Person
McIntosh, Sir Malcolm Kenneth (1945 - 2000)
AC
- Born
- 14 December 1945
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 7 February 2000
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist and Public servant
Summary
Sir Malcolm Kenneth McIntosh was Chief Executive of the CSIRO from 1996 to 2000. McIntosh was qualified physicist and had worked in the public service since the 1970s. From 1991 to 1996 McIntosh held the position of Chief of Defence Procurement for the British Defence Department. His work in this post gained him a knighthood in 1996. McIntosh was made a Companion in the Order of Australia in 1999, in recognition of his work to develop the technological and scientific research sectors in Australia.
Details
Chronology
- 1990 - 1991
- Career position - Secretary, Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, Australian Government
- 1991 - 1996
- Career position - Chief of Defence Procurement, Department of Defence, United Kingdom
- 1996 - 2000
- Career position - Chief Executive, CSIRO
- 1999
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for service to excellence in scientific and technical research, for providing new opportunities for industry, and to Australian Defence industry and science policy
Related entries
Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16745007. Details
- 'McIntosh, Sir Malcolm Kenneth (1945-20001231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1508891. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Sir Malcolm Kenneth McIntosh [1945-2000]', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/McIntosh-Sir-Malcolm-Kenneth. Details
Rebecca Rigby
Created: 27 March 2012, Last modified: 29 October 2019