Our People

Robert Marshall

Robert Marshall is a Director of Knowledge Teams International Pty Ltd.  He specialises in the development of teams and leaders and research on team effectiveness.  He is also a Sessional Lecturer for the Australian National University’s MBA program and a Learning Facilitator for leadership subjects in the international MBA program at Chifley Business School, Torrens University Australia

He developed the Knowledge Team Effectiveness Profiling System which is used by knowledge-based organisations throughout the world to increase the effectiveness and creativity of knowledge teams.

He was previously Group Manager, Leadership and Team Development with CSIRO.  He led a team that had responsibility for the design, delivery and evaluation of professional and personal development programs for the Organisation’s senior staff throughout Australia.  He also led an internal consultancy service on organisational development and change management.

He has previously been an Associate Professor at Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra.

Robert holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Policy from the Australian National University.

Jane Lowther

Ms Jane Lowther is Director of Lowther Consulting Pty Ltd.  She specialises in providing leadership development, career planning advice and personal coaching for high achievers in professional organisations.

She is also a Coach and Facilitator for executive development programs at the International Centre for Management Development (IMD) at Lausanne, Switzerland, and a Lecturer in the Executive MBA program at the University of Sydney.

She was previously Manager, Executive Development, with CSIRO Australia.   She has also held senior positions with the Australian Wheat Board and the large mining company, Rio Tinto Ltd.

Jane has worked with major consulting companies including Booz for many years, providing a range of services including team and leadership development and advice on structuring logical and persuasive presentations.

She has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the University of Melbourne where she majored in English Literature and Chinese (Mandarin).  She also holds the degree of Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney.