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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Nsw, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Westpac is one of the four main commercial banks in Australia and the second largest listed company with a market capitalisation of approx. $100bn, $880bn in assets and almost 40,000 employees.Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) is one of the 5 main trading divisions of the group, responsible for approx. 15% of group revenue and profitability, focused on the provision of wholesale banking services (debt finance, transaction banking, FX and interest rate products) to large corporate, institutional and government clients.Global Transaction Services is one of the 3 business divisions of WIB, responsible for providing cash management, liquidity and payment services to WIB’s clients as well as clients across the Westpac group, with annual revenue of approx. $700m, over $40bn in deposits and approx. 350 staff. GTS provides transaction banking services to 94 out of the top 100 companies in Australia as well as 4 out of the 8 state and territory governmentsOverview of Role- As COO of GTS I report to the General Manager of GTS and have responsibility for leading client service, implementation of complex client solutions, pricing, billing and analytics, business systems administration and change and business management- In this role I manage a headcount of up to 200 onshore and up to 40 offshore across 7 locations in Australia, 4 international offices and multiple offshore providers

Brisbane, Australia

Shine Corporate Ltd is a listed legal services firm with a market capitalisation of approx. $120m providing plantiff loss resolution on a contingent fee basis. The company supports potential plaintiffs across a range of loss categories and has over 800 staff nationallyOverview of Role- In this role I reported directly to the CEO of Shine Corporate Ltd and was responsible for leading Corporate Strategy, Enterprise Services (IT, Corporate Transformation Program, Property & Facilities Management, Strategic Sourcing), and the management & integration of Shine’s subsidiary businesses

Sydney, Australia

Presto TV was a joint venture between Foxtel and the Seven West media group, launched in 2014 to provide streaming video distribution as an alternative content distribution offering to the mainstream free-to-air and satellite broadcasting channelsOverview of Role- In this role I reported directly to the CEO of Presto TV and was responsible for supporting the development of the Presto TV strategy

London, United Kingdom

Barclays Bank Plc is one of the largest banks in the UK, offering a broad range of commercial and investment banking products and services globally with a market capitalisation of approx. GBP30bn, and >GBP1,200bn in total assets.Barclays Corporate Bank is one of the three main divisions of Barclays Corporate & Investment Banking, which is one of the two main trading subsidiaries of the group. Barclays Corporate Bank generates >GBP2.5bn in annual revenue, has total assets of >GBP100bn with >10,000 employees.Global Corporates is one of the three main client segments within Barclays Corporate Bank, responsible for servicing the wholesale banking needs of Barclays multi-national global client base with a typical profile of >GBP500m in annual turnover and presence across 3 or more regional geographies.Overview of Role- In the role of Head of Business Management of the Global Corporates business I reported to the Managing Director of Global Corporates, managing a team of 3 direct reports (up to VP level), responsible for all aspects of business management for the Global Corporate banking client segment

London, United Kingdom

In this role I reported directly to the CFO of Barclays Corporate Bank and managed a team of 30 finance and MI professionals with 6 direct reports (VP-Director) responsible for:– Reporting and analysing financial performance of all product and client divisions within the Corporate Bank (4 global product businesses sold in >25 countries to 4 global client segments comprising £3bn income, £100bn liabilities, £80bn assets)– Co-ordinating all business-focused financial projections, budgeting and planning exercises across the Corporate Bank, including providing business-focused financial and MI input to regulatory and strategic change programs– Defining and delivering MI strategy for the Corporate Bank

London, United Kingdom

Nomura is Japan’s largest retail brokerage, asset management and investment banking business, with a market capitalisation of JPY1,500bn, total assets of JPY40,000bn and assets under management of >JPY150tn.Nomura International was formed from the merger of the existing Nomura franchise in London and the Lehman Brothers franchise in Europe and Asia, following Lehman Brothers entering voluntary administration in September 2018.Nomura International is a full service regional investment bank with total revenue of JPY715bn, offering corporate and institutional clients with fixed income, equities and investment banking solutions.Overview of Role In this role I reported to the Managing Director, Head of Global MIS, managing a team of 11 direct reports (Graduate – Vice-President) responsible for:– Consolidating regional performance reporting for Europe & the Middle East and country offices– Expense management, reporting and cost allocation for all of Nomura’s corporate divisions (eg IT, Finance, Operations etc) including expense management, control and reporting– Forecasting, budgeting and support for strategic financial analysis across Europe & the Middle East region

