With a small, dedicated team of specialty food professionals, my role is to identify and deliver opportunities for brands, ranges and product offerings that delight the customers of the Artisan's Table specialty food portfolio, as well as Gippsland Cheese and the unique offer of local and international artisan cheeses and cheese accompaniments.Artisan's Table & Gippsland Cheese are growing, exciting businesses which each have their own complexities. As the leader, it's important to me to provide an interesting and engaging working environment that brings the best out of the team and myself, as we grow together.

Focused on key accounts within Retail & CPG, this leadership role develops, builds, implements and delivers technology consulting services utilizing IBM global capability. Core focus areas include application managed services, automation, the use of cognitive applications, opportunities to leverage digital transformation and IoT.Business Development Executive – Global Process Services (Nov 2014 – Dec 2015)As a result of an organisation re-structure, Global Process Services developed a business development function to take the IBM BPO offering direct to market. This Business Development Executive role works across the broader IBM business units to build and sell BPO services to meet specific client requirements.Business Transformation Leader – Strategy & Innovation, Global Process Services(Jan 2013 – Nov 2014)IBM had entered into a remediation program with a large Australian client looking to increase visibility of spend and compliance to contracted arrangements with their suppliers through their global procurement shared services business.As leader of the turnaround and a member of the executive steering committee we built and delivered specific project initiatives / work-streams to address key client issues. On program completion, we transitioned an increase in visibility to 70% and contract compliance of 60%, with a plan to continue this improvement trajectory, as well as scoping a range of further policy and process opportunities for the client to continue their improvement program over the next two (2) years.

Prior to the purchase by Infosys in January 2012, I had the great pleasure of working with Gavin Solsky and Dave Gardiner within their Portland Global Souring (PGS) business unit, in support of their broader Portland Group business. PGS was an Australian owned International Procurement Office with a team of sourcing / procurement specialists based in Shanghai, China supplementing our Account Management teams in Australia.Initially built to support the Portland Group procurement and supply chain product offering the business required significant restructuring and re-focusing on delivering high value added services to clients looking to engage with suppliers in emerging markets. On execution of the agreed strategy and a return to profitability Portland Group was subsequently purchased by Infosys in January 2012 resulting in the spinning off of PGS to a China based management company and I exited the business.Underpinned by the growth of the business across this time, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to assist Gavin and Dave to deliver the global procurement strategy for an ASX listed Resources company post the acquisition by Infosys, on a contract basis, and exited the business on the delivery of this strategy.

SME acquisition in the mid-top end food services / import / wholesale / distribution (including export) market.As a result of entering into a business partnership, our holding company acquired Senselle Foods Distribution. This food service business has been the pre-dominate supplier into the mid-top end restaurant, catering and hotel market in metropolitan Melbourne for over twenty (20) years.We re-invigorated the business by refreshing the brand, investing in targeted assets to significantly improve the delivery model and developing an international product selection, sourcing and category management capability to secure added margin and position the long term viability of the business with key agency lines. This resulted in significant revenue and profitability growth.I sold my shareholding and exited the business, along with Jones The Grocer, in June 2010.

SME acquisition in the private label food retailing / premium café market.With the strategic vision of vertically integrating a retail food business with our existing import / wholesale / distribution business, our holding company purchased Sydney icon ‘jones the grocer’ comprising of the Woollahra company owned store, wholesale capabilities and a national franchise network.We restructured and re-launched the private label product range, reorganised the local poorly performing franchise network and opened three (3) international destination stores as well as opening two (2) local company owned stores. This has resulted in re-positioning of the brand and business in the regional market.I sold my shareholding and exited the business, along with the Senselle Foods, in June 2010.

IBM Business Consulting Services - Melbourne, AustraliaAsia Pacific Business Operations Manager, Public SectorAs a result of the purchase of PwC Consulting by IBM, in October 2002.PwC Consulting / PricewaterhouseCoopers – Melbourne, AustraliaPrincipal - Business Consulting ServicesStrategic Change, Corporate and Operations Strategy.