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Senior experience across diverse industries - banking and finance, property development, liquor distribution and meat processing.Banking and Finance- franchising sector specialist- strategic planning & execution- sales and people leadership - 5 direct and 30 indirect - policy re-design to enable profitable sales growth- distribution strategy to enhance customer experience and manage risk- continuous improvement to processes to reduce deal time frames- responsibility for management of all risks associated with banking franchise brands- specific brand strategies dependent on risk appetite- design and implementation of reporting systems to monitor business performanceBeef Processing and Production- developed a business intelligence system to manage Australia’s largest grainfed beef business- day to day management of $130m debt facilities and $2bn in foreign transactions - developed blueprint for a technology based process to roll into a new business venture- co-responsibility for delivering and executing a turnaround strategy for a meat processor leading to a trade sale in excess of $100m.Liquor distribution- successfully negotiated the sale of a business to its major competitor- day to day general management of an SME ($15m p.a. in revenues).- developed and implemented automated systems to enable national distribution arrangements- negotiated wholesale and warehousing supply agreements with global liquor brands- established a new national business distributing liquor products to Australian liquor retailers.Property Development- delivered a $40m property development from concept to completion- navigation and management of complex family business intricacies- full responsibility to manage design, build, sales & marketing, funding and financial management.

Listed skills include Strategy, Management, Banking, Business Development, and 11 others.