Rail. Now joined together in a single entity, we are well-positioned to combine our innovation, processes, and initiatives of both companies to provide exceptional solutions to our clients and partners, and continue our legacy as an employer of choice to our people.”

Marco Assorati added: “To be a leader at Clough during this time of exponential growth and transformation is an opportunity I am very excited about. I am pleased to be working with Peter and the entire Clough leadership team and look forward to the many successes ahead of us with Clough now the platform for Webuild in Australia.”

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About Clough 

Clough is a pioneering project delivery company that harnesses innovative engineering and construction solutions to improve peoples’ lives today and tomorrow.

Clough delivers high performing assets for the energy, resources and infrastructure industries, underpinned by a dedication to innovation, sustainability and getting the job done safely and efficiently.

With a workforce of over 3,000 people across Australia and Asia Pacific, Clough’s people are committed to delivering exceptional projects for its industries and communities, as a partner for a sustainable future.

About Webuild 

Webuild is a global leader in the design and construction of large, complex projects in the sectors of sustainable mobility (rail, metro, bridges, roads, ports), hydropower (dams, power plants), water (treatment and desalination plants, wastewater management, irrigation dams) and green buildings (civil and industrial buildings, airports, stadiums, hospitals). It supports clients in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations. The recognised leader in infrastructure for the water sector, it operates in 50 countries, generating 70 percent of its revenues from international markets. It has 83,000 direct and indirect employees from 100 nationalities, and a supply chain of more than 17,500 businesses.  In its 117 years of applied engineering on more than 3,200 projects, the Group has built 14,118 kilometres of rail and metro lines, 82,509 kilometres of roads and highways, 1,018 kilometres of bridges and viaducts, 3,396 kilometres of tunnels, and 313 dams and hydropower plants. Projects include the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge, the second Panama Canal, the Lake Mead Third Intake hydraulic project near Las Vegas in the United States, the Airport Line in Perth, Australia and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens. Projects under construction include the Brenner Base Tunnel, Line 4 of the Milan metro system, the Terzo Valico dei Giovi-Nodo di Genova in Italy, and the North East Link of Melbourne in Australia. In 2022, the Group had revenues of €8.2 billion, total orders worth more than €53 billion, and projects that will help reduce annual CO2 emissions by 25 million tonnes. Webuild, subject to the direction and coordination of Salini Costruttori S.p.A., is headquartered in Italy and is listed on the Milan stock exchange (WBD; WBD.MI; WBD:IM). Since 2021, it is member of the MIB ESG, the index of Italian companies with the best ESG practices.