Ross Passalaqua is an experienced Company Director and business consultant with broad leadership, commercial, operational, and technical experience ranging across multiple sectors including the oil, gas, chemicals, transport and logistics, safety, services, and tourism industries in Australia and internationally.

Following an early career in consulting engineering and project management, Ross progressed to undertake corporate roles involving safety and risk analysis, business development, marketing, and senior operations and commercial management. These included roles across Australia plus expatriate postings in PNG, the UK and in the USA with primarily the Shell Group of Companies.

Ross currently holds a number of Board positions and separately provides independent safety consulting services.

Specialisation

Board and senior executive experience across a number of small to very large successful organisations that provides a key understanding and capacity to drive sustainable triple bottom line outcomes.

A strategic focus built on a foundation of quality process, good governance and effective risk oversight.

Representation and influencing capabilities in both private and government sectors in Australia and internationally that can facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes.

Strategic partnerships and safety leadership coaching.

Mentoring and coaching senior leadership teams to drive safety culture and implement safety leadership programs.

Recent Client Programs

Some examples include:

Alliance Group (NZ) – Two year safety culture program that enabled the client to reduce their injury rate by 45% each year of the program.

Parks Victoria – Chair, People and Safety Committee.

South East Water – Chair, Service Delivery Committee