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Data Drives Insight markets a suite of leadership 360 feedback and staff engagement, culture and capability assessments specific to the aged care sector, health sector and where safety is important. I was promoted to this senior executive position, reporting to the board of directors.Key responsibilities o Advise Board on strategic planning and business development initiativeso Financial management including negotiation of commercial agreements with key stakeholders o Maintain a chart of accounts, as well as compilation of all the monthly and annual financial reportsKey achievementso Established a key partnership with a key stakeholder to the aged care sector – a major foundational contract for significant business development activity in 2022

As General Manager I had 8 direct reports, and managed a business network of 18 licensees.Key responsibilities o Reported to the Board, including on strategic planning and business developmento Tasked with creating and executing the go-to-market strategy for the organisationo Set financial management and other frameworks to support sales and marketing of assessmentso Created an online presence for the organisation, to strengthen client relationso Established a channel to market through the creation of a network of licenseeso Built strong relationships with key stakeholders within the aged care and healthcare sectorso Negotiated and monitored commercial agreements with key stakeholders and partnerso Maintained a chart of accounts, as well as generating all the monthly and annual financial reportso Provided hands-on team leadership of various functions within the organisationKey achievementso Established a global network of 18 licensees across Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Philippines, The Netherlands and Singaporeo Secured mutually beneficial partnerships with peak bodies representing aged care providers in Australia

The Discount Pharmacy Retail Group (DPRG) is a division of Sigma Pharmaceuticals responsible for the management of the Discount Drug Stores, PharmaSave, Chemist King and WholeLife national pharmacy franchises and brands. Sigma Pharmaceuticals is an ASX-listed pharmacy wholesaler, which owns a number of pharmacy franchises/brands including those listed above, as well as Amcal and Guardian.As a senior executive reporting to Sigma Healthcare’s General Manager – Retail, I undertook team leadership of 50+ cross-functional staff. This included leading the establishment and implementation of strategic plans and business development directives for both the division and the Sigma-Healthcare-owned retail pharmacy brands.Direct reports: 9 (across 7 functions with 50+ staff members) Annual budget/revenue: Full P&L Responsibility - $22M+ (net profit of $4.7M for FY19/20) Network size: 250+ (nationwide)Key achievements:o Exceeded the annual budget by 13%o PharmaSave awarded the 2019 Canstar Blue Award for Most Satisfied Customers in Pharmacyo Co-sponsored a project team tasked with identifying and implementing a strategic store software platform to cater for the current, and emerging, needs for all Sigma-branded pharmacies - Board accepted recommendations and approved $6M investmento 12% YOY growth in Sigma Wholesale purchases across DPRG networko $100K profit from 2019 conference – reversed former $150K loss. NPS score for this same event represented an 18% improvement on 2018 event

Reported to: General Manager – Retail, DPRG Direct reports: 5 (across 4 functions) Annual budget/revenue: $4.1M (OPEX $8.2M) Network size: 250+ (nationwide)Led a team of 22 dedicated staff that support 250+ branded pharmacies across the Operations, Marketing and Store Implementation functions.Key achievements:o Exceeded set annual budgets - FY2019 Revenue Actual v. Budget +7%, OPEX Actual v. Budget +4%o Benchmark employee engagement rating post-restructure (46.9%) – 34.6% for whole company o Discount Drug Store business won independent Roy Morgan Pharmacy Customer Satisfaction Award, 2019o Establishment of in-house learning and development (L&D) academy for young pharmacy leaderso Strengthened relations with internal and external stakeholders, including across the broader national sector.