Tim Plenderleith

Sector Lead, Manufacturing & Life Sciences

KPMG Australia

Tim is a partner in the Engineering & Asset Management team within KPMG's Infrastructure, Assets & Places division, and is the sector lead for manufacturing and life sciences.

For more than 20 years, Tim has driven operational efficiency, creating a positive impact on the balance sheet for local and international companies with complex operations and asset bases. Tim is passionate about leading diverse teams of specialists and co-designing outcomes with industry to ensure responsible, sustainable and profitable business growth and transformation is achieved together with reducing carbon footprint and delivering on ESG strategies.

Tim’s experience spans the agricultural, food & beverage, manufacturing, heavy industrial, pharmaceutical, electronics and telecommunications industries throughout Australia, New Zealand Asia and Africa and have been involved in advising clients on matters of business strategy and development, supply chain improvement, operational efficiency, project design and delivery strategy.

  • Climate change policy
  • Corporate responsibility reporting
  • ESG
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Infrastructure management
  • Life Sciences
  • Operational efficiency, strategy
  • Strategy and Operations
  • Sustainability
  • Transformation
  • Bachelor of Engineering – Civil (Hons), The University of Melbourne 1999

  • Member Engineers Australia (MIEAust)

  • Member Australian Institute of Project Management (MAIPM)

  • Registered Building Practitioner (RBP)

  • AW Roberts Award for Contribution to Bulk Materials Handling Industry, 2008

  • Engineers Australia Victoria Division Committee