Murray McLachlan

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About Murray McLachlan

Murray is a highly effective, commercially astute and well credentialed Executive/Senior Manager working in ICT Strategic Transformational leadership roles. Murray has significant experience in; ‘design and implement’; business (multi-vendor) operating models, acquisition/demergers, integration activities, major complex high-risk business systems and infrastructure projects. With twenty-years+ in government and private sectors based on successfully advising and translating business vision, and, aligning technology and information business systems with the organisations strategy, and requirements; ensuring defined and measurable benefits and outcomes are delivered as expected. He has worked in distributed, matrix and outsourced operating models across the private and government sectors including engineering, finance, banking, construction, transport, and energy. Murrays strengths in strategic planning, communications, change management, and governance have been credited for rescuing and successfully delivering some very difficult and complex programs. Murray's qualifications and experience with various methodologies and frameworks including, ITIL, TOGAF, PMBOK, PRINCEII, MSP, AGILE, CPPD, allows him to quickly participate and provide value in all conversations. He is recognised for his charismatic and strong leadership qualities. He has a mentoring and coaching style and is able to quietly empower team members to exceed their previous levels of accomplishment and to effectively participate. Central to his success is his ability to understand the ‘big picture’ and build the relationships necessary for the right outcome. He has established a unique ability to successfully bring together technical, business, supplier and people elements for major program initiatives. Murray is described as professional, approachable, team player, innovative, honest, having sound ethical values, high integrity, and not being afraid to get his ‘hands dirty’.