Ex-Adelaide desalination chief joins Singapore’s Hyflux

Milind Kumar, formerly project director of the Adelaide Desalination Plant for South Australia Water, has been appointed to a senior position in Singapore group Hyflux Ltd.

The group has appointed Kumar as senior managing director responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of group projects in India, Middle East and Africa. He will report to Wong Lup Wai, Hyflux group executive vice president and group chief operating officer.

Kumar has over 28 years’ experience in project management, engineering management, construction management and general management in multi-discipline projects in energy, refining, petrochemicals, infrastructure, mining, power generation and water utility sectors. He has worked on large projects in the UK, Australia, India and the Middle East.