Stephen Patterson Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Australia

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - Part TimeManagement ,Training & instruction of Finance department & team and financial advice to CEO & Other Executives & Senior Management plus Board & Council Members as well as Audit & Risk Committee members plus Secretarial Board & minutes reporting FINANCE REPRESENTATIVE & COMPANY SECRETARY ON THE BOARD OF AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NSW) FROM MARCH 2016 TO PRESENTFINANCE REPRESENTATIVE & COMPANY SECRETARY ON THE AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE OF AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NSW) FROM MARCH 2016 TO PRESENT

Sydney, Australia

• Negotiation and tendering of all AH contracts including the Hearing Aid and Earmoulds contracts which are the largest tender for Hearing Aids and Earmoulds in the Southern Hemisphere, and recognized as one of the largest tenders globally for Hearing Aids and Earmoulds.• All business aspects and operations in relation to commercial & profitable sale of hearing aids & sale of other hearing devices in competitive market place – over $200MFINANCE/OPERATIONS REPRESENTATIVE & COMPANY SECRETARY ON THE BOARD OF AUSTRALIAN HEARING Attended and advised at more than 120 meetings • Real estate management with more than 150 permanent sites & over 300 visiting sites • Full management of the negotiations on the Head Office relocation to Macquarie University • Providing strategic plans and proposals to the Department of Human Services (DHS) and senior members of staff plus conducted quarterly shareholders meetings with DHS• Property builds for new & relocated centres plus leasing negotiations• Legal work for all property & all other annual procurement requirements• All Company Secretarial reporting , Annual Report ,completion of the annual Corporate Plan for Board & our Government Minister

Sydney, Australia

Awarded CFO Magazine Finance Manager of the year (2007) - Government FINANCE REPRESENTATIVE & COMPANY SECRETARY ON THE AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE OF AUSTRALIAN HEARING Attended and advised at more than 60 meetings • Establishment of AH as a commercially operating business• Full development of commercial operation from the previously existing government/semi-government agency. Significant improvements have been made in debtors collections and debtor days & Inventory control • Secretarial and Board advice and strategic direction plus continuous Federal Government department interaction both with Human Services Department and Minister for Human Services. • Audit & Risk Management Committee responsibility and management of both Internal (Deloitte/OCM) & External audits (ANAO)reports • Full training & development of the Finance department & team including Financial / Management Reporting Monthly reporting to Board and Executive Quarterly reporting (DHS as Shareholder & Office Hearing Services) Yearly Statutory reporting and Group Annual Report Completion of the Corporate Plan Budgeting and Forecasting by month KPI reporting Financial Policy and Procedures, plus delegation authorities for all staff Internal (Deloitte)and External (ANAO) audit liaison Accounts Receivable – Debtors/Claims lodgement and collectionAccounts Payable – Creditors payments by electronic transfer and cheque  Fixed asset Register maintenance and updateo Capital Expenditure – review, approval & control over building of new Hearing Centre Review and approval of business cases for new hearing centre locations andRelocation of larger sites.▪ Logistics and Supply of devices plus control of stores and facilities

Sydney, Australia

The total finance function and company secretarial of a major division with revenue of A$400 million including Australian exports to Asia and the Pacific as well as local manufacturing operations in PNG, Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Taiwan and China. Implementation of KPI’s, margin analysis and reporting package throughout the GFI group across various language and local reporting backgrounds. Maintaining and driving improvement in working capital management and cash flow, with emphasis on debtors, inventory and creditor daysActively involved in overseas acquisitions from the initial acquisition proposal through to the successful implementation of this acquisition into the GFI Group

Sydney, Australia

• Responsible for setting up all accounting procedures and reporting formats in anticipation of float combined with considerable & development of finance function• Finalisation of consolidated half yearly and yearly statutory accounts and annual report. • Project and capital expenditure reporting and analysis on all major project including mobile phone towers.• Review and calculation of group covenants and ratios per borrowing’s requirements. Key contact with Treasury department on all financial ratios and interaction with analysts. • Setting up strict capital expenditure monitoring and introduced forecasting requirements

Sydney, Australia

• Consolidation of this major multinational (Top 50 public company) operations both Australian and overseas on a monthly, quarterly, half yearly and yearly basis plus responsible for all company secretarial taxation and statutory obligations in respect to revenues of $1.2 Billion and employees of 5,900• Responsible for all financial advice and recommendation on the $100 Million acquisition of Palmer Mills and coordinated the integration into ANI directly from the Palmer Brisbane head office commencing day one. • Organised for ANI group the separation and stock exchange listing of the largest Hire equipment business in Australia including all aspects due diligence and board reporting of the $200 million float of the Coates Hire Division.Prepared all Company Secretary stock exchange requirements for half yearly & yearly reporting

Sydney, Australia

• Consolidation of over 100 subsidiaries both Australian and Overseas including Magazine group Snow Operations Coupon Insert operations • Introduction and development of world class computer based consolidation systems at CPH and Nine Network• Responsible for takeovers and acquisitions and subsequent implementation for Auscott (Cotton) and Nine Network (Bond Media). Responsible for all the acquisition accounting and consolidation of the Chemplex Chemical group of companies located in Melbourne and New Zealand Responsible for transferring from Perth all reporting requirements including consolidation and annual report production (Black & White ) previously performed by the Bond Media Group Kopcke (Dutch) shipping line Pastoral and Cotton businesses Nine Network Television Group • Annual Report preparation and disclosures requirements

Education record

Full membership with Assignments & exam completed

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting & Financial Management

Graduate

Fellow, Accounting And Finance, Member

Fellow

Education record

Completed the Global Strategic Management Course