Linda Garnett Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

Stellar Partnerships provides consulting and strategic advisory services to Not for Profits on: >corporate partnerships>fundraising>cause marketing and sponsorship>shared value partnerships with the corporate sector.And to corporates on:>CSR strategy>community partnerships>social impactWe are specialists in partnerships between the For-Profit and Not for Profit sectors, in Australia and overseas. We work to create bespoke solutions for your organisation that build capacity and skills, retain and secure new partnerships and achieve your social purpose and commercial goals.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for creating a new strategic direction for Plan's high value partnerships, including corporate partners, major donors, community groups, workplace giving, SMEs and international cause marketing partners.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:> Designed a new strategic plan for corporate partnerships, outlining key priorities, an implementation schedule and performance measures, which was endorsed by the Board and executive.> Successfully implemented three large scale corporate, major donor and community events in VIC, NSW and SA for International Day of the Girl, providing new corporate partnership and high value leads for Plan and raising organisational brand awareness.> Created a brand new approach to cause marketing partnerships, resulting in the acquisition of significant and profitable new relationships, including Etsy and Virgin.

Melbourne, Australia

Provision of strategic and fundraising advisory services to non-profit organisations, including febfast, Emerge Women’s Domestic Violence Network and Wildlife Victoria.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:- For febfast, developed their first corporate engagement strategy, including a review of assets, identification and prioritisation and corporate targets, brand new pitch material and corporate collateral, structure and processes for a febfast workplace challenge and a pipeline of future interest.- Secured 3 corporate partners for the febfast 2013 campaign and 15 VIP corporate fundraising teams.- For Emerge, provided strategic direction for corporate partnership development and processes and templates for pitching to new corporate partners, resulting in their first ever approach to a corporate partner.- For Wildlife Victoria, developed a strategy, policy and operational plan for development of their first bequest program. Provided templates for solicitation, acknowledgement and response to enquiry letters. Reviewed collateral and provided draft for new bequest brochure and accompanying materials.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for developing Save the Children's strategic relationships with corporate partners, high net worth individuals, trusts and foundations and bequest donors. Includes relationship management with board and executive, industry forums, program managers in Australia and overseas, international Save the Children members and key influencers.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:> Developed and drove implementation of strategic plans for each income stream (corporates, trusts and foundations, workplace giving, bequests) and ensured executive and board support for the Partnerships’ team strategic direction.>Increased annual income for the team from $2.8mln in 2009-10 to $4.5mln by end of 2011. > Achieved a 1 in 2 success rate for trust & foundation applications and a pipeline of 80 confirmed bequestors, with over 300 intended donors.> Completely overhauled all processes, procedures and policies in the Partnerships team, resulting in clarity of accountabilities, consistency of SCA brand management, development of an entirely new suite of presentation material, best practice financial management for auditing purposes and significantly enhanced donor experience.> Created the first SCA Corporate Awards, to honour the major corporate relationships and enhance the associated profile of SCA.> Worked with Save the Children members across UK, US, Italy, Germany, India and Sweden to create the first global corporate partnerships working group. This group developed consistent principles for working with multinational entities and leveraged best practice across the Save the Children network to create global corporate partnerships. Successes include the global partnership with Unilever, worth $15mln over 3 years and a global cause related partnership with Procter & Gamble, worth over $400,000 p.a in Australia alone.

Melbourne, Australia

Managed a team of 28 staff, responsible for World Vision Australia’s fundraising and marketing to corporates, trusts and foundations, high net worth individuals and bequestors. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:> Created and implemented a 3 yr strategic plan for engagement with this segment, including an integrated marketing plan, aligned KPIs and business plans for each team member and appropriate reporting and MI for internal and external stakeholders.> Achieved an annual income of > $12 million from this segment, including a Y/Y increase of 5% despite the challenges of the global financial crisis.> Personally raised $600k from high net worth donors, foundations and corporates whilst coaching and leading the team of 28 people.> Raised $300,000 from a single event, leveraging major donor relationships to develop a new corporate partner ( BHP) and their significant corporate contacts.Launched the Don't Trade Lives campaign with the corporate sector, generating advocacy, support and fundraising to combat human trafficking.