London, United Kingdom

Managing a team of 6 direct reports (Graduate – Vice-President) responsible for:– consolidated regional revenue reporting for Europe & the Middle East– client reporting for Continental Europe & the Middle East country offices– regional forecasting, budgeting and analysis of intra-divisional and intra-regional expense allocation– client profitability management

London, United Kingdom

BskyB is the leading satellite broadcasting and broadband business in Europe with annual revenue of GBP14bn.Overview of RoleThis role was a 5-week project to review the strategic positioning of Sky’s co-branded credit card product, including:– Reviewing Sky Card documentation, historical business performance and competitive environment to assess current and future product profitability– Modelled potential future economic scenarios for Sky, including potential exit options and contract negotiation strategies

Sydney, Australia

Head of Finance:• Accountable for all aspects of financial management of CIB and SCG (two of the three businesses in WIB) including financial, management and customer profitability reporting, budgeting, forecasting and expense management, financial control and audit• Reported directly to the CFO of WIB and managed a team of 16• Served as Company Director on various wholly-owned Westpac subsidiary boards• Accountable for all aspects of regulatory and economic capital for WIB, including reporting and forecasting regulatory capital usage and advising businesses on the capital implications of their activitiesGroup Strategy:• As part of the Group Strategy team, contributed to the development of Westpac’s overall group business strategy, including:- managing the annual group strategic agenda- developing thought leadership for the consideration of the Group Executive Team and the Westpac Board of Directors- supporting Westpac’s group business units in formulating their business strategies; and- identifying, evaluating and executing merger, acquisition and alliance opportunities• Reported directly to the Group General Manager, Group Strategy Head of the CEO's Office:• Direct report to the Chief Executive Officer• Accountable for the accuracy and timeliness of all incoming and outgoing material from the Chief Executive’s Office• Responsible for the content and preparation of the CEO’s internal communications, internal and external speeches, presentations and reports to the Westpac Board of Directors• Co-ordination of major group functions (eg Investor Relations, Stakeholder Communications, Group Strategy, Group Finance, People and Performance) in the preparation of the CEO’s market communications• Accountable for the management of the Group Executive Team, including agreeing meeting agendas, ensuring quality of background materials and execution of action items

Sydney, Australia

Accenture is one of the world’s leading consulting and business process outsourcing companies with a market capitalisation of USD98bn and >USD41bn in annual revenue.Overview of RoleIn this role I worked as a consultant in the Strategic Services division, one of the four main divisions of the consulting business. Some of the key engagements I worked on included:– Developing a business strategy for the transaction accounts division of a major Australian retail bank– Developing a retail business strategy and IT blueprint for a major Australian investment bank– Developing a business case for improving the communications infrastructure to the branch network of a major Australian retail bank– Developing a merger & acquisition strategy for a large Australian natural gas retail and distribution business

Brisbane, Australia

Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) is one of the leading national law firms in Australia offering a broad range of legal services to Corporate, Institutional and Government clients.Overview of RoleIn this role I worked across a number of the firm’s practice areas including Corporate, Property & Infrastructure, Banking and Native Title. Some of the key engagements I worked on included:– Managing the document and trial preparation for a ground-breaking native title litigation before the Full Federal Court of Australia– Developing a document preparation database and precedent creation system for retail and commercial property transactions, reducing document production time by approximately 40-50%– Managing the document and trial preparation for a two month insolvency litigation before the Federal Court of Australia

Llb, Law, Hons. 2A

Activities and Societies: Editor of Cynosure, the Bond University student newspaperBachelor of Laws

Senior Certificate