24 years of business leadership with 41 years in industry working in both the Public and Private sectors
Dealing with Industry Sector representatives and participants (regulatory reform & oversight), Unions and Employees (organizational change)
Operating in very competitive global market environments
Senate estimates, Australian aviation policy group, ICAO, DGCA meetings, international conferences and air shows
Having bought and sold comprehensive maintenance arrangements and settled enterprise bargaining agreements
By leveraging extensive change management and business re-engineering experience
Selling customized value propositions culminating in establishing new business streams and/or increasing market share on existing services
Having demonstrated the ability to motivate and mobilise people in 5 countries on 3 continents (Europe, North America, Australia)
Key Qualifications and affiliations
- Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society,
- IIMC Industrial Management,
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt,
- HNC Mechanical & Production, Engineering
Recognitions
- Acknowledgement of Crawford’s professionalism and stewardship of CASA as the acting Director of Aviation Safety (DAS)/CEO including CASA’s continued fulfilment of its regulatory role while helping the aviation industry manage the difficult challenges associated with COVID-19 – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport & Regional Development (Michael McCormack)
- Recognition of Crawford’s significant contribution to the aviation community and acknowledgement of his demonstrated leadership of the reform of aviation safety regulations and CASA’s regulatory services transformation – CASA Chair (Mark Binskin)
- Acknowledgement of Crawford’s outstanding support and commitment in response to the Qantas QF32 incident – CEO Qantas Group (Alan Joyce)
- Recognition of Crawford’s exceptional leadership and change management skills – President, Goodrich Aerospace Component Maintenance Division and Managing Director, GE Caledonian (Stephen Henderson)
- Recognition of Crawford’s dedication and reliability as well as acknowledgement that he was a promoter of change across Air Canada’s Technical Operations – Executive Vice President & CEO Air Canada (Robert Milton)
- Confirmation of the contribution Crawford made and the roles he held at GE Caledonian – President & Managing Director, GE Caledonian (John Horsburgh)
- Acceptance of the award for export Achievement from HRH Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of GE Caledonian.