Responsible for leading strategic planning, branding and engagement for the human resources (HR) function of NAB in Australia. Led two teams of business partners responsible for strategic HR advice to Corporate Centre and NAB Australia executive leadership teams.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:> Achieved improved alignment of the HR function to business unit strategy and maximisation of scarce resources through design and rollout of a new decentralised operating model for the function across Australia.>Developed innovative approach to integrating external customer branding with the employee value proposition, driving higher employee engagement and increased product cross sell.> Championed development of women@nab forum to promote diversity and cultural change. Achieved 300+ attendances at inaugural forum and inspired creation of local business initiatives.> Recruited and established new C level executive teams in response to APRA review.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for the operating platform of NAB’s business banking division across Australia, including management of risk and regulatory compliance frameworks. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:>Increased sales capacity of >40,000 hours per annum, improved system response times by 50% and drove greater operational efficiency through design and implementation of process enhancements across 3500 bankers nationally.>improved employee satisfaction by implementing consultation workshops across the business network. Achieved a ‘one team’ approach to NAB’s transformation by building effective partnerships across the bank’s functional divisions.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for strategic direction and strategic marketing for the NAB’s global wholesale banking division, operating across Australia, NZ, Asia, US and UK.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:> Identified strategic business opportunities for NAB and created a 3 year plan for the next stage of business growth. Designed and implemented extensive communications and presentations to leadership, board and industry stakeholders, winning a commitment of $50mln to the plan. Plan targets were achieved in 2 years and original profit growth forecasts exceeded.> Developed and rolled out a new organisational model globally, based on industry segmentation, which achieved closer alignment of NAB to its global customer base.> Created a global marketing plan aligned to strategic direction. Successfully replaced fragmented initiatives with a globally coordinated suite of communication material, global brand identity and visual palette and consistent approach to event marketing.

London, United Kingdom And Tokyo, Japan

Mizuho Bank ( formerly IBJ International) is one of Japan's largest international banks, with securities and capital markets operations worldwide. I was responsible for debt trading, strategy and new market development in Europe, USA, Canada and AsiaKEY ACHIEVEMENTS:> Managed $500mln of daily risk limits, effective budgeting and team oversight. Consistently exceeded plan targets and developed long term, profitable relationships with key government, supranational, corporate and institutional customers in UK, Europe, USA, Canada and Asia.> Effective crisis management through the collapse of the European exchange rate mechanism in 1992, including a number of assignments in Tokyo to manage activities with Mizuho head office. > Development of new market acquisition strategy in Southern Europe and establishment of partner offices in Spain and Portugal.> Developed key relationships with Japanese leadership and drove closer collaboration between UK and Japanese senior management teams during assignments in both London and Tokyo.

London, United Kingdom And Toronto, Canada

CIBC is one of Canada's four largest banks, engaging in retail and institutional finance worldwide.As Vice President, I was responsible for Eurobond trading globally, managing a daily risk portfolio of $1bln.>Exceeded profit targets regularly despite challenging environments, including the stock market crash of 1987 and the Latin American debt crisis of 1985.>Managed trading and sales teams across London, Toronto and Tokyo and successful relationship management of key global customers in North American, Europe and Asia.> Successfully managed culturally and linguistically diverse staff and clients to drive profitable and sustainable partnerships

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Distinction/ High Distinction Average

Subjects included: >strategic management >marketing >international marketing >accounting >quantitative analysis >corporate finance.

Mt Eliza High Performing Leaders Program, Leadership, Strategy, Transformational Change

Identified by NAB as a high potential leader, I undertook extensive training in: >leadership >transformational change >organisational.

Diploma, International Bond Dealing, Finance And Financial Management Services, Distinction