New senior roles as Plenary sets sights on global growth

ASIA PACIFIC, MIDDLE EAST, UK and EUROPE – Plenary Group has announced a revised senior management structure, effective 1 July 2025 and aligning with Chief Investment Officer Paul Crowe succeeding David Lamming as Chief Executive Officer.

The new roles within Plenary’s senior management structure:

• Patrick Lauren, Chief Investment Officer
• Chi-Ling Looi, CEO of Plenary Asia and Group Head of Debt
• Damien Augustinus, Group Head of Infrastructure
• Sergio Calcarao, Group Head of Development
• Warwick Taylor, Group Head of Strategy and Corporate Development

Plenary has also announced three additional promotions. Lee Burnell and Carl Retschko have been appointed Co-Heads of Origination for Asia Pacific – leading core infrastructure origination activities within the region – and George Rolfe has been named Head of Property, leading Plenary’s property pursuits.

Mr Lamming remains with the business as a member of the group board, and as chair of both Plenary Middle East and Plenary’s UK and Europe business.

All appointments will continue to work alongside the existing senior management teams in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and UK and Europe.

Mr Crowe said all new roles reflect Plenary’s strong focus on developing its own talent and focus on succession planning.

“We have created global teams centered around our core value propositions, leveraging our in-country expertise while strengthening our governance and investment decision making,” Mr Crowe said.

“The revised structure enables us to support our senior management teams in each region and drive growth in new markets we have identified around the world, while maintaining our leading position in existing markets such as Australia and the Middle East.

“The coming years present a strong pipeline for the core infrastructure business and property pursuits in existing and new markets, and the team is perfectly positioned to lead the company through our next phase of growth.”

Plenary Americas remains separate to Plenary Group by way of its majority ownership and separate management. View the Plenary Americas senior management team.