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Brisbane City, QLD, AU

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Nucleus Network is a leading Phase 1 clinical research organization providing trials across Australia and the USA. Leading the group through a transformation of Finance and Operations, improving earnings 3x in six months through pricing improvements, new business activities and operational efficiency.

Brisbane, Australia

Asia Pacific’s largest health and fitness group, incorporating the brands of Fitness First, Goodlife, Barrys Bootcamp, Jetts and ZAP. With operations across Australia, NZ, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore helping over 800,000 members across an international portfolio of 530 health clubs, employing over 12,000 staff with turnover of over $800m.Leading at.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• A joint venture between Quadrant Private Equity and Chris Hemsworth in the creation of the internationally award winning Centr app, providing health, fitness and wellness content to over 250,000 customers in 140.
• Set-up and creation of world leading fitness app, including business case development, system set up, technology, product and content design, digital marketing strategy and financial management.
• Commercialisation of app to create a highly profitable business and successfully sale to US Private Equity investors for a 10x return in under 3 years.

Brisbane, Australia

Australia’s largest practical non-for profit environmental organisation, providing community engagement in vegetation management to protect and restore the health, diversity and productivity of the Australian landscape. Providing leadership through:- Chair of Vegetation Management Trust providing stewardship of long term sustainability projects.- Oversight.

Brisbane, Australia

Leading the strategic and financial aspects of an international portfolio of 76 health clubs and international Hypoxi studios. Led the Financial aspects of business growth as part of the ASX listed Ardent Leisure and sale to Quadrant Private Equity.Working closely with the CEO with a mandate to improve financial performance, streamline financial reporting.

Brisbane, Australia

Contract position to provide leadership of finance teams in Brisbane, Perth, London and Nashville, consolidating group and improving corporate performance. Operating with a mandate to rationalise finance operations and develop comprehensive enterprise reporting, achievements included:- streamlining financial reporting and performance analysis.

Brisbane, Australia

• Working closely with the Board and CEO to provide leadership and support for the development of corporate strategy, financial performance improvement and financial control. Mandates include responsibility for financial.
• Increasing revenue through strategic development of products, market sizing, market penetration and pricing.
• Balance sheet management, including asset and liability, liquidity and capital management.
• Cost optimisation and operational performance excellence.
• Financial reporting including investor relations.
• Business planning and forecasting including strategic investment decisions.

Brisbane, Australia

Member of the Executive Group, working closely with the Board and CEO, providing leadership in development of corporate strategy, financial performance and governance. CFO of Bank through GFC, managing Treasury and Risk, securing funding and working with regulators and investors. Responsibilities included:- Chairman of Bank Investment Committee and Bank.

Brisbane, Australia

• Responsibility for the financial management and performance of all international operations throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, NZ and the US. Working directly with the CFO, CEO and Board to implement growth.
• Detailed operational performance analysis, global business planning and forecasting.
• Business performance optimisation of all global operations including identification of improvement strategies and implementation of execution programs globally.
• Identification of organic store expansion opportunities including forecasting and financing.
• Acquisition identification and due diligence including cross border structuring and negotiation.
• Global statutory and management reporting for all global entities including ASX announcements.

London, United Kingdom

• Accountability for the management of the finance function of 12 staff controlling a £66bn division operating with finance teams in the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia, responsibilities included:
• Financial management and detailed analysis of positions, income and trading strategies.
• Management of balance sheet including the analysis of structures to optimise capital and returns.
• Conducted the strategic restructure and sale of division 18 months ahead of forecast, saving over £500m.
• Expansion of the business into emerging Asian markets, identification of target markets and supporting sales teams.

London, United Kingdom

• Led the provision of transactional and corporate advisory service to some of the world’s largest banks and energy companies. Developing outstanding working relationships with leading CEO, CFO and international finance.
• Providing final assurance over global financial statements for Électricité de France (EdF), BP, ABN Amro, UBS, Goldman Sachs, including consolidation of over 60 entities from 25 countries.
• Corporate advisory and due diligence on complex structured energy deals.
• Development and mentoring of staff.Achievements include:
• Member of team that first traded weather derivatives and ‘green credits’ in Europe.
• Valued complex and embedded derivatives in structured energy transactions. Developed and implemented trading strategies for complex products to optimise valuation.

Mba, Finance

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Bachelor, Business