Peter Stirling Benson Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney

Sydney

Sydney

Currently an Advisor on a major acquisition in the Entertainment Sector. Open to opportunities.

Sydney, Australia

Early stage business providing on-site health and well being programs in corporate locations supported by a conveniently located clinic staffed by medical practitioners for use by clients’ employees. Priority was to raise capital and secure new corporate clients, as a precursor to expansion and growth • Key role in a $500k capital raising from high net worth investors. • Secured several blue chip professional service firms as clients.• Significantly strengthened the firm’s cash flow position.• Enabled the business with one site to service the needs of national clients.• Negotiated software and accounting service agreements.• Identified the location for a second clinic in Melbourne.• Moved from a full time role to the firm’s Advisory Board.

The world’s largest owner and operator of health clubs, owned by private equity investors. Market leader in Australia with 94 clubs, 5,800 staff and 340,000 members. Member of the Global Executive Team responsible for formulating international strategy, underpinned by a focus on Sales, Fitness, Member Experience, Commercial Management and People. Led a major transition program across the club network in Australia, executing a series of change programs designed to service local needsMaintained revenues of $345m in the face of the GFC, pressure on household incomes and the rapid emergence of budget health clubs by:• Re-structuring and increasing the capabilities of the executive team.• Opening seven new sites during and identifying four new sites for opening.• Developing a customer relationship management program.• Launching a wide range of new services.• Launching a highly innovative personalised online fitness education program.• Introducing a member ‘benefits’ program and a loyalty program.• Ensuring that funds were allocated to clubs where member needs were greatest.• Positioning the company as serving the wider community.Championed and contributed the major funds for a successful legal case against major recording companies seeking to significantly increase license fees, a precedent which would have added $36m a year to the company's cost base .

Sydney, Australia

A Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd subsidiary and market leader in providing ticketing services to sporting and theatrical events, concerts and festivals. Recruited to stem significant losses and take the business in Australia and New Zealand into sustainable profit and growth. Formulated and executed a business strategy to meet the changing expectations of hirers, venue operators and customers. Transformed an operationally driven company into a viable enterprise with a clear commercial focus and a pre-eminent online presence.Reversed losses totalling $8m for the previous two years. Increased ticketing volume by 13%, revenue by 69% to $76m and delivered net profits of $13m in year five. Achieved financial targets in each of the preceding four years and generated the free cash flow needed to eliminate $25m. Results achieved by:• Re-negotiating an unprofitable joint venture in Hong Kong.• Re-focusing attention on the increasingly competitive ANZ market.• Investing $8m to upgrade the core ticketing system and build a data warehouse.• Growing the proportion of online from 8% to 35%.• Securing the Rugby World Cup, three Cirque du Soleil tours and the Australian Grand Prix• Establishing a national presence in Australia.• Acquiring Sydney’s largest indoor concert venue• Progressively outsourcing call centres, data centres and dispatch units,

Market leader in the provision of electronic inventory and distribution services to 2,400 travel agents across Australia and New Zealand and generating revenue of $85m a year.Recruited by a consortium, comprising Qantas, Air New Zealand and Ansett, to radically overhaul the business prior to the business being sold at an optimal price.• Developed new software solutions• Aligning the business with client needs in each market segment served• Improved the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain staff.• Secured a five-year $420m global contract with Flight Centre, the biggest of it's kind signed in Australia• Re-negotiated the American Express Account for three years. • Re-negotiated the Harvey World Travel Account for three years.• Designed and delivered Australia’s first GST compliant travel management solution.• The company was successfully sold to Galileo International.

General entertainment channel on pay television commencing with a Board of investors comprising Columbia Tristar, Paramount and Universal.Appointed to formulate and execute a five-year strategy, rapidly take the business from initial loss into sustainable profit. Led and developed the core management team and worked with distribution platforms Foxtel and Austar together with key external contacts in the government and media sectors.Achieved the targeted operating profit by year three of the five year plan by:• Selecting a unique positioning - ‘Television’s Greatest Hits’.• Investing $3.5m to strengthen and develop content.• Investing $500k to establish a marketing and public relations capability.• Launching the company's website.• Investing $600k in production technology and systems. • Re-locating the channel on one site.• Collaborating to establish the first industry body.• Achieving a ranking of equal 8th on Foxtel and 4th on Austar, with 1.9 million viewers.

Mba, General Management

Two year Full Time Program

Ba (Combined Honours), Modern Languages

Activities and Societies: London University Hockey First XI, British University Gold Medallist Four Year Program, including 6 month.