As a senior leader with over 20 years international and local experience, working on turnarounds and transformations across the spectrum of retail, from wholesale and food-service, to travel retail and convenience channels, I have a distinct ability to quickly and efficiently identify problems and issues and deliver powerful strategies that meet organizational objectives. With a relentless ambition for achieving growth, balanced with a focus on the customer, I’m known for achieving success through building and motivating world class teams, articulating a clear and achievable vision and creating a culture of empowerment and high performance. With broad skills across all facets of retail, I’m a genuine all-rounder, who can take a helicopter view of an organisation and factor macro-economic issues, whilst understanding the nuances of delivery and execution at a ground floor level. Adept in driving efficiencies and operational improvement, my key skills centre around data-driven strategy, underpinned with a strong background in corporate finance and an MBA qualification. I’ve gained significant experience driving and influencing stakeholder relationships at a board level and have a history of garnering support and investment on major projects and initiatives. This was evidenced by the delivery of Metcash’s convenience strategy, which restored growth and rebuilt relationships with major customer groups. As a highly skilled problem solver, I pride myself on my ability to bring clarity to chaos and I thrive in environments that require rapid and significant change, often within short timeframes. Two significant roles that highlighted these skills were the sale of Dick Smith and the rebuilding of the WHSmith Travel brand, achieving strong growth through cost control and innovation. I welcome discussions regarding c-suite roles for standalone businesses in retail, wholesale or services which require some form of transformation, either whilst experiencing a major growth phase, ongoing acquisitions or a restructure within a recovery or turnaround environment.