EDWARDS, Kimberley (1951-2021)

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EDWARDS, Kimberley (1951-2021)

Kim Edwards was a man of vision and would see those ideas to fruition. The founding CEO of Transurban, Kim was part of the transformation of Melbourne with Citylink.

Born in Nhill in February 1951, Kim’s parents ran a shoe shop. He travelled to Geelong for his education, boarding at Geelong College from 1965-1968. Here Kim met lifelong friend, Bruce Plain, and they enjoyed talking about politics and the economy.

Kim went on the study engineering at Monash, graduating in 1973. He worked for a short time in Melbourne before moving to London in search of larger projects. His search was successful and after returning to study an MBA, Kim’s career grew. After working on the Southgate development, he joined the bid for Citylink.

Kim became the founding CEO of Transurban in 1994 which owns and operated Citylink. He took the company to Sydney and the US, retiring in 2008.

Kim was married to Jan who supported him through all his endeavours. Following his retirement Kim helped with the recovery following Black Saturday. Then after his cancer diagnosis he worked with researchers and set up a prostate cancer charity.

Kim passed away 4 March 2021 in Bangkok, aged 70 years.

Sources: The Age 24 March 2021, 26 March 2021, Pegasus, OGC 1965.