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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Australia

Reporting to the Chief Executive and a member of the Leadership Team.Responsible for all financial functions, IT, legal and M&A functions.

Sydney, Nsw

Reporting to the Divisional Managing Director and a member of the Executive Leadership Team.Divisional Board member and a director of the main legal entities of the division.Responsible for all financial functions, M&A, legal and property functions (previously responsibility for the IT function).• Established a robust and rigorous financial control environment.• Rapidly developed and implemented comprehensive changes to management reporting that focused attention on the key business issues and led directly to management actions/improvements.• Developed and implemented a division-wide business review program (financial and operational) that drove improved performance, best practice and growth.• Led the strategic review of a significant business segment to establish a sustainable competitive advantage and a market leading customer service model• ASX investor relations experience including the preparation of annual report material, results announcements and strategy day presentations.• M&A – lead the origination, negotiation, execution and transition of acquisitions and divestments.• Strategic Planning experience, including the development and preparation of the strategic plans, the prioritisation of strategic initiatives and leading the execution of initiatives.• Led strategic and business transformation/improvement projects.• Detailed understanding of supply chain, sourcing (domestic and offshore), sales & marketing, branch network, warehouse operation and freight management.• Monitoring and performance management of a large network business.• Initiated, developed and launched a new online business.

Perth, Australia

• Identification, analysis and negotiation of potential acquisitions, mergers and divestment transactions across a variety of business sectors.• Business improvement projects across Wesfarmers divisions.

Quebec, Canada

Reporting to the President / CEO.Member of the Board of Directors, Pension Committee and Executive Management Team.Responsible for all financial functions including statutory accounts (US and Canadian GAAP), management reporting, budgeting/planning, analysis, insurance, taxation, treasury and internal audit.Responsible for information technology and ERP business systems.Responsible for procurement and the logistics/warehousing functions.• Initiated and drove the improvement of work processes and practices, and improved customer service in the finance, information technology and procurement areas, while at the same time reducing the staff in these areas.• Sponsored and led the successful on-time and on-budget ERP implementation of SAP.• Developed constructive relationships and gained the respect of shareholders, lenders, investors and other stakeholders to promote the interest of the company.• Participation in Investment Analysts’ visits and briefings, and the preparation of annual report material and results announcements material.

Parkes, Nsw

Reporting to the Business Unit Head and a member of the senior management team.Responsible for the financial and the information technology function.• Led a dramatic improvement in the quality of financial information and an overall efficiency improvement of the finance function.• Demonstrated leadership and operational skills which resulted in being promoted to acting Business Unit Head for 4 months.• Building strong relationships with shareholders and proactively addressed historical shareholder issues, which led to the unanimous shareholder support for major capital investments and a constructive business environment.• Participation in Investment Analysts’ visits and briefings, and the preparation of annual report material and results announcements material.

Sydney, Nsw

• Establishing a manufacturing JV in China

Melbourne, Australia

• Detailed knowledge and experience in Corporate Treasury - including debt/funding and financial/commodity markets.• Responsibility for the operational management of a corporate Treasury function including foreign exchange, precious & base metal and debt facilities.

Masters, Commerce

Bachelors, Commerce

Management Program (Melbourne Business School)