Join this online lunch and learn session with a Procurement Leader who will be answering questions about their role, their career and their lessons learn.

The SA Committee are please to host their next session with Lee Houlson, FCIPS - Director, Commercial Australia Defence & Security Solution, at KBR.

Event Details:

📅 Date: Tuesday 21 October 2025

🕒 Time: 12:30pm - 1:15pm (ACDT)

📍 Location: Zoom - an access link will be delivered via email prior to the event.

Event Speaker:

Lee Houlson, FCIPS - Director, Commercial Australia Defence & Security Solutions, KBR

Lee Houlson is a highly qualified commercial, procurement, and risk management professional with over 30 years of experience. She has worked with blue-chip clients across various industries, including commercial construction, electricity infrastructure, oil and gas production, mining, aviation, and defence. Her career spans from small local enterprises to industry-leading global companies.

Lee joined KBR as Commercial Director, Australia Defence and Security Solutions in February 2024.

As an experienced contracts specialist, she excels in developing commercial solutions for complex, performance-based projects exceeding $1 billion in value. Her broad experience from both customer and supplier perspectives has seen her lead commercial and procurement functions operationally and functionally, including the delivery of cross-functional improvement activities and project implementations.

Lee began her career with a Bachelor of Applied Science, before earning an MBA and Graduate Diploma of Commercial Law through Deakin University. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (FCIPS).

KBR helps ensure mission success on land, air, sea, space and cyberspace for its customers. KBR’s areas of expertise include engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity. For more than 60 years, KBR has successfully supported delivery of some of Australia’s most complex and largest nation building projects.

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