John Owens was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Evolve FM in March 2023.
A former Army officer, John joined the Australian Public Service (APS) in 1999 and went on to serve as Head Infrastructure Division in Defence from January 2008 until September 2013, as well as First Assistant Secretary Property and Construction Division at the Department of Finance from September 2013 to March 2015.
He left the APS and joined Indigenous-owned construction and services company Pacific Services Group Holdings (PSGH) in mid-2015 and was appointed as the first CEO of Evolve FM when PSGH established the company in a joint venture with global property services company JLL in 2016.
In August 2017, John left Evolve FM to become Associate Vice President Campus Estate at the University of Canberra, where he was responsible for all facilities and property-related planning, projects, and services for over 5 years.
John is enjoying his return to Evolve FM and leading the firm on the next stage of its successful journey building on the work of his predecessor, Amy Castro, who established a strong foundation for future success.
He is committed to working with the staff, clients, and stakeholders to continue to build “equity through opportunity”, using first class facilities management services to provide employment and commercial opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.