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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

• APAC’s leading business transformation consultancy specialising in digital and supply chain solutions.• Investee company of Next Capital (private equity).• Fully integrated advisory services across supply chain, property and project management.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

• Deployed to Abano Healthcare by private equity owners (BGH and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan).• Dental network: >1.1m p.a. patient visits; >1,000 clinicians; >250 clinics; three branded networks.• Performance improvement in clinic operations, data/IT, accounting, reporting, PMO and major projects.Key Achievements:• Team increased network (enterprise value) by ~$150m in <18 months.• Group finance: improvement plans for i) clinic data entry, ii) data/IT, iii) accounting, iv) reporting.• N.Z. finance: onboarded senior team; period close processes (incl. rev., cash, debtors; >100 clinics).• Aust. finance: procure-to-pay roadmap incl. reconfigured platforms and processes (incl. >100 clinics).• Data and IT: diagnosed data and governance deficiencies. Developed new data and platform strategy.• PMO: new framework and program, improving project prioritisation, planning, governance and delivery. • Projects: lead on selected projects (e.g. pricing), incl. strategy, planning and activation (>100 clinics).

Victoria, Au

• Allegro (turnaround private equity) owned multi-modal logistics business (revenue ~A$3.6 billion).• Worked with the Chief Transformation Officer and intermodal team, providing strategic, commercial, financial and negotiation support on TGE's 11-year partnership with Aurizon, worth ~A$1.8bn.• Scope: industry, customer, ops. (rolling stock, rail paths, property / terminals, logistics), financial, legal.• Project initiation to contract signing achieved in <6 months.

Melbourne, Vic, Au

• Australia's #1 plaintiff law firm; 36 offices; over 1,200 professionals supporting everyday Australians.• Led data science, core finance, FP&A, and transaction (incl. payroll and trust) teams (~35 people).Key Achievements:• Profiled significant cash flow variability and risks; introduced expenditure disciplines.• Established performance rhythm and KPI regime, improving individual office outcomes. • Reset funding strategy. Refinanced and expanded debt facilities.• Improved visibility of controls on accounting and trust (>$1bn / >50K transactions p.a.).

Richmond, Vic, Au

• Market leading convenience retail company (revenue ~A$5 billion; 700+ stores; ~9,000 people).• Australian arm of the world's largest retailer (~70,000 stores).• Senior leadership (executive) team member; direct report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).• Led the end-to-end fuel business and P&L (560+ fuel stores; revenue ~A$3.5 billion).• Led the Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHS&E) team.Key Achievements:• Team increased the enterprise value of the company by ~$100m in <2 years.• During challenging trading periods held share, hit profit targets, significantly outperformed ASX peers.• Materially increased group earnings, via data science and machine learning / A.I. in fuel pricing.• Successfully relaunched the B2B fuel card program (subsequent Canstar 5-star ratings).• Drove behavioural change, meaningfully reducing injuries and incidents. Halved assaults from public.

Richmond, Vic, Au

• Senior leadership (executive) team member; direct report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).• Led a new department (~40 people) responsible for: operational retail review program (customer proposition; compliance), loss prevention, digital fraud, wage repayments, wage investigations, regulator (Fair Work) liaison.Key Achievements:• Repaired reputation, with Board and mgmt., via reform of operating standards, compliance, assurance.• Led ~A$175m of wage repayments to 4,000+ people, supported by a 60+ person Deloitte team.• Operationalised world leading employee facial recognition platform and analytics led operating rhythm.• Positive compliance outcomes via behavioural change, A.I. platforms, advice based assurance models.• Significant reduction in on-line fraud, via process design, data analytics and store procedure changes.

Docklands, Vic, Au

• A$400m ASX-250 listed digital, consumer financial and utilities, comparison / distribution company.• Led category management, financial control, FP&A, revenue assurance, IT, corporate development, procurement and facilities teams (~45 people).Key Achievements:• Restored investor confidence. Excluding impact of a takeover offer, share price appreciation of 20%.• Established performance rhythm and KPI regime. Underlying revenue growth of 15%.• Established capital management strategy and disciplines; first year of positive cash flow.

New York, Ny, Us

• Advice on M&A, strategy, equity (ASX) and debt capital, and project finance situations.• Typically working with ASX-50 client senior executives, CFO, CEO, Board of Directors.• Focus on major consumer, retail, logistics and natural resources clients.Key Achievements:• Originated mandates with new ASX clients for the firm (e.g., Toll, Treasury Wine Estates, Tabcorp).

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• Led the Melbourne consumer and retail corporate advisory account coverage.• Mandated to provide advice on M&A, strategic reviews and distressed debt situations.• Typically working with client senior executives, CFO, CEO, business owners and lenders.Key Achievements:• Originated mandates across ASX listed (e.g., Tabcorp, Pacific Brands), private equity (e.g., Cerberus, Archer Capital) and private (e.g., Bulla Dairy) companies.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

• Former ASX-20 listed beer, global wine and spirits company.• Commercial lead for international brand partnerships (e.g. Corona, Asahi, Stella Artois, Carlsberg).• Led group strategic planning (output for budget, capital management, valuation, etc.).• Led Australian wine supply transformation and business unit / category projects.• Led major M&A, joint-ventures, divestments, and operating facility closures.• Experience across Australia, New Zealand, USA, China, Europe.• Direct report to the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), then Chief Financial Officer (CFO).Key Achievements:• International alliances revenue ~A$320m; team achieved above category growth of ~10% p.a..• Secured international beer earnings; extended contracts with realigned commercial objectives. • Successfully acquired a further 29% in Foster’s Group Pacific (South Pacific Stock Exchange listed).• Divested non-core assets (nine businesses; five wineries; 37 vineyards (5,100 ha), 37 brands).• Integrated Southcorp global wine production assets (wineries, vineyards, fruit supply deals, etc.).• Led various group strategies (e.g., M&A/demerger, China entry, craft beer, operating footprint, etc.).

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

• ASX-50 listed global steel company.• Managed the capital investment process (capital allocation, evaluation standards, etc.).• Experience in major CAPEX, M&A, due diligence and post-merger integration projects.• Experience in Australia, USA and South-East Asia.Key Achievements:• Led the acquisition and integration of two businesses (Pioneer Water Tanks; Trustek).• Led negotiation, project financing and financial workstreams on the Port Kembla co-generation project.

New York, New York, Us

• Firm previously named Goldman Sachs JBWere.• Experience in equity markets (ASX), capital raisings, M&A and corporate advisory projects.• Focus on consumer, retail, technology and natural resources sectors.Key Achievements:• Supported >$500m of equity raisings for multiple clients.

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