Stephen Blackadder

Background

About Stephen Blackadder

Having been a senior executive leader for over 30 years, and a managing consultant for 15 years, Stephen intimately knows how executive roles work and the organisational expectations of those roles. Stephen has successfully recruited over 135 CEO/GM’s and his extensive connections within local government, government, the not-for-profit and government sectors. Stephen has made significant contributions to local government reform through membership of government committees and professional associations. He served as National Registrar of the Local Government Chief Officers Group from 1998 to 2007 and in 2011 Stephen was privileged to be appointed by the then Minister for Local Government in NSW, the Hon Don Page MP, to the Local Government Acts Taskforce, and as a member of the 4-person Taskforce developed a comprehensive review of the 1993 Local Government Act. Stephen has a passionate commitment to local government and local communities. He describes his ongoing role as “helping people to achieve their aspirations - whether employees, councillors or local community members”.