AutoPacific Group is a primary subsidiary of ASX listed GUD Holdings and the market leader in highly engineered best in class vehicle accessories and towing solutions. With iconic brand names such as Hayman Reese, ROLA, Cruisemaster and others, AutoPacific Group serves the Automotive Aftermarket, Retail and Original Equipment channels as a designer, manufacturer and distributor of a wide variety of towing, trailering and cargo management and vehicle accessory products. AutoPacific Group has a head office in the South East of Melbourne with manufacturing operations in Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. As Human Resources Director for AutoPacfic Group, I am responsible for partnering closely with the executive team and leading the human resource agenda across the Group in support of the business plan.

Responsible for setting and implementing the strategic direction for learning across Nissan globally including learning for all strategies, talent acceleration and HR Academy functional and technical skill development. Key deliverables include:• Developed a strategy to make learning accessible for all employees across Nissan with curated content to support Nissan’s cultural transformation. • Transformed Nissan’s approach to HR skill development with the establishment of a global academy to build functional, technical and operational leadership skills and competencies.• Re-architected Nissan’s talent acceleration programs in support of the Ambition 2030 business plan. • Partnered with Global Talent Management to establish long term bespoke development plans for key leaders and executives

As part of the Asia and Oceania leadership team, responsible for partnering closely with the business and leading HR strategy and operations across Asia and Oceania. Key deliverables included:• Partnered with the executive team to deliver a significant transformation of operations across the Asia and Oceania region including the withdrawal from Korea, closure of Manufacturing and R&D operations in Indonesia and realignment of regional head office operations in Thailand. • Established regionalized operating structures and centralized product planning, product marketing and accessories development to enable a stronger voice into GHQ and reduce redundancy and duplication across countries. • Developed and implemented talent acceleration strategy to accelerate emerging and local and regional talent with a forecast future savings of US $3.9mils by 2025. • Completed several strategic hires for critical leadership positions to strengthen the Asia and Oceania leadership team and talent pipelines.• Coached executives and line leadership and built a high trust and high performing HR team. • Established regional emergency response committee and project managed crisis response activities relating to COVID-19 across the Asia and Oceania region. • Awarded the Global Nissan President’s award in recognition of my leadership and contribution towards the transformation of Nissan Asia and Oceania operations.

Responsible for managing the talent management centre of expertise, incorporating talent management, talent acquisition and learning and development for 3 manufacturing sites, 2 research and development centres, 9 regional sales and marketing business units and 2 regional head offices across Europe. Key deliverables included:• Transformed Nissan Europe’s talent management strategy implementing a Buy, Build, Borrow framework to strengthen talent pipelines, ensure more robust succession planning and talent development practices and retention of key talent. • Implemented a “development for all” strategy for Executives, Managers and Individual Contributors, utilizing a combination of on-line, classroom and experience based learning. • Outsourced Manager and below recruitment and implemented a Recruitment Process Outsourced (RPO) model to reduce cost (circa 500K Euro) drive standardization and improve reporting capabilities across the region.

As part of the executive team, responsible for all HR operations from effective operational HR day to day delivery to long term HR strategy in support of the business plan. Responsible for partnering with the Executive team and driving the human resources agenda in support of the business plan for the Australia and New Zealand sales companies, the finance company and the small manufacturing plant. Key deliverables included: • Established and implemented a HR Mid Term Plan with a focus on building capability, operational excellence and cultural transformation. • Implemented a cultural transformation initiative with trust as a foundation focusing upon: - Strength and capability of the leadership team - Company wide development practices - Employee communications, and - Reward and Recognition practices and processes.• Outsourced highly unionized national warehouse operations to a 3PL provider enabling reduced costs, efficiency of operations and more flexible practices.

Responsible for building organisational capability, improving organisational culture and performance.

As part of the executive team, responsible for the management of all HR operations across the manufacturing, product development and sales and marketing operations in Taiwan.

Lead HR Business Partner to the Heads of IT, Sales, Marketing and Service, Communications and Finance for Ford Asia Pacific and Africa. Significant transformation role supporting the establishment of regional and functional operating models and building capability across the region.

HR Business Partner to the Vice President of Manufacturing and the Vice President of Human Resources.

Responsible for the provision of operational HR service delivery across talent acquisition, talent management, employee relations and industrial relations.

Consultant Psychologist to businesses on a range of organisation interventions including: organisation development, training, mediation, business coaching, crisis management and employee assistance. Also provided counselling and psychological support to individuals and families.