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Tom Quinn

Tom is an experienced CEO and Managing Director with a strong track record in engineering, construction, and maintenance sectors. He excels in inclusive leadership, driving growth, and mentoring future leaders.

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Expertise

30+ years
experience

MBA Graduate

Industry
professional

Experienced Board Director

Experience and background

Tom thrives in leading organisations through transition as an established Chair, Director, Executive and Advisor in listed and unlisted organisations leveraging his global expertise in business turnaround and project development. His authentic approach builds executive strength to underpin rapid and sustainable growth with accountable and inclusive cultures for startups, merger/acquisitions and growth projects.

Building successful transitions is the basis of Tom’s portfolio of roles with organisations focused on critical metals, energy transition and social services. Tom draws on his successful executive career as a global business and project leader in the services sector across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and North America as a Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer and Group Vice President, Project Executive in phases of growth, turnaround, merger, and acquisition.

Successful transitions are built on Tom’s personal, authentic approach to build inclusive high performing accountable teams focused on wellbeing, sustainable decision-making, tactical planning, brand marketing and client relationships.

Tom's approach

As a professional coach and mentor, Tom is highly focused on executives’ wellbeing to understand how their professional and personal motivations are in balance. Seeing executives develop into inclusive and courageous growth leaders is a rich reward for this wellbeing approach.

Tom draws out of his coachees a new understanding and belief of what is possible for them as a leader. He draws on his considerable experience as a CEO of major businesses, a senior Macquarie executive and active Board Director leading global businesses through challenge and growth to shape a growth model that is relevant to their own success.

Qualifications and memberships

  • Executive MBA Monash University/Mt. Eliza Business School, 2005
  • Sc. Mech. Eng. (Hons), Monash University, 1987
  • Certificate of Proficiency in Trade of Fitting and Turning, 1984
  • Recognised by Engineers Australia in the Top 100 Influential Engineers in Australia, 2010-2013
  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust)
  • Fellow, Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM)
  • Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)

Personal insights

Tom and his family relish in their Australian and global experiences. Tom enjoys tennis, car restoration and family activities including water-skiing.

What our clients say

Tom’s guidance and counsel over the past year have been invaluable. Tom effortlessly weaved insight from both his extensive executive experience and his hands-on practical management experience into our conversations. This has helped to evolve my approach to leadership as I transitioned into an executive leadership role.

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