Ross Carroll is the former managing director of Macmahon Holdings. Mr Carroll joined Macmahon as chief financial officer in 2006 and was promoted to chief operating officer - mining in early 2011, before taking up the chief position in September 2012. Prior to this he was CFO of Woodside Petroleum. Mr Carroll also spent 18 years at BHP Billiton, including as iron ore vice president commercial and petroleum vice president finance and planning Americas, based in Houston. He began his career in 1985 at Foster's Brewing Group (formerly Elders IXL). Mr Carroll is a board member of the Australian Constructors Association.