John Rowland has over 28 years of experience as a commissioned officer in the Australian Regular Army, with extensive leadership experience in both the public and private sectors in Australia and internationally. He has a proven track record of navigating complex stakeholder environments and building consensus to achieve results. His skills include superior organizational abilities, interpersonal skills, and the ability to lead diverse teams. He is bilingual in English and Indonesian and has in-depth experience dealing with the Indonesian military and government.

1. CV: John Rowland
M: 0413 955 279
E: jborams@msn.com
JOHN ROWLAND
Executive Profile
A highly experienced executive-level leader with over 28 years of service as a Commissioned Officer of
the Australian Regular Army with extensive leadership experience that spans both the public and private
sector in Australia and internationally.
Has a track record and ability to navigate complex and demanding stakeholder environments with
culturally diverse and politically sensitive requirements to build consensus and achieve results. A people
oriented leader with proven ability in leading large and diverse organisations.
Skills and Experience
• Experienced commander and manager.
• Superior organisational skills and capacity to lead and contribute to teams of diverse composition.
• Internationalist – bilingual (fluent in Indonesian) with deep experience of Indonesian culture and
national security posture and objectives.
• Experienced dealing with senior leadership of public sector and government, domestically and
internationally.
• Reputation for calm, clear thinking under stress and in crisis situations.
• Trusted leader with superior interpersonal skills with impeccable integrity.
• Interpreter and policy advisor.
• Farmer progressing successful family business of 10 years.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) with previous experience using
current Army databases and an ability to assimilate new systems with ease
Professional Awards
• 2-star General Commendation for Outstanding Leadership and Management
• Australian Defence Force Long Service Medal
• Australian Defence Medal
• International Forces East Timor Medal
• Australian Active Service Medal with clasp East Timor
• Infantry Combat Badge
Professional Education
• Graduate of the Indonesian Army Staff College 2005
• Advanced Diploma of Indonesian Language 2004
• Graduate of the Australian Defence Force School of Languages 2004
• Graduate Diploma of Resource Management 2000
• Graduate of the Royal Military College of Australia 1990

2. CV: John Rowland
M: 0413 955 279
E: jborams@msn.com
Career Experience and Achievements
Assistant Director, Youth Program Development, Australian Army Cadets
Australian Regular Army 2016
• Managing over 15 full-time and part-time staff in 8 locations throughout Australia.
• Conducting research into organisational policy matters affecting a national youth development
program, preparing advice to the Director of Program Development and to the CEO, coordinating
the preparation of appropriate nation-wide policy and procedures.
• Managing a team of full-time and part-time staff responsible for the production of a new continuum
of personal development activities for teenagers.
Australian Army Instructor at Indonesian Army Staff College
Australian Regular Army 2014 – 2015
• Lecturing (in English and Indonesian) 300 Indonesian Army and foreign Army students from 10
countries.
• Providing my professional experiences and perspectives to more than 100 Indonesian Army and
civilian staff ranked from private to two-star general.
• Preparing advice and written material for the Indonesian two-star general to present at international
military conferences.
• I effectively integrated into the Indonesian Army Staff College instructional team and won the
confidence of the two-star general and other key Indonesian Army staff.
Operations Manager, Defence Training Centre
Australian Regular Army 2013
• Performed the duties of Operations Manager of a major Defence training establishment of 750
students and 670 staff in 5 locations across Australia, ensuring that the outcomes specified by the
CEO were achieved.
• Leading the headquarters by setting performance standards, establishing staff priorities and
enforcing values of teamwork, initiative, discipline, equity, health and safety.
• My work with the headquarters unit establishment review and my leadership working through
organisational re-design showed flexibility and innovation in thought, with positive outcomes for the
headquarters.
• I have demonstrated a solid knowledge of Army’s resource management system and positively
controlled headquarters resourcing and spending. My accountability is without question.
Manager, Career Advisory Group – Eastern Region
Australian Regular Army 2012
• Managing a team of 12 full-time and part-time staff responsible for the career management of over
600 Army reserve officers (ranked Major and below) in NSW and ACT.
• Assessed the performance of these Army reserve officers to determine their potential for promotion.
• Transitioned the full time Army Personnel Agency – Sydney to an effective part-time out-posted group
of the centrally located headquarters, resulting in a positive contribution to the change management
process in the directorate.
• Providing advice to the Director of Reserve Officer Career Management on all career management
issues for these Army reserve officers.
Incident Manager, Headquarters Forces Command
Australian Regular Army 2011
• Led the development of the Forces Command incident management policy, analytical capabilities and
strategies, inclusive of incident management policy, notification frameworks and headquarters
incident transition management, ensuring policy compliance and responsiveness to Forces Command
needs.

3. CV: John Rowland
M: 0413 955 279
E: jborams@msn.com
• My interactions with Army’s incident management functions/staff, formations and training centres, to
drive wider understanding, uptake and education of incident management sensitivities, requirements
and processes has been a strength.
• My leading role in aligning Army’s incident management processes with that of Forces Command, to
ensure consistency (based on experiential best practice), to achieve real improvements in adaptation
and responsiveness, and to directly enable decision making has been a clear achievement.
• Through an educational and active monitoring process, reduced the number of ‘open’ incidents on
Army’s incident management Lotus Notes system by 25%.
Manager Future Exercises, Headquarters Forces Command
Australian Regular Army 2010
• Leading a team of full time staff responsible for the planning of major Forces Command exercises,
the development of the associated exercising strategy and the development of the Forces Command
international engagement strategy.
• Led Australian Army input to the planning of the largest combined Australian and United States
military training exercise that featured 14,000 US and 8,500 Australian personnel across six Defence
training areas in Queensland and the Northern Territory (in addition to the 22,500 troops, the exercise
involved 18 sea vessels, 25 aircraft and 1,500 road vehicles).
Manager Operations and Planning Branch, Headquarters 2nd
Division
Australian Regular Army 2007-2009
• Led the current business operations and future business planning teams, for a nation-wide
component of the Australian Army, comprising over 10,000 personnel in 7 major locations (107
depots) across Australia, resulting in improved achievement of assigned operational outcomes.
• Coordinated the preparation and provision of more than 3,000 part-time staff to overseas operations
and training exercises, ensuring that they were appropriately prepared and deployed on-time.
• Managed a budget of $64M Army Reserve Training Salaries and $15M Operating Expenses per year
for 3 years to within mandated organisational tolerances.
Various Leadership and Operational Manager Roles
Australian Regular Army 1991-2007
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