Experience
Companies/roles held:
- Now, Future How? Pty Ltd – Managing Principal Consultant
- Urban Utilities – Skills and Performance Lead
Trade & Investment Queensland – Manager, Americas and the Pacific
SEQ Water Grid Manager – Stakeholder & Communications Manager
Marcom Communication – Executive Director
Furitechnics Pty Ltd – Executive Director & General Manager
Corporate Context – Senior Consultant
Mars Corporation (including EFFEM Foods NZ / Uncle Ben’s of Australia / Masterfoods / Mars Confectionery Australia) – Management roles in Sales & Marketing, Finance, Export, and Supply Chains
Qualifications
- Master of Counselling
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology)(Hons.1)
- Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies
- Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors Course – Pass with Order of Merit
- Master of Arts (International Business Strategy)
- Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
- Graduate Certificate – Supply Chain Management
- Melcrum Internal Communications (Black-Belt) Course
- Neuroleadership Institute Brain-Based Coaching Certificate
- Certificate IV – Health and Safety
- Certificate IV – Accounting, Banking and Finance
Accreditation
- ICF – ACC (Associate Certified Coach)
- Human Synergistics – LSI (Lifestyle Inventory)
- Human Synergistics – MI (Management Inventory)
- Human Synergistics – LI (Leadership Inventory)
- Human Synergistics – GI (Group Inventory)
- Hogan Assessment
- Human Synergistics – MI
- Human Synergistics – LI
about John Adcock
John is a seasoned executive and coach with extensive leadership experience across government, manufacturing, utilities, infrastructure, and professional services sectors, spanning Australia and international markets. Recognised for his ability to clarify strategic direction and drive meaningful organisational change, he has held senior positions at all organisational levels, including Board and Executive roles across sales and marketing, customer service, finance, operations, logistics, and stakeholder management.
His leadership is anchored in a people-centred approach, strategic clarity, and a proven ability to help organisations successfully pursue what matters most to them.
As an accredited coach and certified practising counsellor, John brings the same personable engagement and strategic insight to his coaching as he does to his executive roles. He creates a space of clarity, motivation, and accountability—empowering individuals and teams to identify their priorities, make key choices with confidence, and build the sustainable practices needed to successfully achieve their goals and ambitions.