'EAP line off the hook': Inside top defence contractor Ventia's day from hell as staff reveal the execs axed in redundancies - and the boss on 'extended stress leave'

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Inside its North Sydney HQ, Ventia staff say news of the restructure came in a far more personal way. Insiders now identify the senior figures affected and the turmoil that followed.

Published: 12:50 GMT, 15 November 2026 | Updated: 13:07 GMT, 15 November 2026

Ventia is reeling after a catastrophic start to the week, as news of a restructure saw the infrastructure services provider haemorrhage market value - with staff arriving at work only to be told 'you're done'.

On Monday morning, Ventia dropped the bomb that it was restructuring, opening the door to a mass sell-off of shares, making the company, known for managing the day-to-day operations of ADF bases, the ASX 200's worst performer of the day.

Two hours before the market opened, the major contractor announced it would 'reduce its number of operating sectors' and 'streamline its corporate functions' in a restructure expected to cost $30million, but deliver annualised savings of $60million by December 2027.

The new model, which takes effect on December 1, will see business models consolidated into Defence and National Resilience, Energy and Digital Infrastructure, and Water, Transport and Social Infrastructure.

Notably, Telecommunications, which has traditionally been Ventia's most profitable stream, will be folded into the Energy and Digital Infrastructure sector.

According to the company's release, the restructure follows a ten-week review by newly minted CEO Mark Ralston, who took over from Dean Banks on September 1.

Monday's announcement also came with a revenue warning that Ventia's second-half revenue was going backwards and was expected to fall below the same time last year.

The decline was attributed to expected work being pushed back, key projects not being awarded yet, and 'challenging' conditions within the telecommunications and energy sectors.

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