Strategy and Business Case development; Change management; Governance Advisory; Project management; Feasibility Studies, Financial modelling, and Due diligence; Marketing strategic planning; Enterprise and Project Risk Management; Business process improvement.Commercial negotiations, Contract and risk management; Feasibility studies and business case development; Business process improvement; Team leadership and development; Operations management; International business advice: India… Show more Strategy and Business Case development; Change management; Governance Advisory; Project management; Feasibility Studies, Financial modelling, and Due diligence; Marketing strategic planning; Enterprise and Project Risk Management; Business process improvement.Commercial negotiations, Contract and risk management; Feasibility studies and business case development; Business process improvement; Team leadership and development; Operations management; International business advice: India, Indonesia, New Caledonia, SEA.Clients include: Central Govt organisations, Professional Services company, Electricity lines company, Large NZ private equity investor, Small businesses, Sporting organisations.Qualifications include: Gateway® reviewer, certified Better Business Case® Practitioner, Kepner Tregoe® Problem solving and decision making. Show less

Development of organisational strategies, business plans and accountability documentsLeading the delivery of operational and corporate strategies and servicesLeading and contributing to sector strategies and initiativesManaging a large number of successful projects as well as a smaller number of less successful ones ... and learning from them allDelivering policy/legislation driven change projectsSupporting agency leadership and governance in managing both internal and… Show more Development of organisational strategies, business plans and accountability documentsLeading the delivery of operational and corporate strategies and servicesLeading and contributing to sector strategies and initiativesManaging a large number of successful projects as well as a smaller number of less successful ones ... and learning from them allDelivering policy/legislation driven change projectsSupporting agency leadership and governance in managing both internal and external stakeholders at all levelsPreparing and reviewing Better Business CasesServing as Gateway ReviewersIn practical terms this means that we deliver services to help our clients manage their strategies, investment portfolios, programmes, projects, operations and stakeholder engagement – all with the aim of delivering tangible outcomes and benefits Show less

Responsibilities include Maintenance, IT systems and management of Catering, Cleaning and Security contracts.

Chairperson of the Auckland Branch Committee 2016Member of the Memberships and Admissions CommitteeFellow of Institute of Chartered SecretariesFellow of Governance New ZealandChartered Governance Professional

Chairperson from 2013 to 2015

Helping business do business with IndiaProject management, Feasibility studies, Communication strategies, Engagement solutionsClients included: Large international dairy company, Electrical component manufacturer, NZ government, Tertiary educational institution, Professional engineering consultancy

Beca AMEC Limited was a multidiscipline consulting engineering firm focussed on large industrial clients in NZ, Australia, Indonesia and New Caledonia. I provided commercial leadership to the business encompassing finance and cash management, contract administration, risk assessments, financial analysis and compliance, developed commercial policies and procedures, acted as the point of contact with financial, commercial, legal and corporate teams within the parent companies in New Zealand… Show more Beca AMEC Limited was a multidiscipline consulting engineering firm focussed on large industrial clients in NZ, Australia, Indonesia and New Caledonia. I provided commercial leadership to the business encompassing finance and cash management, contract administration, risk assessments, financial analysis and compliance, developed commercial policies and procedures, acted as the point of contact with financial, commercial, legal and corporate teams within the parent companies in New Zealand, Australia and Canada, prepared annual business plans and monthly reports. Company secretary for subsidiary companies.From July 2009 to March 2010 I was employed by Beca in a similar role, during which I led business plan preparation and undertook a review of the market segment management structure and resourcing. Show less

Based in India, responsible for developing BlueScope Steel's new business strategy for India, feasibility study, set up of new JV company, then later became responsible for the Sales and Marketing function of this Pre-Engineered Building and Building Products company covering India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, building and leading a team of 24 staff.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, commenced by leading a high performing team to develop a regional marketing strategy for the Asia building products Group of BlueScope Steel (5 month study, covering 8 countries). Then managed a small (6 persons) focussed marketing team for the same Group.

Representing the Australian steel industry at the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (www.seaisi.com). Activities included administration, organising and conducting training courses across South East Asia, organisation of annual conference, industry liaison, intelligence gathering, and organisation of SEAISI board and committee meetings. Based in Kuala Lumpur

New Zealand Steel is a NZ$700m fully integrated steel works south of Auckland, NZ. This state owned business was privatised and purchased by BHP at the start of the 1990s, and now is a fully owned subsidiary of BlueScope Steel Limited.Responsibilities included strategic studies, development of business cases, sales management, exhibitions and promotions.

Commissioning and Operations leadership roles, (1986 – 1992)Roles included Commissioning Engineer, Shift Team Leader, Training Manager, Day Team Leader and Roll Shops Manager