General Peter Cosgrove joins Cardno

General Peter Cosgrove AC, MC has joined infrastructure services company Cardno Limited as a non executive director.

Cardno Chairman, John Massey announced the appointment today and said that Cosgrove's extensive experience will be invaluable as the company continues its successful growth strategy both in Australia and internationally.

"We welcome General Cosgrove's decision to add his skills to our board as we continue to convert the many good opportunities for Cardno's expansion through organic growth and acquisitions," Massey said.

"General Cosgrove has an incredibly broad range of experiences, including his demonstrated abilities in leadership, logistics, project management, developing countries and geo-political activities, which are particularly relevant to the growth of both our international development assistance and engineering infrastructure divisions."