Partnering the CEO and wider executive team to lead the business strategically and tactically through transformation. Provide executive leadership, vision and direction to drive value creating HR planning, talent, engagement and retention that is aligned to strategic priorities and business needs.

Working with organisations aligning their project and program work to corporate strategy. Establishing and ensuring appropriate enterprise governance and providing operational project support.

Freedom AU&NZ | Fantastic | Snooze | OMF | Plush | Best & Less | Harris Scarfe | Select-opedic | UnitransDriving operational change programs that deliver measurable improvements to the individual business units and Group. Partnering with CEO's and Executive Leaders, driving implementation of agreed strategies. Through collaboration, translating the future state into a program of initiatives, including newly identified and current in-flight projects, validating and prioritizing them. Ensured continuity to large scale transformations by implementing proactive planning, risk management, communication, change management, deciding on interventions and engaging in people management. ^ Creation of new brand for the Group, bringing together two manufacturing entities into one vertically integrated brand partner. This included the development of organisational strategy, structure, people, communication and operational plans. ^ On time, on budget development and launch of a Group WHS framework and supporting cloud system across 15 individual Brands. ^ Successful delivery of customer loyalty program bringing together 5 external vendors and 3 streams of internal stakeholders to deliver to budget and timeline.

Freedom AU & NZ | Bay Leather Republic | Snooze | Unitrans (Logistics) | Manufacturing (Selectopedic) Build, lead and drive business projects that pursue strategic opportunities for the Group. ^ Managed Bay Leather Republic a network of 15 locations, achieving annual budgeted EBIT FY14^ Introduction of Bay Leather Republic concessions into Freedom Australia^ Developed business case and cost model for Freedom Bedroom, executing in 3 state based locations, within 100 days and under budget. ^ Successfully launched a first to market mattress concept online. ^ Managed the seamless launch, on time and on budget of Freedom NZ first transactional website, exceeding annual budgeted sales expectations in 9 months.^ Awards - Awarded "Team Excellence Award" 2015 - Awarded "Leadership Excellence Award" 2014 - Nominated "Leadership Excellence Award" 2013

Freedom | Snooze | Bay Leather Republic | Steinhoff Manufacturing | Logistics Developed and executed the HR strategic direction in line with company objectives, driving continuous improvement, people development and profitability. Harmonised various HR functions at a Group level and cascading into the Brands with the brand identity, culture and language^ Successful scoping and implementation of restructuring programs and acquisitions^ Developed and executed across the Group HR strategic projects and organisational development initiatives around operational HR strategies and commercially focused action plan from brand engagement surveys.

Retail (Company & Franchisee) | Logistics | Manufacturing | Support CentreExecutive team member leading the Human Resources team and overseeing the effective and efficient management of functional areas; employee relations; recruitment; learning and development; organisational development; occupational safety and health; injury management and return to work programs across noted industries. ^ Successful negotiation of EBA for Retail and Logistics ^ Lifted participation rate of the annual employee survey by 4pts ^ Reduction of regrettable losses^ Awarded at the HR Leadership Awards of 2009 The Monash University Award for Best Learning and Development Strategy The EmployeeConnect Award for Best Overall use of Technology

Shaped the learning architecture to meet the business objectives, resulting in the overhaul of Orientation program, development of sales training program, creation of Leadership and Management courses. Ensuing in 56 modules and courses delivered on time over fourteen months.^ Project managed the implementation of a new e-learning platform to the business. ^ Developed business case and strategy for e-learning. Outlining benefits, scope, deliverable, risks, assumptions and cost benefit analysis. ^ Delivered on time and under budget to over 1500 employees in 95 locations across AU / NZ. Achieved a completion rate of 87% within 6 weeks of launch through a sound launch, communication and change management strategy.^ Design and execution of succession planning strategy with appropriate operational, management and experiential components.^ Finalist in AHRI People Management Initiative award 2008^ Decreased department costs by 28%^ Awarded "Directors Leadership Award" Freedom Conference 2008

Enterprise leader, establishing strategic relationships across the organisation to support and execute the effective delivery of crafted L&D strategy with P&L responsibility. (Leadership, Management, Operational, Cultural) ^ Appointed AU/NZ L&D Implementation Manager for the company’s global system. Project planned the training delivery, materials and roll out for over 600 staff and 125 locations.^ Awarded Head Office Team and Manager of the Year for 2004^ Awarded "Head Office Manager of Year" and "Best of the Best" Global awards in 2005

Committed leader, driving sales and profit performance through collaborative goal setting, coaching and performance management of the team.  Produced growth in margin and profit by 20% over the 2 years. Renewed the motivation of over 80 staff, including 19 Direct reports