Rehab Management has a strong 20 year track record working with people with disability and achieving employment outcomes. It's our core business and it's what we do best. We have recently established AimBig Employment after successful appointment to the DES panel across 58 employment service areas Australia-wide.

FINSIA is a high profile membership organisation covering the entire financial services industry in Australia and New Zealand. The goal of FINSIA is to raise the standards of professionalism in banking and finance through education and provide services to its members, including high profile events and mentoring.The key objective at FINSIA over the past twelve months has been to develop and execute a new strategy focused on raising standards through education. I played a key role in the development and execution of the new strategy. The first education course, Professional Banking Fundamentals was launched on time in March 2018.The Board tasked me with reducing the cost base of the Institute to improve the bottom line. In less than twelve months my initiatives had reduced the cost base of the Institute by over $1.5 million or 25%. The EBITDA result for the year ended 31 December 2017 was the best that the Institute had delivered for many years. I also identified opportunities to generate significant tax savings by restructuring the group.

Recovre Holdings Group, a leading provider of occupational rehabilitation, training services, medico-legal opinions and corporate health assessments. A medium sized company with private equity ownership, employing more than 300 staff.As Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary, reporting to the CEO, I was responsible for Finance and oversaw the outsourced IT function. My responsibilities included M&A, board reporting and attendance at board meetings, financial reporting, tax, strategy, budgeting and forecasting, treasury, legal (review and negotiation of key contracts), credit management, property, presentations to bankers, corporate governance and company secretarial matters.At Recovre, I used my vast experience and commercial acumen to transform the business into a profitable operation, significantly enhancing the value of the group. I negotiated more favourable supplier contracts and lifted back office and administrative productivity by implementing new systems and processes, resulting in a marked reduction in costs. I played a crucial role in lifting the staff engagement score for my Finance team, despite headcount reductions. On achieving the substantial improvement in the financial performance, the Group was marketed for sale. I played a key role in the successful sale of the main operating subsidiary in March 2015, along with the sale of the Medico-Legal Opinions business in October 2014. Premium prices were achieved for both.

Ross Human Directions Limited, an ASX listed company with in excess of 500 staff, turnover of $400 million and operations in Australia, UK, SE Asia and New Zealand. The company was an incredible success story with a "just do it" culture, having grown from a start up to the above size in only 17 years.As Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary, reporting to the Group MD, I oversaw the Finance team. My key responsibilities included: M&A, ASX and financial reporting, tax, strategy and budgeting, corporate governance, treasury management, board reporting and attendance at board meetings, presentations to the group banker, credit management, payroll, regulatory compliance, insurances and company secretarial matters.In the face of the global financial crisis, I used my commercial acumen to navigate the Group through this difficult period. I was quick in taking decisive action to strengthen Group’s financial position and lift profitability. Profit was increased despite falling revenues by promptly reducing the cost base of the business in the early stages. Bank borrowings were reduced by more than 50% over a period of 8 months.

Reporting to the CFO overseeing the financial accounting, credit and payroll teams.My key responsibilities included: ASX and financial reporting, board reporting, tax, budgeting, regulatory compliance, credit management, payroll, corporate governance, treasury management, working with the CFO on M&A, insurance and company secretarial matters.During this period, I gained significant knowledge of ASX disclosure and reporting. I developed my M&A skills completing four acquisitions, including thetakeover of Spherion that doubled the size of the Group in 2004. I successfully introduced new financial and payroll systems and led the integration of the RHD and Spherion financial systems, completed on time and within three months of embarking on the project.My people management and leadership skills played a key part in this role, where I developed and built very effective financial accounting, credit and payroll teams.

Global household cleaning products manufacturer and distributor of leading brands such as Mortein, Napisan, Pine-O-Cleen, Finish and Harpic. Turnover of $450 million.Reporting to the CFO A/NZ with three direct reports and a team of 12, I was Financial Controller during a year of rapid change. Reckitt & Colman went through a merger with Benckiser. This involved significant work including restructuring the finance teams, implementation of JD Edwards and Hyperion and GST implementation.My responsibilities included financial reporting, tax, regulatory compliance, treasury management and FX, internal control, systems implementations and management of insurances.

Reporting to the CFO and the Global President of Internal Audit, I was responsible for internal audit in Asia Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines and Indonesia).I delivered quality audit reports that were well received by management and surpassed Group audit (UK) performance expectations by exceeding the completion of all planned audit work for 1997, 1998 and 1999.

Audit Manager on leaving with fees of $1.2 million and clients such as Brierley Investments Ltd, Email Ltd.Developed very strong technical ability, which was highly regarded by clients, peers and the partners.