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Michael Prictor

CEO

Michael is a highly skilled senior leader with more than three decades of executive-level leadership experience in strategy development, policy formulation, aviation, and crisis management. He has extensive experience leading diverse, multi-disciplinary, multi-national, high-technology organisations. He is currently fulfilling a diverse portfolio of roles, including as an organisational coach for Australian Defence Force leaders, as a defence and security advisor with Australian regional governments, and working with Australia's allies and security partners on organisational reform and organisational design. He has also served as a strategic advisor to Australian businesses seeking to develop domestic and international markets. He previously served a distinguished military career culminating in a high-profile assignment as Deputy Director Strategy, Plans and Policy for United States Central Command, and leading a 30-nation strategic-level think-tank focused on Middle East and South/Central Asia security and socio-political issues. His personal integrity and lifetime record of selfless service, combined with a bias towards action and problem-solving, inspire confidence and build trust in all who work with him.


Expertise

  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Small organisation (1-9 employees)
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (1-9 employees)
  • Government owned organisation/entity
  • Airlines/Aviation
  • Defense & Space
  • Government (state
  • local
  • federal)
  • Human Resources
  • International Affairs
  • Military
  • Professional Training
  • Program Development
  • Public Policy
  • Staffing & Recruiting
  • Think Tanks
  • Governance
  • Change Management
  • Government Relations
  • Human Resources
  • Policy & Regulation
  • Risk
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Chair
  • Non Executive
  • Advisory Board Member
  • CEO
  • Deputy CEO
  • Executive Director
  • Senior Manager
  • Manager

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
Non-Executive DirectorLifeflight Commercial QLD Pty LtdHelicopter rescue and air ambulance
Chair Army Training BoardAustralian ArmyDefence and Security
DirectorCombined Strategic Analysis GroupInternational think tank

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
CEO (Commander)Australian Forces AfghanistanDefence and Security
CEO (Commander)Aviation BrigadeAviation / Defence and Security
CEOAustralian Army Registered Training OrganisationTraining and education