Chairman, CEO, Executive Director, Company Director and Business Consultant specialising in governance and strategic planning for start-up ventures, corporate restructures and Not for Profit Board roles. Core skills are in the area of governance, strategic planning, performance management, public relations and conflict resolution having built a sound knowledge of business practices in senior corporate roles in both private and public companies of significant size and scope. Previous senior management roles have been in multi-site New Zealand wide wholesale and retail service companies in owner operator, franchise and public company environments.
Service industry background:
Management and governance skills have been honed in the travel industry on a national and global level. Firstly as a senior executive in the multi branch owner operated House of Travel environment and subsequently the multinational public company Flight Centre culminating as CEO for New Zealand. Concurrently with these management roles developed major joint venture companies the first being the wholesale travel operation Travelplan Holidays which was acquired by House of Travel Holdings followed by a joint venture start up Infinity Holidays which was subsequently sold to Flight Centre International after growing to a nation-wide operation marketing and servicing travel products worldwide. Key features of these business’s achievements was customer relationships, maximising productivity through innovative IT solutions and developing new products and services.
More recent significant major corporate management role was CEO for public company Flight Center New Zealand with over $800m turnover, 100+ stores and 800+ employees.Specialties: President KartSport New Zealand,
Currently roles as Chairman, Executive Director, Company Director and Business Consultant specialising in governance and strategic planning for start-up ventures, corporate restructures and not for profit roles.
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