Shah Abdul-Rahman MAICD in

Shah Abdul-Rahman MAICD

Initiator · DISC type Di
Executive Director - Health, Safety and Risk at RMIT University
📍 Greater Melbourne Area, Australia

Shah Abdul-Rahman is the Executive Director of Health, Safety and Risk at RMIT University, bringing over 20 years of experience in HSEQ and risk management. An RMIT alumnus, his expertise spans diverse industries like mining, manufacturing, and infrastructure. People who have worked with him describe him as an innovative, strategic, and amazing leader.

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Current Role
Executive Director - Health, Safety and Risk
Location
Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Shah shows up

Risk-Accepting
Confident
Friendly Challenger

They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Shah cares about

Strategic Risk Management
Holds a senior executive role focused on health, safety, and risk, with a key strength in pragmatic, risk-based approaches and strategic enablement across large organizations.
Worker Safety Programs
Received a Certificate of Merit for leadership excellence related to a Young Worker Program at his previous company, Programmed.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Executive Director - Health, Safety and Risk
RMIT University
8-2022 - 10-2025
Group General Manager - Risk and Compliance
Programmed
1-2020 - 8-2022
Group General Manager HSE and Quality - Programmed Group
Programmed
10-2015 - 1-2020
Head of Safety and Systems
Programmed
6-2012 - 10-2015
General Manager - Health, Safety and Environment
Programmed
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1994 - 1996
Bachelor of Applied Science (Safety)
RMIT University
2015 - 2015
Leading for Strategic Success
Melbourne Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

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