Euan Murdoch
Wellington,Aotearoa
Summary
Motivated by a lifelong passionate commitment to learning and the arts as potent vehicles for positive transformation. Leads and inspires change using an inclusive, vision-led, and customer-centred strategic approach. 25+ years as an arts leader, manager, educator, and performer.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant, Advisor and Executive Coach
Murdoch & Associates
05.2023 - Current
- Commissioned by Australian National Academy of Music to test financial assumptions and make recommendations re South Melbourne Town Hall redevelopment project including stakeholder consultation, feedback and analysis; identifying key risks and operating models; and estimated venue utilisation and hire rates, generating earned revenue projections.
- Provided support and advice to international organisation seeking to deliver new regional festival in New Zealand.
- Mentoring executive in newly created leadership role within Musica Viva Australia fostering professional growth, including both virtual and in-person sessions.
Chief Executive Officer
Melbourne Recital Centre (Victorian Government State Agency)
09.2016 - 03.2023
- Led review and implementation of new strategic frameworks built on key strategic pillars of Program, People, Place and Platform.
- Encouraged continuous improvement by fostering culture of collaboration, accountability, and open communication across all levels of organisation (125 staff, 67FTE).
- Appointed by Minister for Creative Industries to Melbourne Arts Precinct Activation Group as part of Victorian Government’s $1.7B transformation project.
- Guided organisation through major disruption caused by pandemic crisis and led recovery (500+ events).
- Established Reconciliation Action Plan
- Delivered first Gender Equality Action Plan
- Grew Development annual revenues and endowment funds
- Public Endowment Fund increased from $7M in 2016 to $13M in 2023
- Selected by Creative Victoria for strategic investment funding panels (2020-2022).
Manutaki - Director
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University, Wellington
01.2015 - 08.2016
- Executive producer of No Man’s Land composed by John Psathas: $2.5M project ground-breaking, multi-media production, filmed and recorded on battlefields of WW1.
- Led national delegation to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xiamen promoting and enhancing cross cultural collaboration.
- Instrumental in developing collaborative vision and original plans for civic music hub involving the New Zealand School of Music, NZSO, and Wellington City Council.
Chief Executive
Chamber Music New Zealand
01.2006 - 12.2014
- Awarded National Life Membership of Chamber Music New Zealand (2015)
- Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship, UK and USA (2013)
- Selected by Ministry for Culture and Heritage to be member of orchestral sector review panel (2012-13) and 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honour advisory group.
Skills
- Strategic Leadership
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaboration
- Governance
Education And Professional Development
- Australia Council for the Arts CEO Digital Mentoring Program (2021)
- Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors GAICD (2018)
- New Zealand Leadership Institute, University of Auckland (2012)
- Bachelor of Music, (cello performance) University of Otago (1979)
Timeline
Consultant, Advisor and Executive Coach
Murdoch & Associates
05.2023 - Current
Chief Executive Officer
Melbourne Recital Centre (Victorian Government State Agency)
09.2016 - 03.2023
Manutaki - Director
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University, Wellington
01.2015 - 08.2016
Chief Executive
Chamber Music New Zealand
01.2006 - 12.2014
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