Luminaire is a boutique corporate strategy, finance, advisory and execution business I established in 2010 Luminaire provides consultancy and execution services including strategy, business and operating plan development and implementation, management and delivery. Luminaire also acts as principal invest by founding and managing start up businesses in the power technology and mining industries. Highlights• Founding, and managing as Chief Executive, the start-up… Show more Luminaire is a boutique corporate strategy, finance, advisory and execution business I established in 2010 Luminaire provides consultancy and execution services including strategy, business and operating plan development and implementation, management and delivery. Luminaire also acts as principal invest by founding and managing start up businesses in the power technology and mining industries. Highlights• Founding, and managing as Chief Executive, the start-up of AUSENERGY to commercialise AC motor control technology in Aust, NZ and Oceania. Negotiating and arranging a merger with an American distribution business; authoring Business Plan and conducting equity capital raising; briefing and managing in new equity investors • Advising an Australian owned Electrical & Mechanical Engineering company on a full strategic review to identify efficiencies; re-financing; organisational restructuring; reductions in staff and overheads costs; develop a succession plan and to structure and execute.• Strategic advisory for Pure Data an IT start-up including the negotiation of the Australian Agency Agreement from the French developer for the technology.• Sourced and negotiated the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania distribution rights for a state of the art AC motor controller technology from USA developer. • Conducted gold and silver mining commercial and geotechnical due diligence program in Peru to identify opportunities for Australian mining skills and investment funds. Identified opportunities and obtained acquisition offers for mining tenements in Peru.• Provided advice to engineering company seeking to dispose of and to acquire divisional operations. Conducted target acquisition due diligence and prepared non-core division sale Information memorandums.- Founding Managing Director of gold mine tailings retreatment and site rehabilitation business operating on projects in Australia, Oceania, Sth America, SthAfrica and West Africa. Show less

In 1995 I commenced on pro-bono basis, as a member of the Corporate Governance Committees reporting to the Board of the Brotherhood of St Laurence.The BSL operates several major commercial enterprises to fund its research and services. I have been a member of the Finance & Investment Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee; which works with major audit firms appointed for both the internal and external audits. These BSL Board Committees operate to the highest standards of… Show more In 1995 I commenced on pro-bono basis, as a member of the Corporate Governance Committees reporting to the Board of the Brotherhood of St Laurence.The BSL operates several major commercial enterprises to fund its research and services. I have been a member of the Finance & Investment Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee; which works with major audit firms appointed for both the internal and external audits. These BSL Board Committees operate to the highest standards of Australian Corporate Governance. Show less

• Executive position reporting to country MD. • Responsible for business development, client relationships, credit risk management and revenue budgets for Vic, SA, WA and Tas. • Managed 30 staff in Corporate Finance, Leasing, Project Finance, Mining Finance, Trade Finance, Administration and Legal Departments. Also responsible for delivering to our clients and targets, SG’s major global products: securitisation, debt capital markets , derivatives in commodities, currencies, interest… Show more • Executive position reporting to country MD. • Responsible for business development, client relationships, credit risk management and revenue budgets for Vic, SA, WA and Tas. • Managed 30 staff in Corporate Finance, Leasing, Project Finance, Mining Finance, Trade Finance, Administration and Legal Departments. Also responsible for delivering to our clients and targets, SG’s major global products: securitisation, debt capital markets , derivatives in commodities, currencies, interest rate and equities; and acquisition & leveraged finance. • Developed specialist global banking practices for SG in base and precious metals, mining, oil & gas ; including project finance and advisory, acquisition finance, commodities and finance derivatives. • Duties also included managing all financial markets credit risk exposures. This included Business Development initiatives and membership of Credit and Risk Committees for all client relationships, risk assessments, approvals and documentation for FX, interest rates, leasing, corporate finance exposures.• Voluntary redundancy post successfully closing the business choosing not to transition to HK when SG decided to close Australian operations.Major Achievements • SG Melbourne was a major contributor to SG’s sustained, profitable success in Australia during my period as Director• Final 3 years the client relationships initiated and transactions managed by me, outperformed budget• Zero credit losses on the corporate loan and financial markets portfolios during this period, which included GFC.• When SG Paris was forced to rationalise its global investment banking business during GFC; was successful in ensuring that my clients weren't disadvantaged; and that SG did not incur any credit losses due to the GFC, or as the result of closing its Australian corporate banking operations. Successfully managed and transitioned zero credit loss, profitable business; ensuring that all SG Melbourne staff were re-employed. Show less

• Responsible for SG’s Melbourne Office functions and reporting . Businesses comprised : Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Leasing, Treasury and FX, Treasury Back Office, Legal and Administration. Member of SG’s Credit Committee.Major Achievements• From a Greenfield base, I built corporate and investment banking business in one of the world’s most competitive of corporate banking markets. This took energy, deep banking and finance skills, professional excellence and diligence; and… Show more • Responsible for SG’s Melbourne Office functions and reporting . Businesses comprised : Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Leasing, Treasury and FX, Treasury Back Office, Legal and Administration. Member of SG’s Credit Committee.Major Achievements• From a Greenfield base, I built corporate and investment banking business in one of the world’s most competitive of corporate banking markets. This took energy, deep banking and finance skills, professional excellence and diligence; and perseverance to succeed over the business cycles. • I was banker who sought to consistently partner and support my target clients over the entire business cycle. Often creating great shareholder value for both my clients and for SG in the process; and especially when the business cycle was at its worst.• Under my leadership and management, SG Melbourne’s corporate and investment net banking revenue grew by a factor of 10 X over my tenure as General Manager.• I ensured SG Melbourne was recognised within Société Générale globally as significant profit driver in country. • I marketed, introduced and signed up new clients for SG: Rio Tinto, BHP , Newcrest Mining, Fosters , Woodside, Santos, Beach Petroleum, FMG , Australian Wheat Board, Telstra, Visy Industries, Victorian Government • I ensured that SG Melbourne recruited and developed its own staff, who I selected, tutored and managed into their banking careers. Many of whom progressed to senior roles in the Société Générale global network and in other investment banks . Show less