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Name Max Bergomi

Company Tempo Australia

Position CEO &

Managing Director

HQ Perth, Australia

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW

W

hen Charlie Bontempo co-founded resource services

company Tempo Australia in 2011, he had a vision to shake

up the traditional culture of the construction and services

industry and to drive productivity in a company from the

bottom up. Being placed in the tough resources industry,

from the very beginning Charlie wanted to differentiate Tempo by offering

quality, efficiency and safety. It was this vision that drew current Tempo CEO and

Managing Director, Max Bergomi, to his role with the company in early 2016.

“I got to know Charlie before joining and I loved his leadership philosophy,”

says Max. “He very much believes in listening to the feedback from his

workforce, essentially making Tempo a bottom-up organisation. This is also

something I’m really pushing; it resonates with me.”

On a more personal level, Max says, “I was interested in joining an organisation

that was effectively a start-up, and building it up from the grassroots. So I was

really excited about the opportunity at Tempo. The company was just three

Quality client service and strong leadership from CEO

and Managing Director, Max Bergomi, will ensure Tempo

Australia stays one step ahead as it grows and diversifies.

IMAGES DAVID BROADWAY

Setting

the tempo