Chris Eddy
Alpine Resorts Coordinating Council, Australia
Chris is an experienced and enthusiastic executive with more than 30 years of management experience in private and public sector roles, including 18 years as a senior local government executive. He is a current board member of the Alpine Resorts Coordinating Council and provides executive consultancy services to local and state government agencies.
As CEO at Hobsons Bay from 2012 to 2018, Chris led the organisation through a time of great sectoral change including the introduction of rate capping. He was responsible for:
- organisational restructure and regular review, delivering efficiency and effectiveness
- improvement and substantial operational expenditure reductions,
- cultural change programs,
- ensuring effective governance,
- inducting and guiding newly elected Councillors,
- ensuring prudent financial management,
- industrial relations, including negotiating enterprise bargaining agreements,
- developing and implementing advocacy strategies across levels of government,
- building strong relationships with key community, business and government leaders.