Hello, I'm Michael

With over 10 years of executive leadership experience in marketing and sales, I am passionate about driving growth and quality for organizations that make a positive impact in the community.

I leverage my skills in new business development, customer relationship management, process improvement, and media partnerships to generate strong and targeted leads, discover new markets, and build relationships that enhance the organizational outcomes. I also have a strong product marketing focus and a brand building specialty that help me create and deliver effective campaigns that reach the right customers at the right time. Additionally, I have extensive experience in sports sponsorship, fundraising, and change management that enable me to secure and sustain resources and partnerships for organisations.

My Story

Michael is an experience senior leader with a range of commercial, not-for-profit and Directorship experience in SA over the past 30 years.

Promoted to the Chief Executive Officer of Lutheran Disability Services, he is passionate about provide safe and secure accommodation for people living with disability and ensuring that the NDIS remains sustainable and provides quality outcomes for participants and the organisations that support them.

Prior to commencing as the Lutheran Disability Services CEO, Michael was the Chief Operating Officer responsible for quality & safeguarding, COVID response, people and culture, marketing and strategy.

Michael joined the sector in 2018 with a short stint at Bedford before commencing at LDS. Prior to joining the sector Michael had a very successful commercial career at RAA with roles leading the Marketing, Sales and Business Development teams.

The desire to join the disability sector was to bring commercial outcomes that combine heart and sustainability to support some of the most vulnerable people in our community. Having found this purpose at Lutheran Disability Services he has been able to combine commercial acumen with not-for-profit heart to help grow the impact of the brand for clients.

Michael’s undergraduate degree is in Theology (Flinders) and he has undertaken further study at UniSA with a Masters of Business Administration and an Emerging Leaders short course at ESADE University in Barcelona.