About Us

Bryan was a partner of legal firm Freehill, Hollingdale & Page (now Herbert Smith Freehills) for 14 years before joining Macquarie Bank as a Divisional Director working primarily on major infrastructure projects.

Bryan has held non-executive board positions on two ASX listed companies: Recruiters Australia Limited [ASX : RAL] and Wridgways Australia Limited [ASX: WWA] and was Chairman of Wridgways leading into its buy-out and de-listing in 2011. Bryan is currently non-executive director of LJ Hooker; non-executive director of real estate technology company Nurture cloud Technologies and Chairman of broadband services provider GET Mutual Communications.

Bryan has had a long-standing interest in the promotion and development of indigenous businesses (having first represented the Northern Land Council in negotiations with mining companies in the 1980s) and through his involvement (as a director of the U Hooker Foundation) with the Culture College Arnhem Land Corporation.

Adrienne Revai has a distinguished history of working with leadership teams to enable them to effectively set and implement national strategies, including the broader business support functions of Human Resources, Marketing, IT, Administration, Legal and Compliance, and Finance functions.

Chris Hunt has more than 30 years of experience in Facilities Management and worked in the UK, SE Asia, Australia, and India. In 2004 Chris was appointed by the Australian Department of Industry to participate in the Facility Management Action Agenda. His role with the Strategic Industry Leaders Group led to him being recognised as an industry leader and he is Chairman of the Education and Training Working Group. Chris was Chairman of the Facility Management Association of Australia from 2012-2015 and is a current member of the Board of Directors.

Darren Godwell is a descendant of the Kokoberren peoples of north Queensland. He is one of Australia’s most experienced and well-credentialed Indigenous executives. Through nearly three decades Darren has worked to build impactful Indigenous initiatives that create greater Indigenous economic prosperity and wealth. Darren currently serves on National Australia Bank’s Indigenous Advisory Group; the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) appointed Darren to the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETECA) Interim Body and former-Minister Ken Wyatt MP appointed Darren Co-Chair of the Ministerial National Indigenous Reference Group. In 2022, the Australian Institute for International Affairs appointed Darren a Fellow in recognition of his leadership to secure Indigenous inclusion in Australian international affairs.

Nick Moore brings an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience to Evolve FM, after having spent over a decade in leadership roles in the Facility Management industry.

During this time, he has worked in private, listed, and multinational companies in the areas of workplace solutions, facilities management, corporate real estate, and project delivery services to a broad range of clients.

Nick is also the past serving Chair of the NSW Branch of the Facility Management Association of Australia.

Nick also represents Evolve FM’s minority shareholder Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) where he is the Australasian Head of Sales.

Troy Rugless founded PSG Holdings in partnership with Shane Jacobs in 2011 and currently resides as PSG Holdings CEO, Director, Business Development Manager, Company Cultural Leader and Indigenous Business Mentor. Troy’s Indigenous heritage is from the Wiradjuri people who were the first inhabitants of central western NSW. Troy ensures that PSG Holdings thrives based on a culture of respect, humility, ingenuity and hard work and that these values pervade all aspects of the business.

Maria Sievers is a descendant of the Wambaya people from the Barkly Tablelands, NT. Her ability to effectively connect with stakeholders and build trust ensures the change initiatives she is working on gain momentum from the outset. Maria has taken the lead in supporting executives and leaders of organisations to drive and implement effective change reforms for many years. Her inclusive style means stakeholders are engaged early and empowered to affect positive change by creating the space for leaders and teams to thrive and innovate.

With a learned understanding that change only happens when people buy into it. Maria utilises her expertise in Coaching, Change Management, Behavioural Psychology and Wellbeing by introducing considered strategies to manage change, resulting in the positive take-up of significant change initiatives. From social policy, digital transformation, strategic alignment, high performing teams, operating environments, and culture across federal Government, private and multi-national organisations.

John Owens was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Evolve FM in March 2023.

A former Army officer, John joined the Australian Public Service (APS) in 1999 and went on to serve as Head Infrastructure Division in Defence from January 2008 until September 2013, as well as First Assistant Secretary Property and Construction Division at the Department of Finance from September 2013 to March 2015.

He left the APS and joined Indigenous-owned construction and services company Pacific Services Group Holdings (PSGH) in mid-2015 and was appointed as the first CEO of Evolve FM when PSGH established the company in a joint venture with global property services company JLL in 2016.

In August 2017, John left Evolve FM to become Associate Vice President Campus Estate at the University of Canberra, where he was responsible for all facilities and property-related planning, projects, and services for over 5 years.

John is enjoying his return to Evolve FM and leading the firm on the next stage of its successful journey building on the work of his predecessor, Amy Castro, who established a strong foundation for future success.

He is committed to working with the staff, clients, and stakeholders to continue to build “equity through opportunity”, using first class facilities management services to provide employment and commercial opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Rajesh is a seasoned professional with a strong financial and operational understanding of Government property requirements.

For the past 13 years in senior roles in the private sector, Raj has delivered excellent commercial outcomes for his employers by providing strategic solutions to various Government entities in the management of their property portfolio.

Raj’s previous experience includes 2 years in consulting with Synergy Group, where he played a major part in an EOI and RFT process that enabled the TGA to secure a lease that would not only give them a brand new office and state of the art laboratory but also save them $101M over the term of the lease. Prior to that as a part of the senior leadership team at JLL, Raj’s role included the solutioning and pricing for several high value government facilities management contracts. This role required an in-depth knowledge of facilities management, sub-contractor management, help desk, leasing, and finance. Raj also lead a team of 20+ in the delivery of the financial management for more than $1.5 Billion of property related expenses.

Raj’s key skills and services include Contract Negotiation, Solutioning, Stakeholder Management, Service Delivery, Savings Identification, Performance Management and Governance and Assurance. Raj possesses a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and has an ACT Real Estate Licence.