John Kilgour
AES Consultant - Specialist in Association Review & Development, Interim CEO Role, Board & CEO Mentoring
John spent a large part of his career in several leadership roles with BP in the downstream retail area, where he led an initiative to create the successful BP Highway Travel Centres in Queensland. He also served as the Oil Director – Vietnam and CEO of its subsidiaries BP Petco and Castrol Vietnam, which he transformed into a locally led and profitable manufacturing and retail lubricants operation.
He then moved into asset management and property consulting, before being selected as CEO of the Committee for Ballarat, which gave him insights into longer term strategic planning that goes beyond election cycles delivering social and economic growth ahead of major population expansion predicted for the region.
John was the CEO of Civil Contractors Federation in Victoria (CCF), and President of the Victorian
Civil Construction Industry Alliance (VCCIA), which represents 20-member based associations across civil construction industry delivering
in excess of $22bn per annum of major infrastructure works in the state. John then joined the Fire Protection Association Australia as
Chief Executive Officer, where he designed and implemented strategies to ensure its future sustainability and success.