Scott Owen

CEO Scott Owen is a passionate, enthusiastic, and innovative leader, who brings significant senior executive experience to Mackay Regional Council.

Before joining council, he had more than five years of local government experience in a number of senior executive roles with the largest council in Australia – most recently managing a team of 2000 staff with a budget of more than $900m.

A continual focus point has been around continuous improvement and simplifying council operations to enhance the customer and community experience.

Throughout his career, he has held several senior executive roles leading large diverse teams with significant budgets and commercial operations. He has led significant organisational transformation.

Hailing from Birmingham in the United Kingdom, he credits his 10 years in the British Armed Forces as making him he person he is today, and two operational tours in the Afghanistan conflict for grounding his desire to make life better for people where he can.

Mr Owen holds a postgraduate diploma in strategic leadership, as well as multiple leadership and business administration qualifications.