The LJM team
Max Lloyd-Jones is the Managing Director. He has built an international reputation as a business leader and expert in safety performance improvement through dedication, flair, experience and hands-on leadership. Max has an impressive track record in creating profitable and efficient organisations where safety is built into the core business processes.
Chris Meakin is an Executive Director. He is a competitive sailor and former Australian swimming champion and works with a sportsman's dedication and determination to achieve outstanding results for clients. Chris has led many businesses to achieve global best practices in safety and organisational effectiveness.
Susan Kadar is an Executive Director. She has extensive operational experience and understands people make organisations tick. She uses the power of communication to shift culture, attitude and behaviour. Susan has helped large and small organisations to build the value of safety into their culture and breathe life into their safety management systems.
Don MacLeod, the Director of LJM New Zealand, has worked for twenty years in the chemicals industry and with hazardous materials in New Zealand and throughout the Asia Pacific region. He has experience in emergency response and crisis management and in training.
Richard Bentley, a Senior Associate, has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics and an intellectual discipline that is hard to match. He gained his business and safety management experience working in operational and senior management positions for multinational companies.
Kilner Brasier, a Senior Associate, has a passion for OHS excellence spanning 20 years. Kilner has successfully led corporate health, safety and workers compensation groups across a range of industries, both locally and overseas. Combined with his background as an occupational physician, this gives him unique skills as a consultant and mentor.
Ellen Downs, a Consultant, has gained her business experience working in the chemical and agricultural industries, working for major international companies. She has developed a reputation for being able to motivate and coach people, and has helped clients improve their safety performance through programs involving behavioural change, risk analysis and safety performance management.
Kendall Hall, the Office Manager, has a B.Arts in Communication Studies and extensive experience in office administration, working across a variety of industries in numerous locations including England and South Korea. Kendall's strengths lie in her ability to keep the behind the scenes operations running smoothly.
Paul Hood, a Consultant and a member of LJM's management team, has an outstanding academic background in business and international business experience. His strengths include sharp insights into organisational culture and analysis, culture change, sustainability and research.
Chris Nitzsche, a Consultant with several years experience in Europe brings to the team outstanding analytical ability and project management skills. A Fulbright Scholar, Chris has gained valuable insight into global business practices. He has worked with international organisations as well as SMEs on strategic and operational projects.
Steve Stenvers is a Consultant and a Mechanical Engineer with 25 years experience in operational leadership, project management, engineering technical support and maintenance management. He has a proven track record in building teams and driving performance to achieve excellent business and safety results. Steve is a strong communicator with excellent facilitation and process improvement skills.
Alvin Vink, a Consultant, is an experienced Organisational Development practitioner with a wide array of expertise across the areas of individual human development, team-based improvement and large-scale organisational change. Alvin relies on his qualifications in economics and psychology to achieve business results through people.
Leigh Youdale is a Consultant with long operational experience in strategic SHE roles as well as in consultancy work throughout Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. He provides advice, coaching, mentoring and support to senior business leaders helping them integrate safety into their business and their personal management processes.
Frank Schoen is a Consultant with 30 years experience in operational leadership, and project management. Frank has experience in senior management roles in a multi-national company and similar roles in smaller domestic companies. He has a proven track record in building teams and employee motivation towards achieving personal and business excellence in safety and productivity.
Bob McArdle, a Consultant with many years experience in all aspects of heavy industry operations. He has a proven track record in improving safety performance through both senior line management positions and as a consultant. He has recently effectively provided coaching and mentoring to senior managers and operations personnel at all levels in Australia and in Asia.
Nigel Tonkin, a Consultant with a passion for safety excellence and 20 years experience in operational safety leadership working for large international organisations and small mining companies. He has a broad academic background and practical experience in exploration, surface and underground mining. Nigel has an intimate understanding of mining culture and an expertise in the development and implementation of Safety Management Systems and pragmatic safety intervention strategies.
