About Lindsay Holmes

Lindsay Holmes BA FAICD is Meeting Success Principal Consultant and Managing Director. His broad experience includes extensive work locally, and nationally with not-for-profits, the three levels of government and small businesses.

Since 1993, Meeting Success has used Lindsay Holmes' 35 plus years of experience of community and organisational development, management, strategic development, evaluation and review of organisations and programmes to provide services across Australia.

Meeting Success understands the demands on community organisations, businesses and government organisations.

During this time he has spent 17 years as a senior officer in South Australian and Commonwealth government departments working closely with the community sector in the development and implementation of community based programs and policy.

Lindsay started his working life as an electronics technical officer, but he found that people interested him far more than gadgets. However, in recent years he has drawn on his technical background to develop on-line tools for use in strategic planning and project management.

Over the years Lindsay's skills have been honed by experience as a

• community developer
• community leader
• board member of many community sector organisations
• elected member of local government
• chairperson of many community and professional organisations

Employment

• Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Meeting Success, 1994 - present
• Governance and Financial Literacy contracted course Facilitator, Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2004 - present
• Partner & Principal Consultant, Strategic Partners Pty Ltd, 1996 - 2002
• Manager, Community & Social Issues, Multi Function Polis, 1991 - 1994
• Principal Consultant, Commonwealth Youth Bureau DEET, 1989 - 1990
• Manager Youth Initiatives / Community Improvement Through Youth, SA Office of Employment and Training, 1982 - 1989
• Youth Services Consultant, SA Department Community Welfare, 1977 - 1981
• Electronics Technical Officer, Commonwealth Dept Civil Aviation, 1968 - 1974

Board positions

• Lindsay Holmes and Associates Pty Ltd, Trading as Meeting Success. Managing Director: 1993 - present
• Buddha House Centre for Advanced Buddhist Studies Inc; Chair, 2004 - 2009
• Kneehigh Puppeteers Inc; Chair, 2007 - 2009
• Intercrest Pty Ltd; Director, 2002 - 2006
• Conference 2000 Pty Ltd; Managing director 1999 - 2001
• Strategic Partners Pty Ltd, Director 1996 - 2000
• Justway Pty Ltd, Director 1985 - 1993
• Hindmarsh Residents Group Inc. 1985 - 1989
• AME School, Canberra, Treasurer, 1989 - 1990
• SA Youth Sector Training Council Inc; (Inaugaural) Chair, 1984 - 1989
• SA Youth Affairs Council Inc; (Inaugaural) Chair, 1981 - 1984
• Community Australia (SA) Inc; Chair, 1991 - 1993
• Centre of Personal Encounter Inc; Vice Chair, 1994 - 1999
• Australian Association of Youth Work Trainers, Director, 1985 - 1989
• Brompton Parent Child Centre, Non exec Director, 1980 - 1984
• Colonel Light Gardens Churches of Christ Board, Director, 1976 - 1977
• Flinders University, Board of Social Sciences, Student Member, 1975 - 1977
• Churches of Christ Council of Christian Education, Director, 1971 - 1978

Local Government

• Twice elected Councillor, Corporation Town of Hindmarsh, 1984 - 1989