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Zimi Meka

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Director at C3 Metals
📍 Greater Brisbane Area, Australia

Zimi Meka is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Director of Ausenco, a global engineering and consulting firm he helped grow from a two-person startup in 1991 to a 4,000-person enterprise. A graduate of QUT with a Bachelor of Engineering, he is an Engineers Australia Hall of Fame inductee, specializing in the minerals and metals sector.

Described as a charismatic leader and a natural storyteller, Zimi is passionate about building strong teams and developing young talent. He channels this commitment through his role as Chairman of the Ausenco Foundation, which supports community, STEM, and Indigenous programs. He sits on the Great Barrier Reef Chairmans Panel.

He co-founded Ausenco at age 30, believing there was a better way to deliver value and make a difference in the engineering industry.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Brisbane Area, Australia
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Priorities

Topics Zimi cares about

Mining Industry
With over 40 years of experience, he is deeply passionate about the industry and has recently shared stories and business lessons on the "Money of Mine" podcast.
Critical Minerals
Recently participated in a panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference discussing cross-border investment to secure minerals for the green energy transition.
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Career

Work history

5-2018
Director
C3 Metals
1-2012
Chairman Ausenco Foundation
Ausenco
8-1991
Co Founder, CEO and Managing Director at Ausenco Limited
Ausenco
In the press

Media appearances

Zimi Meka, CEO and Managing Director of Ausenco to Chair the Australia – Peru Business Council (APBC). Featured in Australia‑Latin America Business Council (ALABC)
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Carube Copper Strengthens Board and Positions for Growth. Featured in C3 Metals Inc. (Newsfile Corp.)
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
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