David Powell

Seasoned D & C-Level Executive (FIML) I Board Director (MAICD) I Servant/Transformational Leader (MAHRI) & MBA (Leadership) Candidate. I am a values-driven leader with over 20 years of diverse management and executive experience encompassing CX, disability, youth justice, government, community sector and transformative leadership. I have led and grown sustainable businesses across Queensland through significant technological, economic and regulatory ambiguity and reform. Holding a demonstrated record of disruptive collaboration to create best practice governance, quality, risk and compliance management, strategy development and implementation; leading workgroups and organisations to achieve key performance indicators, sustainability and HR and IR milestones. Appointed as CEO of Warrina Services, who have provided quality disability support to people living in the Darling Downs on Giabal Country since 1986 and working with the Board of Management as an Independent Board Director with the purpose of being a provider and employer of choice. A significant proportion of my career has been leading and delivering transformative change, based on establishing and sharing an agreed vision and strategy, developing a positive empowered learning culture, working inclusively with individuals and teams, developing people, and motivating teams to succeed in delivering quality customer service and achieving organisational strategic goals. With a diverse business acumen skill set including communications, people and culture, operations/service delivery, asset management, quality, risk and compliance and financial management. A community partner, working with key stakeholders, customers/clients, employees, industry colleagues and government to achieve mutually successful outcomes that promotes self-determination. I am passionate and motivated in developing and leading high-performing person-centric teams that operate with agility and embrace collaboration and change. *Please note: opinions expressed are my own and do not represent the views of my Employer