Dean Simon Email & Phone Number

Australia

Southbank, Victoria, Au

Melbourne, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Most senior finance member supporting the Group’s Sales & Marketing and Maritime functions. Company Director, BHP Marketing AG (one of BHP’s key internal group entities)Key areas of responsibility include • Operational cost and revenue budgeting and forecasting• Provision of commercial finance support, including decision analysis to support strategic initiatives, valuation and business case development• Provision of tactical and strategic financial advice including co-ordination with specialised Group Finance functions.• Support for continuous improvement activities including costs reduction and revenue optimisation• Working capital management including identification of optimisation opportunities• Direct line accountability for a global team of finance business partners

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Treasury experience included leading funding activities, key relationship contact for a number of the Group’s panel banks, liaison with rating agencies, assessment of potential M&A and oversight of the Group’s Treasury model.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Investor relations experience included engagement with sell-side and buy-side analysts, roadshows with C-Suite and alone to smaller investors, co-ordination of global consensus process, review of broker research and financial models, preparation of corporate and results presentations and strategic investor targeting

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

M&A experience includes development of complex financial 3-way financial models, valuation and financial evaluation, evaluation of strategic alternatives, co-ordination of due diligence and data room processes, developing marketing materials and support for transaction documentation.

Cullen Capital is a highly regarded boutique corporate advisory business specializing in the provision of strategic and finance advice to small public and large privately held companies on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity raising and corporate strategy.My role included working directly with the Owners, CEOs and CFOs of our clients to identify, implement and execute various strategic commercial initiatives. These included mandates across acquisitions, divestments, capital raising, (debt and equity) restructuring and corporate strategy.I developed an extensive knowledge of financial strategy included the preparation and presentation of targeted searches, information memorandums, financial models and 3rd party financier requirements.

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Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance

Graduate Diploma Of Applied Finance

Chartered Accountant