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Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Leading the Azure business as the COO/CEO for ANZ across a team of GTM Industry aligned segment and product managers driving the business to achieve more with our customers and execute the strategy

Auckland, New Zealand

Focussing on the expansion of the Azure platform, bringing more truly innovative solutions to market, and building new and exciting partnerships in Australia and New Zealand.

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Program & Business Management of the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform business for the New Zealand Subsidiary. End to end planning, execution, orchestration and governance of the Cloud and Enterprise business for Microsoft New Zealand. Key accountabilities include long term strategic planning, revenue attainment, Program & GTM execution, partner strategy and orchestration, customer engagement and successful solution delivery, capacity planning and management, and meeting scorecard & share dashboard KPIs.Notable Achievements in role:- Cloud Lead for Microsofts investment in a Microsoft Datacentre region into NZ for all three cloud solutions - Azure, M365, D365 and Power Platform;- Reseller News ICT Industry Cloud Vendor of the Year 2019 & 2020 & 2021 & 2022;- >200% growth of the AI Cloud Business YoY;- >1300 government staff trained across New Zealand on the Azure Cloud Platform in 2019;- Microsoft Azure Cloud Business growth YoY of >60%;- Successful business justification for key Azure workloads to be made available in New Zealand;

Auckland, New Zealand

Lead Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) role for New Zealand. While accountable for Program Management and execution of initiatives to help drive and enable the Multi National Accounts (MNAs), Channel and Partners, including Breadth, this role enabled me to work across the business and lead the OEM v-team, engage with enterprise customers, drive new concepts and programs such as Hybrid Server and Azure Stack landing in country.Additional over and above role responsibilities:- Being part of the Education v-team, leading the execution or programs across education MNA programs, and enablement of partners;- Owner of the Shape The Future Education Program for NZ;- Building of v-teams, aligning to regional and subsidiary strategy: Execution & achievement of Windows 10 Pro, Server, Office and Windows Consumer metrics. While only 15 months in role, all metrics were overachieved in Fy17 by 15%-143%. - Closely aligned with the Windows, Server and Office Business Group Leads to align and execute across Partners and Channel.- Partner & Enterprise/Commercial End Customer facing, supporting them with digital transformation solutions.- Commercial Windows Compete owner for the subsidiary- 'Cover' for non existent Windows Commercial Product Marketing & OEM Marketing roles- Leader and orchestrator of teams, bringing in key skilled people to get us to a winning result- Led the OEM team as part of our NZ EDU v-team to compete against chromebook and stem their growth to -4.5% YoY;

Auckland

Ponsonby Rugby

Referee, Coach and develop 15-23 4 year olds into Rugby Players over 5 years. Great fun learning to Coach kids and understanding what makes them tick to get the most out of them. 1st year tackle 2015. Undefeated season in 2014 & 2015.Awarded Ponsonby Rugby's Top Award of most tries scored in a season by any team in 2015. 209 Tries for vs 13 against

Auckland (& Wellington)

General Manager / Country Manager of Cliftons New Zealand, a B2B service provider. Key to my role is management of key customer projects, operations and financial / P&L. Naturally, I had a heavy customer and partner engagement leveraging my sales and marketing skills. As a hands on GM, I dealt with a range of organisations from government to finance institutions, to global leading IT organisation’s like Microsoft, Vodafone, Xero and IBM. At Cliftons, we sell our services internationally, and are not limited to our own locations across Asia Pacific.Cliftons, Asia Pacific's leading provider of conference/seminar, computer training, and video conferencing facilities, was established in Sydney in 1997. A genuine focus on exceptional customer service and seamless delivery has facilitated constant growth for the business. Currently in their 11th year of operation, Cliftons have grown to encompass over 150 dedicated training rooms across Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland, Hong Kong and Singapore.Catering to a variety of industries, Cliftons currently provides training facilities to such companies as Westpac, IBM, Microsoft, Intel, AXA, XERO, ThreeSixty, PeopleSoft, AGSM, SAP, QANTAS, Rail Infrastructure, Deutsche Bank, QBE, UNSW and Telstra. Cliftons have also built and manage dedicated, branded training centres for such companies as HP, Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems. Each of these centres is unique, as it caters to the individual requirements of each client. Computer training facilities, meeting rooms, staff offices, storage spaces, breakout areas and server rooms are just some of the many elements that can make up a dedicated facility.

Auckland, New Zealand

- Re ignited Speedo in NZ after take over from previous agency. - Developed strategies for sales, marketing & sponsorship inline with Speedo intl initiatives. - Developed sales team from 1 to 4 plus marketing division- Secured cream of the NZ Swimming athletes in a coup vs opposition national sponsor - listening to the athletes needs helps- Signed NZ's version of the 'Aus Institute of Sport' - Millennium Institute of Sport, in Auckland- Signed, designed and built dedicated 'store within store' Speedo branded environments in key retail doors, aquatic centres and the Millennium Institute of Sport, exhibiting product stories, driving immediate revenue growth, and igniting brand profile;- Enhanced Brand position in a market place that had viewed the brand as all about 1 piece suits and 'dick stickers'- Launched Speedo LZR Fast Suits with Team Aus and NZ on the same stage resulting in huge amounts of PR, and ensured New Zealand athletes had access to the same product as Team Aus and USA.- Elevated the sports profile, brands and NZ Athletes profile as a result of the above

Brisbane, Australia

Approached by Speedo to move home to manage Speedo NZ Business, hence short stint in this role- 8 figure revenue management- High 6 figure revenue growth in short stint in role due to market knowledge and knowledge of buyers target market

Sydney, Australia

Promoted to Nike Footlocker Role- Part of Nike Pacific 'Fields of Play' Marketing Team: Running- Grow Market Share- Develop & Implement client specific product Marketing Plan across A/NZ- Enhance Brand & product profile/image- Listen to the client- Build Strong Relationships across all contact levels- Refine sales processes- ID issues and resolve

Wellington, New Zealand

Promoted to Nike Australia role- Grew Revenue across all categories in LNI region in a "damaged market"- Cross sell 3 ranges each season- Enhance product assortment across main players- Opened RSG Doors across Apparel and Footwear - Ehanced Nike Running reputation as a 'serious' running brand

Degree: Bachelor Of Business, Management & Marketing

Proficiency Cert, Sports Science

Activities and Societies: Proficiency Certificate in Biomechanics

A Bursary, Science & Sport

Education record