
About Us
Meet Rob Halsall
Rob's greatest pleasure is helping clients realise their personal or professional goals. He does this through quality conversation and a clear, guided approach that results in developing the appropriate habits necessary for optimised talent and culture outcomes that deliver sustainable value.
Rob has received recognition from multiple industry bodies both for his individual leadership qualities as well as outcomes delivered across digital, people development, risk and social and environmental sustainability. He has also appeared as a guest on numerous podcasts related to commercial leadership, talent and culture development and driving digital strategy and execution.
In addition to his role as Managing Director at The Executive Athlete, Rob is also a Principal Faculty Member with the respected education provider AcademyGlobal where he is the Lead Trainer for CIPS ANZ (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) delivering the Professional Diploma in Procurement & Supply (pathway to MCIPS). In his role as Principal Faculty Member Rob also leads training across public and private sector organisations covering Leadership, Risk Management and Procurement & Contract Management.
Rob is also an Event Facilitator in Asia Pacific for CASME, which is a global membership community that provides insights, learning and best practice solutions to inspire Procurement excellence. Rob has also been a guest lecturer for the Masters of Commerce & Logistics at The University of Sydney Business School and been an 'Expert Facilitator' for The University of Technology Sydney, Business School. Rob has also delivered numerous keynote presentations at conferences internationally and served as an advisory board member across multiple industry bodies.
However, Rob hails from a humble background and has understood the attributes required to deliver personal and professional success. He absolutely wants to now give back to his clients to assist them on their journey.






Industry Recognition
2024 - SAP Best Run Awards - Intelligent Spend & Business Network
2024 - Supply Nation Government Member of the Year Award
2023 - 'The Faculty' Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of the Year
2020 - Voted in 'Top 10 Global Procurement Professionals' by
Supply Chain Digital Magazine
2019 - CIPS Australasia 'People Development' Winner
2019 - CIPS Australasia 'Bringing Supplier Risk Management to Life' Winner
2018 - Asia Pacific Procurement Leader of the Year - Procurement Leaders
2018 - CIPS Australasia Procurement Professional of the Year
2018 - Ernst &Young New Zealand Procurement Professional of the Year
Qualifications
FCIPS: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
MCIPS: Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
MSc Procurement
BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology
Industry Positions

2019-2021
Expert Facilitator at University of Technology Sydney, Business School
2019-Present
Principal Faculty Member and Faculty Advisory Board Member at adult education provider AcademyGlobal
2019-Present
CIPS ANZ Lead Trainer for Diploma, Advanced Diploma & Professional Diploma programs
2024
CIPSA Advisory & Annual Awards Judge
2019-Present
CASME Event Facilitator Asia Pacific
2023
ProcureCon Australia Conference Facilitator
2020-2021
ProcureCon Asia Conference Facilitator