Matt Grant Acecd Email & Phone Number

*** Outstanding Leadership Success Record ***Matt is the Executive Director Growth & Strategy at the Lower Eyre Council leading the development of the region's first growth strategy. Matt was most recently the General Manager of Growth at Alexandrina Council where he was responsible for managing sustainable growth across 11 townships spanning 1,800sqkm through: implementing proactive Economic Development strategies focused on tourism and agribusiness industry development and business support, growing the visitor economy, overseeing the Planning & Development, Building Compliance, Strategic Planning , Marketing & Communications functions, and external funding attraction and delivery . Previously he held the role of Associate Director Economic Development & Innovation at the City of Adelaide (Function known as Economic Development & Tourism 2016 - 2018). The Economic Development & Innovation Program's purpose was to grow a prosperous and progressive Adelaide. He led a team that strived to positively influence and maximise potential job creation in South Australia, with a focus on Adelaide. Prior to this he was the Director of Business & Economic Development at the City of Prospect, located inner metropolitan Adelaide. With a fresh approach to investment attraction to build the local economy, Matt actively built a local business community through a range of projects under a new brand 'Network Prospect' (www.networkprospect.com.au).Matt is renowned for authentic leadership, consistent performance and demonstrated excellence across a wide range of management skills and leadership capabilities. Matt combines effective resource management skills with strong planning, time management and interpersonal abilities. This is backed with comprehensive practical experience in implementing effective Economic Development strategies for well managed growth. Matt’s demonstrated experience includes:-Stakeholder Relations-Change Management-Community Development -Strategic Business Development-Business and Investment Attraction - Customer Service excellence- Large scale Project Management oversight- Digital Economy Strategy Delivery

Listed skills include Leadership, Team Building, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, and 46 others.