ART is a Lighthouse Industries Company - a specialist platform dedicated to coordinating and scaling essential energy infrastructure services capabilities to meet demand, unlock critical industry bottlenecks, and deliver superior commercial outcomes in the energy transition.
Mark Southby
Mark assumes the role of CEO of ART Group having demonstrated market leading performance over two decades in the tower industry supporting tier-1 clients both domestically and internationally.
Mark is the immediate past CEO of a leading independent tower rigging and field services.
Mark has worked across Asia Pacific in a variety of leadership roles leading large-scale tower deployments and was a foundational executive supporting the Stilmark tower delivery program across Australia – at the time one of the largest ever independent tower build programs in Australia.
Juanita Alcantara
With a strong foundation in manufacturing engineering with over 20 years of experience in both the automotive and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industries. Juanita has overseen Assembly, Plastics molding, and Paint plants across diverse global locations, including Australia, Thailand, and the USA. Juanita’s skill set includes proficiency in lean manufacturing systems, product launch, and quality processes. Juanita is the National Manufacturing Manager, supporting the scale up of outstanding Australian sovereign manufacturers in the energy industry.
Aaron Piper
Aaron brings a strong background in financial management with experience in leading finance departments within the infrastructure industry. With a deep understanding of financial principles, he is accomplished in managing complex financial operations and strategic planning.
He is currently undertaking the CPA Australia program, which he will complete in November 2024.
Aaron’s extensive knowledge of financial systems and controls within this sector has been pivotal in driving the financial stability and growth of the organisations he has served.
Richard Phillips
Richard lead’s Lighthouse having relocated from Detroit as the immediate past Vice President of global manufacturing engineering at General Motors. In the global role Richard oversaw the accelerated conversion of GM’s global manufacturing and tooling footprint to Electric Vehicles.
Richard has a passion for innovation and manufacturing as a source of competitive advantage and previously held responsibility for all General Motors Holden Australia manufacturing activity, in addition to leading General Motors South East Asia manufacturing operations including Thailand & Vietnam over a distinguished 30 year career in automotive manufacturing.
Paul Butterworth
Paul has over 25 years as a Sales and go to market executive and now leads Lighthouse customer revenue partnerships. Paul has extensive knowledge of critical infrastructure markets, having led multiple startups and scales up in Telco and Energy across Asia Pacific. Most recently as VP APAC for Project and Asset management platform, building customer relationships and partnerships across Australia, NZ and Asia with the region’s largest TowerCo’s, EV Deployments and Renewables projects.
Dr Matthew Bechly
Matthew has a PhD in wind energy and is the immediate past CEO for ART Group, the Australian leader in turn-key wind system monitoring design, engineering, Install and Maintenance.
Matthew led major divisions for DNV GL Renewables Advisory in the Pacific region, responsible for all power performance measurements in Australasia + wind and solar services and data validation.
Matt has worked on a wide range of wind energy projects in Australasia, Asia, India, Europe and the USA and is a founding board member of the Australian Wind Energy Association.