Brian Ward Email & Phone Number

Brian is a senior executive with 20 years’ experience in the private and public sectors. He has extensive experience in financial and budgetary control, strategic planning, change management and corporate governance. He has a strong track record of successfully completing complex projects while concurrently performing executive management duties. Brian is highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed with the ability to remain focussed on the ‘bigger picture’ while not losing site of the detail. He is an effective leader of multi-disciplinary teams and is outcomes focused while capable of maintaining customer and stakeholder engagement. Brian is now the Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary with Ability Options Limited. Brian was the Deputy Chair and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Wollongong UniCentre Limited, a not for profit organisation providing a range of services to students, staff and visitors to the University of Wollongong. He has been a University appointed non-executive Director from 2002 to 2014.Brian has a Bachelor of Business, an MBA, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a current CPA member with CPA standing.Specialties: Strategic and Business Planning, Corporate Governance, Leadership, Organisational Restructures, Change Management, Financial Analysis, Process and Business Improvement, Complex decision making, Project Management, Managing cross functional teams, Managing across organisational boundaries, Business Reporting, Communications, Employee Development and Relations, Board experience and experience working with Boards, Private and Public Sector understanding and exposure.

Listed skills include Corporate Governance, Change Management, Project Management, Leadership, and 11 others.