Hannover was founded in 2009 by Susanna Zaleski. Growing up in Hannover, Germany, Susanna experienced first hand the profound impact public transport can have on the liveability of a city and the daily lifestyle of those that live in it. Driven by a resulting passion for the transport industry, she set out to provide much needed expertise to support organisations in the fast-paced and ever-changing transport landscape.
Initially focused on rail operational advisory in Australia and Germany, the company quickly gained a reputation for delivering high-quality advice and grew rapidly as a result, taking on large scale and high profile public projects. Today, the company is a prominent provider of transport advisory services in Australia and is known for its commitment to excellence and ability to deliver results.
A commitment to making daily life better remains central to all Hannover do, as they strive to help people and goods move more sustainably and efficiently.
Our Team
A diverse group of professionals with over 100 years of combined expertise, combining rail, business, consultancy, and project management skills. Coming together to translate complex concepts into clear and actionable advice.
Susanna Zaleski
Susanna brings a wealth of international experience in project planning, definition and delivery to the rail sector, having led teams as a Project Director, Senior Project Manager and Technical Lead. Her deep expertise in rail service planning and operations is balanced by a high level of customer focus, laying the strong foundations needed to achieve high-quality outcomes for the projects she defines.
Susanna has a strong track record of building and empowering professional teams, winning successful bids and possesses business development expertise. Susanna is a successful and dedicated people manager, empowering her staff to deliver effective results under pressure.
Matt Hinchcliffe
Matt Hinchcliffe is a highly skilled rail specialist with experience in rail operations, commercial, project and people management. He has over 25 years of senior management experience in Australia and the United Kingdom, having led extensive operational, project and consulting teams in very demanding environments.
Matt has delivered major rollingstock and infrastructure programs and has extensive experience in rail operations and maintenance, business case development, operational readiness phase planning and execution, as well as train operations and company safety compliance, restructuring and reform.
Di Gallie-James
Di has over seventeen years of experience consulting on engineering projects within project management and project delivery teams. Her focus has been rail transportation projects which have taken her to the United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa and Australia. Her skills lie in contract management, contract administration, project management, project controls, budget control, procurement support, tender evaluation and stakeholder management. Di’s technical offering includes contract compliance reviews and quality compliance reviews, drafting of technical specifications, maintenance manuals and assurance plans, performance monitoring and improvement, data analysis, and train system design assessments.
Jorge Houdely
Jorge possesses extensive management consultant and project management experience, particularly in driving business development and initiatives that deliver ongoing business growth. He is highly skilled at creating innovative solutions and strategic approaches that engage effectively with stakeholders while managing projects in different industries. He leads from the front and establishes high-performance communication, inspiring team members to consistently exceed expectations and work towards program requirements. Jorge draws from agile and waterfall project management methodologies, ensuring risks are permanently mitigated, while identifying and managing stakeholders’ needs.
Kate Michael
Kate has 15 years of consulting experience, working in establishing and delivering projects in both analyst and project management roles across health and transport sectors. Kate’s experience includes: preparing bids, developing business cases, stakeholder consultation, asset management assessments and advice, commercial negotiations, contract administration and contract reviews. Kate is also highly skilled in procurement management, having assisted clients in preparing business requirements, tender documentation and working through the evaluation and award processes. Kate deeply understands the assurance and funding processes within the government well, having developed numerous business cases from specification through to funding approval.
Adam Sacca
Adam is a dynamic and accomplished leader with a proven track record of successfully delivering results on major programs and projects across Australia, New Zealand, the USA and the Middle East. His experience spans global and national roles, working with large and small enterprises to build internal capacity and advise all tiers of government and executives. Prior roles include a Global Director for AECOM’s Global Program Management business line and a Principal Manager on the Sydney Metro West Program. He excels in program management, governance, performance management, organisational design, policy development, strategic advisory, stakeholder management and operations.
Caillan Fellows
Caillan is a proactive and inquisitive systems thinker. Having recently completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, he has several academic publications in the areas of Australian local government performance, public economics and econometric methods and has experience in applying statistical techniques. With expert skills in data analysis and a keen eye for optimisation, he approaches challenges with economic perspectives in order to break down difficult problems in a logical manner. Caillan is a formidable addition to any team that is seeking to develop complex technical documentation, compile and present research findings or process and analyse challenging data sets with accuracy and speed.