June 2010
A man who has designed and managed some of the largest projects ever undertaken by K E Brown Electrical Switchboards has been appointed Operations Manager of the Warriewood manufacturing facility.
Mr Sean Peacock has 10 years' service with KEB, dealing with major challenges facing leaders of industry and commerce, including achieving environmental, energy conservation and safety targets while consistently achieving complex objectives and avoiding downtime.
He was most recently Engineering Services Manager for KEB and integrally involved in such major projects as the new Defence Headquarters at Bungendore, the Westpac KENs project, Nextgen data centre, Norwest Data Centre, Rouse Hill Town Centre and IBM projects.
KEB Chairman Dr Stephen van der Mye says Mr Peacock's promotion was richly deserved and totally in accord with the philosophy of the company and Company Founder Mr Ken Brown.
Sean Peacock succeeds his colleague Mr Peter Silsby, who leaves after considerable service. Sean is ideally equipped to advance with KEB under the direction of our new General Manager, Mr Bob Day, who, like the entire KEB team of 70+ dedicated people, is imbued with the spirit of customer-responsive engineering excellence that has won the company extensive appreciation and loyalty from its customers.
KEB provides custom-engineered low voltage switchboards to companies as diverse as BHP Billiton and IBM;
Sean PeacockABN Amro and Bovis Lend Lease; CSR and AMP; Sydney Water and Woolworths; Alcatel and EDS; Leighton Contractors and Lucent Technologies; McDonalds and Optus Vision; and some of the country's leading hospitals, hotels, telecoms and banks.
Mr Peacock - whose engineering experience also includes Coca Cola Amatil plants - said he was delighted to be joining KEB's expanded management team, building on the company's traditional strengths and adding new capabilities as it expands.
"We are especially enthusiastic to advance our efficient, safety-oriented and low-maintenance technologies in such areas as energy conservation, green buildings and the response of industry and commerce to the energy and environmental challenges of our time."
