Chris Calvert's Vision for Rowlands

(The transcript is below this article if you cannot watch this video at your workplace)

As a metal manufacturing company based in Adelaide, Rowlands has established itself as a reliable provider of quality products to its customers. However, as the business landscape continuously evolves, it is essential to have a strong leader who can guide the company towards growth and success.

This is where Chris Calvert enters the picture. With his extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, Chris aims to progress Rowlands' operations further and transform it into a leading industry player.

Chris Calvert's Comprehensive Skill Set

Chris Calvert's experience in the oil and gas industry has proven a highly transferable skillset to metal manufacturing. Apart from his technical knowledge in welding inspection and ISO 9000 quality systems, Chris brings to Rowlands his expertise in corporate thinking, project management, and leading large-scale operations. With his wide range of skills, Chris will help add systems and process to the way we do business at Rowlands.

5-Month Handover Period

During Anne Le Clercq's tenure as Rowlands' General Manager, she has laid a strong foundation for the company. As she retires from her role, it was crucial to have a seamless handover period to ensure continuity and a smooth transition of leadership. The five-month handover period between Anne and Chris provides an invaluable opportunity for Chris to shadow Anne and gain an in-depth understanding of Rowlands' operations. This transfer of knowledge will enable Chris to make informed decisions and take the company further.

Chris Calvert's Vision for Rowlands

Chris has a clear vision for Rowlands. He aims to propel the company from a medium-scale operation into a large-scale one, making it an industry leader in the process. Chris plans to achieve this by investing in new machinery, technology, systems and processes to streamline operations and boost productivity. Another vital aspect of Chris' vision is to provide Rowlands' customers with quality products delivered on time, every time. By doing this, Chris wants to ensure that customers view Rowlands as a dependable partner in their business.

Cameron Johnston's Praise of Chris Calvert

As Rowlands' Managing Director, Cameron Johnston plays an essential role in the company's success. Cameron is optimistic about Chris' appointment and his ability to lead the company towards growth and success. Cameron praises Chris for his corporate thinking, leadership skills, and experience, which he believes will be instrumental in progressing Rowlands' operations further.

Rowlands is in good hands

Chris Calvert's appointment as the new General Manager of Rowlands signals a new chapter in the company's history. His extensive experience, coupled with Anne's seamless handover, puts Rowlands in an excellent position to move forward. Furthermore, Chris' ambition to transform Rowlands into a leading industry player and Cameron Johnston's endorsement of his vision cement his commitment to steer the company towards success. As we look forward to seeing Chris' plans unfold, we can be sure that Rowlands is in good hands.

(Chris Calvert's Video Transcript):

Chris Calvert  
So after a varied nineteen years in the oil and gas industry, I found myself knocking on the door at Rowlands and I now have a role as general manager.

Cameron Johnston  
Chris brings big project concepts and processes, very large scale gas projects, sort of big corporate type thinking. So I think Chris will help us as we evolve, taking those concepts and practices that we have in place and just putting more diligence, more rigour around the natural way we do business.

Chris Calvert  
One of the key reasons why I've chosen Rowlands to work with is Cameron, Cameron Johnson, I had an impromptu meeting with him before Christmas last year, and what I thought was going to be a quick half an hour catch up ended up being a three hour discussion and we really delved into what Rowlands was about, what opportunities there were and I see there's huge potentials within Rowlands from working in the agricultural industry to working in the defence industry, because there's so many industry sectors that Rowlands are based in, there's no limits, basically.

Anne le Clercq  
Chris the new general manager coming on board with his oil and gas background, he is bringing a lot of knowledge to the company. And he has other assets as well, as far as a weld inspector, quality, ISO nine. So I think him as a whole package will be really good for Rowlands and the next 10 years with what they've got coming ahead of them.

Chris Calvert  
So I've been lucky enough to have a five month handover with Anne whose the current general manager at Rowlands. This has been a great time to understand how she has put the building blocks down for Rowlands and what I've got to work with, I believe we can make Rowlands sing in the next few years and really become a market leader and move Rowlands from being a small to medium sized business, to moving into the large business side of things.

Cameron Johnston  
I think Chris will be a huge asset to our clients. As I see him develop through the business. Even in these early stages. I think our customers will be excited about having him pushing their products through the factory in a timely fashion. I see that as a major asset.

Chris Calvert  
I'd like to thank our current customers who are working with Rowlands and have been for many years now. I'd like to continue working with you and building our relationships. I think we've got a long road ahead for all of our current customers and new customers, and Rowlands will continue to work with you to provide the best quality products we can on time.

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