Ryan Cavanagh

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Chief Executive Officer at Timberlands Limited @
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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About Ryan Cavanagh

A motivated and versatile senior executive who specialises in excelling business performance outcomes by creating a cohesive team environment built on a strong foundation of accountability, execution of work and developing employee capabilities. Over 20 years of leadership across multiple functions, industries and geographies working across a spectrum of large (multi $bn revenue) to smaller (>$150m revenue) companies.

Ryan Cavanagh's Current Company Details
Timberlands Limited

Timberlands Limited

Chief Executive Officer at Timberlands Limited
Ryan Cavanagh Work Experience Details
  • Timberlands Limited
    Chief Executive Officer
    Timberlands Limited Oct 2020 - Present
    Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
  • Timberlands Limited
    Managing Director
    Timberlands Limited Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
    Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
  • Mckinsey & Company
    Senior Vice President
    Mckinsey & Company May 2015 - Feb 2020
    New Zealand
    Help businesses transform results by focussing on performance and organisational health. Provide leadership and transformation coaching as a Chief Transformation Officer (CTO), often seconded as part of the client Executive Team – working with the CEO, the Board and the Executive Team to embed a new cadence around execution capabilities that creates a sustainable step change in performance. McKinsey lead for recruitment in New Zealand. Global lead for McKinsey Transformation for smaller companies (< $2bn revenue).Key Achievements• NZ Agri client – full time CTO, deployed to client Executive Team to lead $100m transformation programme• ASX50 mining client – helped embed next S-curve of transformation by delivering new Management Operating system at remote site in Papua New Guinea and identifying >US$200m upside opportunity• NZ energy retailer – delivered transformation leadership and execution of $50m plan within 9 months• NZ Agri genetics company –delivered $50m plan and step change improvement in health • NZ Dairy client – led development of $165m plan at manufacturing sites• Indonesian coal mining client – accelerated pipeline of US$60m opportunities and rapid delivery of US$20m in 3 months• Global McKinsey lead for RTS with smaller clients (between US$150m and $2bn revenue)
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  • Rio Tinto
    General Manager Gove Operations
    Rio Tinto May 2013 - Sep 2014
    Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia
    General Manager (2013 – 2014) Accountable for daily operations at 2.7MT/y alumina refinery and 9.2Mt/y bauxite mine employing 1400 people. Following Rio Tinto decision to suspend operations, accountable for reducing workforce from 1400 to 500, placing refinery on care and maintenance and transitioning to a bauxite export business.Key Achievements• Second best ever safety performance, record production and record export volumes achieved through port• Co-chairperson of Traditional Owners Leaders Forum• Safe and stable curtailment of refinery operations – on plan and on budget• 1000 roles reduced through redeployment and redundancy (>80% first preferences met)• Set up future bauxite export organisation of 400 roles (and 100 contractors)• Successful and pragmatic EBA negotiation – restored trust and credibility with Unionised workforce and completed EBA negotiations within 3 months and 87% yes vote (compared to 3 years previously)
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  • Rio Tinto
    General Manager New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited
    Rio Tinto Nov 2009 - Apr 2013
    Invercargill, New Zealand
    Accountable for daily operations at 355kT/y aluminium smelter employing 950 people and being New Zealand’s single only site producing in excess of NZ$1 billion in export receipts. Senior Rio Tinto representative in New Zealand so had responsibility for all Rio Tinto affairs in New Zealand. NZAS was undergoing divestment from Rio Tinto as part of Pacific Aluminium during my tenure as GM.Key Achievements• Record safety performance in 2010 (>2 million hours LTI free) and record production in 2011• Increased productivity from 374t/person in 2010 to 406t/person in 2012 even with 15% production curtailment• Successfully implemented Private Equity approach to running business and delivered additional US$26m cash flow in 2012 and achieved US$58m less costs than plan• Co-lead negotiation for a new 20 year power contract that moved NZAS from Q4 to Q2 on the cost curve• Proven capabilities in dealing with the media and government through difficult and high profile power negotiation• Successfully accelerated the reduction of 100 roles from 5 years to 3 months with zero forced redundancies and initiated maintenance restructure of further 35 roles• Board member of NZAS, Southland Disability Enterprise and Invercargill Chamber of Commerce.
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  • Rio Tinto
    Chief Advisor Organisational Effectiveness, Human Resources
    Rio Tinto Jan 2009 - Nov 2009
    London, United Kingdom
    Led reviews of key business support functions to improve the services they provided to operating business units at a cost and quality that reflected business needs.Key Achievements• Co-led process with McKinsey for Rio Tinto Executive Committee (ExCo) to obtain alignment on company strategy, vision, values, organisational philosophy, organisational principles and behaviours• Led reviews of HR, Procurement, Shared Services and Marketing Centre functions• Reviews completed within 6 week window with 50 actions agreed between business and function delegates including establishment of governance boards to improve interface between Operations and Support Functions
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  • Rio Tinto
    Business Executive Business Resources
    Rio Tinto Aug 2007 - Jan 2009
    London, United Kingdom
    Reported to Group Executive Business Resources (Exploration, Procurement, IS&T, Shared Services, Communications & External Relations, Shipping & Marketing Centre) on the Rio Tinto Executive Committee. • Team leader one of the BHPB defence streams responsible for understanding the operational requirements to split out our Iron Ore business into a separate publicly listed company• Team leader for Alcan Integration synergy team – synergies of $30million against a target of $10million identified• Team leader of Business Resources managing a $350million synergy project portfolio – delivered 15% above plan
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  • Rio Tinto
    Mining Executive Diamonds
    Rio Tinto Jan 2007 - Jul 2007
    London, United Kingdom
    Reported to Chief Executive Diamonds on the Rio Tinto Executive Committee
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  • Rio Tinto
    Manager - Carbon
    Rio Tinto Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
    Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Rio Tinto
    Superintendent - Baking Furnace
    Rio Tinto Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
    Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Rio Tinto
    Superintendent - Green Carbon
    Rio Tinto Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
    Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Rio Tinto
    Process Control Engineer - Baked Carbon
    Rio Tinto Mar 2001 - Dec 2001
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  • Rio Tinto
    Chemical Engineer
    Rio Tinto Mar 1999 - Feb 2001
    Zimbabwe
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  • Rio Tinto
    Graduate Chemical Engineer
    Rio Tinto Sep 1997 - Feb 1999
    Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Ryan Cavanagh Skills

Mining Change Management Continuous Improvement Mineral Processing Maintenance Management Business Process Improvement Team Leadership Strategic Planning Metallurgy Process Engineering Business Strategy Minerals Project Management Aluminum Plant Maintenance Lean Manufacturing Base Metals Root Cause Analysis Engineering Six Sigma Planned Preventative Maintenance Operational Excellence Copper 5s Governance Mineral Exploration Tpm Iron Ore Preventive Maintenance Gold Sap Kaizen Coal Value Stream Mapping

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Ryan Cavanagh works for Timberlands Limited

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Ryan Cavanagh's current role is Chief Executive Officer at Timberlands Limited.

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Ryan Cavanagh attended University Of Birmingham, University Of Birmingham.

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