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Malcolm
Cowan is the Managing Director of eeioh.com
Pty Ltd. eeioh.com provides a range of corporate advisory services
to the agribusiness sector. Malcolm is based in Tasmania and works
with clients around Australia. He has 25 years experience working
in the private and public agricultural sectors in Australia and
UK.
Born and raised in Melbourne, Malcolm graduated from Monash University
(B.Ec. majoring in Agricultural Economics). He also studied Farm
Management at the Royal Agricultural College in the UK and he has
a Graduate Diploma in Business from University of Tasmania and a
Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management from Griffith University.
Malcolm has been fully trained in the ToP (Technology of Participation)
methodology of facilitation. Working at the industry level of the
agricultural sector, Malcolm relies on his experience in agricultural
production in the United Kingdom, an operations management role
with Elders IXL and 13 years experience with the Tasmanian Department
of Primary Industry Water and Environment (DPIWE). Malcolm left
the DPIWE in September 1999 to establish eeioh.com Pty Ltd, in partnership
with Jason Bresnehan of the Bresnehan
Group.
In the last few years he has worked with clients in:
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Strategic Planning:
Malcolm facilitates the development of strategic plans for organisations
large and small, government and private. Malcolm works with Owen
Tilbury as an affiliate of TOTAL
Business Consultants on the development and delivery of Ag-Business
Profit and Growth Plans.
- Industry
Development and Marketing: During Malcolm's career with DPIWE,
Malcolm held positions that allowed him to develop the skills
and knowledge in a specialist role in the development of new and
emerging industries and markets. In a range of management roles,
Malcolm managed teams providing strategic and technical advice
to government, industry and R and D Corps on existing and developing
industries. Malcolm's specialised interest in new industries included
a national role in Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
(RIRDC) committee reviewing research directions for the emu industry,
member of selection panel for the AgWest inaugural New Industry
Development Scholarship, management of a RIRDC research project
that identified low cost feeding alternatives for commercial production
of emus and initiation and implementation of the Tasmanian Farm
Business Development Award that in its two years of operation
has so far identified and supported thirty new agribusiness in
rural Tasmania.
Malcolm facilitated the development of Tasmania's agricultural
industry umbrella body for quality assurance, Tasmanian Quality
Assured. This body co-ordinates the development of QA for the
agricultural supply chain in Tasmania. Malcolm was a member of
the Board of Tasmania Quality Wool, the industry driven QA corporate
body for the development of on farm wool QA and the marketing
of quality assured Tasmanian wool.
- Economic
Assessment: Malcolm has undertaken a feasibility study on
behalf of HECEC, as a component of a financial feasibility study
for the proposed $15 million Jordan River irrigation scheme. Malcolm
is a member of a consortium currently undertaking the feasibility
study on a major irrigation proposal to irrigate 18,000 hectares
in the Waterhouse region of North Eastern Tasmania. This study
involves the assessment of on-farm and scheme feasibility and
the economic impact of the scheme on the wider economy and the
preparation of investment proposals.
- Malcolm
has recently undertaken a review of the Tasmanian Pig industry
on behalf of the DPIWE. This strategic assessment of all sectors
of the industry provided a SWOT analysis and recommendations for
the future direction of the industry.
- Project
Reviews: Malcolm has undertaken reviews of environmentally
significant Natural Heritage Trust Projects such as the Sustainable
Grazing Systems North Facing Slopes project and the Private Forests
Tasmania on farm forestry plantations for environmental values.
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Environmental Projects: Malcolm is currently managing the
communications strategy for the Department of Primary Industries,
Water and Environment Land Degradation and Salinity Risk project
which will identify "best practice" models for assessing and managing
the risks of intensifying land use through irrigation.
- Networks,
supply/demand or value chains: Malcolm's facilitation and
"people" skills are utilised across a range of industry projects.
Recently these have included a capability study for Blue Ribbon
Meat Products P/L of the Tasmanian Pig Industry and the development
of the requirements for long term supply arrangements and payment
systems that encourage the production of pigs to meet specifications
required for new product development. Malcolm was the principal
consultant of a project to develop a Network of fine food producers
in the Tamar Valley. Malcolm and Owen Tilbury have worked jointly
with clients such as Tasmanian Honey Exporters Network and Tasmanian
Quality Wool Chain.
- Event
Management: Malcolm uses his strong organisational skills
for the creation and delivery of a range of agribusiness events,
ranging from the Tasmanian Pig and Poultry Fairs, the Meat and
Livestock Australia Meat Profit Day and national training workshops
for the Tasmanian Pig industry.
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Information technology:
Since forming eeioh.com in September 1999, Malcolm has project
managed the production of a significant e-learning CD-ROM for
a major conservation agency, Land and Water Australia using highly
innovative technology. Malcolm assembled and project managed a
development team of digital media and scientific experts to produce
a multi-media e-learning CD-ROM on river restoration and management.
This $250,000 e-learning project is based on an existing folder-based
manual of river restoration and is to be used as a stand alone
CD-ROM or accessed on the World Wide Web by river and stream managers
across the country. Malcolm project managed the entire design,
development and production process with a 5000 duplication run.
Due to the success of the uptake of the CD, a further duplication
of 2000 CDs was made in March 2002, making this one of the most
widely distributed e- learning products of it's kind.
- Web
site design: Malcolm is also developing a range of practical
low cost web sites for individual primary producers to promote
their production of "clean, green" products to the world. These
customized sites will assist in bring the use of the Internet
to a wider range of farmers and take their products to the rest
of the world.
25/09/02
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Level 2 , 39 Paterson St
PO Box 555
Launceston
TAS 7250
03 63 311671
0417 573 991
A/H 03 6334 1070
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