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Australia

Australia

Tidemark Consulting provides advice to Financial Services companies and executives from growth and acquisition strategies through to organisational transformation. Utilising skills developed over 30 years as a director and senior executive in general insurance broking and insurance companies to work with businesses to turbo-charge their growth whether.

Australia

Serving as a Non-Executive Director of The Envest Group (formerly Ardonagh Australia) with a focus on acquisitions, business advisory and strategy.The Envest Group are one of Australia’s largest independent insurance distribution groups, including two national insurance broker networks operating under the Aviso and Resilium brands, three direct-to-consumer.

Sydney, Australia; Brisbane, Australia

Recruited as Managing Director with a mandate to grow the business whilst renewing the reputation of Resilium as an industry leading general insurance broking company. The strategic plan was in multiple parts including network and organic growth, driving compliance protocols and enforcement.After implementing governance and controls, I led the business.

Australia

Provided advice and counsel on the strategic direction of Wealth Connexion and adoption of best practice including:✔️Full fee transparency✔️Efficiently delivering high quality services and advice✔️Business acquisitions✔️Agreement negotiation

Australia And New Zealand

Appointed as Managing Director in 2012 after being elevated to the Board of Directors in 2009, following three years as General Manager, Operations averaging significant annual increases in turnover, income, and profitability across nine years - despite the impact of the global financial crisis and a highly competitive and mature market. ✔ Forged a market.

Queensland, Australia

Company: Yacht charter and sailing school business on the Great Barrier Reef. Presided over all business operations from marketing and promotions, to business development, contractual negotiations, financial management, strategy and more. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Transformed hobby business with a fleet of three older-style.

Transformed a start-up into a thriving claims department, and continued to preside over claims across the entire Asia/Pacific region. As the 21st employee hired, the culture was flexible and fast moving as the business moved towards formal policies, procedures and standards. Travelled extensively across Asia, USA, UK and interstate—meeting with local legal.

Provided strategic legal, business and general advice to the director and general managers on a range of issues from human resources and legislative reforms, through advertising, agreements and litigation. Headed projects of high visibility including responding to allegations of pricing collusion, misuse of market power and distribution channel conflicts.

Commenced with Minet Australia Ltd, an international insurance brokerage later acquired by Aon Risk Services. Key clients included James Hardie, State Transit Authority, Callide Coal.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Following the acquisition of Minet Australia, won the opportunity to establish a legal department for the entire.

Consistently exceeded annual budget, contributed to the development of a criminal law practice and trained a junior Articled Law Clerk. Acquired hands-on experience across the firm including insurance litigation, banking and finance securities, all criminal law matters and in-court advocacy.

Bachelor Of Laws, Commercial Law, Litigation, Insurance Law, Banking & Finance, Criminal

Gaicd, Directors Duties, Corporate Governance, Risk, Finance, Graduate

Qualified Practising Insurance Broker (Qpib), Insurance

Diploma Of Financial Services (Broking), Insurance

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.), Law

✔ Qualified Practising Insurance Broker ✔ Appointed, Corporate Responsible Officer, ASIC ✔ Admitted as a Solicitor and Barrister, Supreme.