Incitec Pivot Ltd. (IPL), Southbank, Victoria, reports that Alan Grace, who has been the president of global manufacturing and corporate HSE, will retire at the end of the year. IPL said this follows the successful oversight of the Waggaman, La. (WALA), project. Tim Wall has been appointed to succeed Grace, and will join IPL on Nov. 1.
Wall has had a 30-year career holding senior executive positions in operations, reliability, safety & risk, supply, engineering, and project management, primarily in the global oil and gas industry. He has worked internationally and in Australia, and is currently general manager, manufacturing, at Caltex. He has held non-executive director roles in the refining industry. He is currently a board member of the National Association of Women in Operations.
Wall is a Chartered Professional Engineer (Electrical) with First Class Honors and a University Medal, a registered professional engineer in Queensland, and a graduate member of the AICD.