Allard Nooy joined Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) as President Asia in June 2022 and has overall accountability for the company’s developments and investments in Asia. Allard has been based in Asia for nearly 30 years and has strategic executive leadership experience in the infrastructure sector in emerging and frontier markets. He has successfully led and acquired infrastructure, energy and environmental companies and his key focus has been on the development and implementation of growth strategies. 

He has been accountable for the financing and creation of new assets and the implementation of energy and infrastructure projects. The format of these projects varied widely and included private public partnerships (PPP) and build own operate transfer (BOOT) structures in the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors. 

Allard’s previous roles include CEO InfraCo Asia, a commercially managed sustainable infrastructure development and investment company headquartered in Singapore active in 12 South and Southeast Asian countries, CEO of Jindal Aquasource and Jindal Ecopolis in New Delhi, India; President Asia Pacific at Covanta Energy Corporation (the world’s largest energy from waste company) based in Shanghai, China; Regional Director Infrastructure Development and Country Director China, for the Leighton Group in Asia; Regional Director, Greater China at Thames Water International in Hong Kong SAR; and Country Manager of Vermeer–Ballast Nedam, while based in Vietnam.  

In addition to his full-time role, Allard lectures at the Singapore Management University (SMU) a Public Private Partnership Program.  Previously he lectured at the National University of Singapore (NUS) a Project Finance Academy Program. 

He holds a BSc (Eng) in engineering management and an MBA in international business.