OBITUARY

David Singleton died on 18/11/2024

David Singleton was elected to the Academy in 2003 in recognition of his leadership of international engineering firm Arup, and his special skills in transportation engineering.

He played an important role in the growth of Arup into a global consulting firm through a number of roles including as CEO of Arup Australasia and as Chairman of Global Infrastructure in the UK. He was five times named among the 100 Most Influential Engineers in Australia by Engineers Australia.

A person with a keen interest in technological aid for developing countries, he was also particularly interested in drawing the engineering profession together as Director of Standards Australia and through leadership in Engineers Australia, the Swinburne University of Technology Board, the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia.

A long-time advocate for engineering, he was highly regarded as a mentor, visionary leader and supporter of the broader engineering industry.

David Singleton is a world leading consulting engineer who heads a major practice in Australia, and has special skills in the field of transportation engineering. The projects he has headed have had national impact in Australia. He participates in engineering worldwide, as Global Board Director of one of the great international firms.

While he has a special interest in drawing the engineering profession together and has contributed significantly to its learned body affairs, it is a person with a keen interest in technological aid for developing countries that he has contributed much.