A collaborative leader with extensive experience in FMCG environments across a range of financial, commercial and strategic disciplines. Constantly searching for business improvement and growth opportunities, leading acquisition and integration activities and providing commercial insights in large and complex organisations. I enjoy leading teams and create a positive working environment, where people can learn and grow.My experience across finance disciplines includes leadership of finance teams in large organisations and SMEs, business partnering, cost out programs and M&A.My recent M&A experience at Bega included the leadership of a number of transformational acquisitions, including the acquisition and integration of the Vegemite business in 2017, Koroit in 2018 and the former Lion Dairy and Drinks business in 2021. These acquisitions helped generate an increase in revenue from less than $1.5b in 2017 to $3.0b in 2022.My experience at Bega also included working with the Board in setting long term carbon reduction targets and leading cost out programs across the organisation.
Listed skills include Forecasting, Process Improvement, Management, Budgets, and 31 others.