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Dante Cremasco.

Principal, Y Block Pty Ltd. More than 25 years in Australian road maintenance, asphalt and infrastructure.

LinkedIn profile

Profile

A career built around the road.

Dante has worked across the operational, commercial and leadership sides of the road sector. His experience runs from national road-services leadership at Downer to chief operating officer responsibilities at LS Quarry, industry leadership through the Australian Flexible Pavement Association, and strategic advisory work across infrastructure.

Y Block is the next chapter: a focused platform for products, plant and practical capability, built around the people and systems that keep roads serviceable.

25+Years in Australian infrastructure
$1.1b → $1.85bRoad services revenue growth over six years
$40m → $150m+EBIT improvement over the same period
2,400People led nationally

Selected history

Roles and industry contribution.

NOW

Principal

Y Block Pty Ltd

Building a focused portfolio across road maintenance, asphalt, machinery, strategy, solutions and sustainability.

ADVISORY

Strategic Advisor, Infrastructure and Road

Shivendra & Co

Advising infrastructure and construction businesses on profitable growth, capacity and operational delivery.

COO

Chief Operating Officer

LS Quarry

Operational leadership in quarrying and infrastructure supply, including securing a $100 million-plus contract for the North East Link project.

2014

Head of Road Services

Downer

Led the national road services business through a period of significant growth: revenue from $1.1 billion to $1.85 billion over six years, EBIT from $40 million to more than $150 million, and a team of 2,400 people.

2022

Chair

Australian Flexible Pavement Association

A long-standing AfPA board member, appointed Chair in 2022 to lead the association through its next phase of industry advocacy and member support.

How he works

Practical, commercial, people-led.

01

Start with the job

The product, plant and commercial model should fit the work — not the other way around.

02

Build the system

Growth holds when the operating model, reporting and decision-making can carry it.

03

Back the people

Roads are delivered by crews and supported by suppliers. Good outcomes depend on both.

Connect

Talk to Dante.

For product partnerships, road maintenance work, machinery or commercial advice, start a conversation with Y Block.

Career summary compiled from public professional and industry information, including Dante's LinkedIn profile and the Australian Flexible Pavement Association's February 2022 appointment announcement.