Asked if Hansen Yuncken,which is profitable and last year booked $1 billion in revenue,is thinking about joining the rush of companies floating on the stock exchange,Ms Hansen gave a simple answer:''No.''
She said staying private kept the company''nimble and light-footed''and financial accounts filed with the corporate regulator show its balance sheet is robust.
In the 2013 financial year Hansen Yuncken turned a profit of $11 million,up from $4.6 million the previous year. It had cash in the bank of $273 million and no bank debt.
On Wednesday,Ms Hansen joins the board as an executive director,alongside her brother Richard and father Peter.
The other directors are chief executive Joe Barr,former ASX director Clive Batrouney,architect Tim Shannon and two members of the Beslich family,Ron Beslich and chairman David Beslich.
Ms Hansen will retain her role as Victorian business development manager.
While she has been in the business for 18 years and has acted as Peter Hansen's alternate since 2006,she admits that if she hadn't been born into the construction industry it would''not necessarily''have been where she ended up.''It's not a top choice,often,for girls when they leave school,''she said.