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Extensive, long term experience and success as a Business Leader across a variety of organisations and industries including building materials, consumer goods, advertising media, manufacture, wholesale and retail. Common thread has been an ability to build a customer focused culture and to channel energies into strategies designed to improve outcomes for all business stakeholders with organisations with Turnover and employee numbers ranging up to $170m & 400 staff.Commercially focussed and a broad strategic thinker with an action bias to drive and support revenue and profit growth opportunities. A hands on leader with an inclusive management style, strong relationship management and influencing skills and an ability to communicate effectively across all levels of business stakeholders.Major strengths in customer focussed strategy development and implementation, business improvement and innovation, culture development, business relationships and industry presence.Background has been further rounded with most recent director and board experience.VALUE PROPOSITION• Proven leader with broad industry experiences operating in difficult and competitive markets and environments.• A change agent with a record of success in building a customer focussed culture across the business• Takes a Strategic Mindset and approach to building a business taking into account the needs of key stakeholders.• Profit orientated with a strong focus on revenue growth, innovation and a keen eye for internal improvement opportunities.• Communication skills and style that encourage and builds collaboration and valuable relationships across the business, externally and internally.• Resilient, hardworking, loyal, customer and people orientated.