Colin
COLIN J.
Colin has over 30 years of senior management experience in a range of industries predominately in the private sector, as a senior executive in two of the world’s largest automotive companies, Nippondenso – Toyota Motors Group and Paccar (both Fortune 500 Global Companies).
He was CEO of one of the largest private training institutes in Australia for a number of years before moving in to the policy and administration area of the Australian Governments Department of Education, Science and Training, where he was a major contributor to policy development, strategic planning and implementation of a number of new programmes and reforms to the Vocational Education & Training sector.
Colin has had major roles in the Dubai Holding and Dubai Properties Leadership Development Programmes as well as the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development, where he was both Project Director and a Coach/Mentor to many of the future leaders of these great organisations.
Colin also works with a range of organisations to enhance their practices in HR, Performance Management, Leadership Development, Communication and Strategy.
Colin’s mission statement is a simple one – “Helping our clients be the best they can be.”
Colin has worked extensively with Gulf Nationals and has built a deep understanding and respect for the cultural aspects pertinent to the region. Some of the organisations that Colin has delivered services for include;
Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Leadership Development / UAE Federal Authority for Human Resources / National Commercial Bank (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) / Dubai Holding – Future Leaders Programme / A W Rostamani – Executive Leadership Programme / GE Healthcare / New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (also comprising the NZ Consulate General) / Dubai Property Group – High Potential Leaders Programme / Department of Economic Development – Dubai / Gasco – Abu Dhabi / ADCO – Abu Dhabi / First Gulf Bank etc.
Complimenting this commercial experience Colin has also had over 15 years training and development experience as an Officer within the Australian Defence Force working with Australian Defence Cadets; specifically in the area of leadership development for young Officers.
Current and past associations include The International Coaching Federation / Member of the CEO Institute / Member Australian Institute of Management etc.
Colin brings extensive cross cultural and cross functional experience as well as a strong sense of belief in creating sustainable structures to assist in the growth of people as well as organizations.