Stuart Snell Email & Phone Number

Business, executive and communications strategy, advice and consulting/contracting. Includes government and stakeholder engagement, reputation management, media training and public relations, and strategic planning and execution. This has involved a number of clients since 2011 in between permanent roles, but going full time independent consulting from January 2018. Examples of consulting:- Advice and services for a number of major research hubs and organisations. See my TLC website for more details https://sites.google.com/view/tlccomms/home- This has included creating consortia to secure capital and grants for multi-year innovative waste and recycling research and technology initiatives- Various projects at UNSW Sydney in relation to strategy, media and communications advice, project planning and execution, including strategic op ed columns and announcements- Did all the digital, brand and comms establishment work for the NSW Circular Economy Innovation Network from early 2019 including strategy, governance, website and social media assets, events and stakeholder engagement (reformed to Circular Australia in 2022)- Communications advice and support to not for profit companies- In 2022 engaged by a technology company to develop op eds for placement in trade and other publications- In 2020 providing content and leadership comms advice and services to a health tech firm; and for a number of top leaders in the education sector- In 2018 coordinated and edited a major multi-million dollar government grant funding application for the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology- In 2018 advised a business technology firm on a major announcement about a partnership with an insurance tech firm to launch a leading startup business establishment service- A major hotel franchise (formerly ASX listed now taken over), providing strategic communications advice- A national medical device firm, providing strategic communications advice

Sydney, Australia

Board Director - 2016 to currentDeputy Chair - 2023-2024Chair, Board - 2019-2021Current Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee - member since 2016Chair, CEO Review Committee - Oct 2021 from Oct 2019Inaugural Member, Quality, Care and Clinical Governance Committee (established while Board Chair as a working group leading to full board sub-committee) - 2021-2024Past inaugural chair, Business Growth Committee (formerly called Mergers and Acquisitions Committee) - 2016-2022Your Side is an independent not for profit company with over 30 years’ experience in supporting people with disability, mental illness and older people. Stuart has played an instrumental role in the development of a much strengthened governance framework and the initial business growth strategy for Your Side Australia, including as Chair of the Board overseeing 40% year-on-year revenue growth from 2019 to 2021. Staff growth from 35 to over 100 and revenue from $5m to $16m from 2016 to 2021 as a result of strategic renewal and business transformation, including leading as Board Chair the development of the 2021-2024 strategy plan (as per media links below), with 2024 revenue growing to $30m.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Inaugural member of the Finance and Governance CommitteeInaugural member of the Fundraising and Marketing CommitteeJoined as part of a major board renewal process. Helped lead the creation of an entirely new governance system and strategic reset, investing for sustainable growth. Led the writing and development of a committee structure, the terms of reference, board charter and code, and key governance policies (such as the Risk Management Framework and Policy).Our mission is to improve the survival and quality of life for patients with blood cancers and other diseases treatable by bone marrow and stem cell transplants, as well as provide support for patients and their carers in Australia. We do this by funding medical research projects; providing patient support to help cover the cost of everyday living expenses; and improve patient care through specialised educations and skills development for nurses and other health staff.

Following professional agency recruitment, Invited and appointed August 2023 as Member of Parkinson’s NSW’s Finance, Risk and Audit Committee to bring in skills to help build a sustainable and robust business model in times of revenue challenges.Parkinson's NSW is an organisation striving to make life better for people living with Parkinson’s, their families and carers. We provide essential services and programs including: Counselling services; Network of Support Groups across the state; HealthLine service staffed by Registered Parkinson’s Nurses and specialist health professionals; Parkinson’s Nurse specialists placed in rural & regional areas of NSW; and Education and information programs.

Sydney, Australia

Resigned Oct 2019 after three years' serviceInaugural Chair of Governance, Nominations and Review CommitteeInaugural Chair of Business Development CommitteeInaugural Member of Finance and Risk CommitteeDrove development of an entirely new governance framework and business growth strategy for Road Sense Australia for three years to 2019, including establishing board sub-committees, strategy development and board recruitment. Crucially, led transition from face to face to online training delivery model which enabled replication of services into new states and revenue, then shielded the organisation from significant difficulty when the pandemic hit. Road Sense provides rehabilitation and training for traffic offenders and community education for road users in order to decrease the rates of permanent impairment, fatalities and other trauma associated with road crashes. We are expanding our footprint and offering, going national. https://roadsense.org.au/

Providing Corporate Affairs leadership for the $8 billion a year revenue Business, Private Banking and CommSec business group of CBA, covering external and internal communications, media relations, proactive positioning including digital/social channels, issues management and reputation building. Developed in collaboration with Marketing a research-based thought leadership program on business innovation insights (see media links below) producing a series of insights reports each year.

Headed Corporate Affairs function, including media relations and PR, issues management, corporate communications, digital and social media content development and management, strategic advice, and public affairs (government and industry engagement, liaison and comms). My tenure coincided with TAL going from fourth to Australia's largest life insurer (overtaking joint AMP/AXA in early 2014), and TAL leading the news media Share of Voice for the life category over a three year period (2012-2015) with my implementation of a proactive, integrated content plan.

Led stakeholder engagement and communications (media, industry and member companies and funds) including issues management, policy development, website and digital content development and management. Helped transform the media and industry's negative perception of private equity to one more understanding of the huge benefits of the industry such as investment returns, jobs creation and a valuable source of capital.

Responsible for leading the corporate affairs function including all external and internal corporate communications, key media and government and industry interface and spokesperson, and helped APRA through the Global Financial Crisis in the crucial years including the aftermath as the national and international spotlight turned on the organisation. Helped APRA not just weather the storm through the GFC but to strategically build its profile and more proactively engage with media and external stakeholders

As Corporate Communication Manager for the newly created RailCorp, I was charged with leading communications to support the integration of the then State Rail Authority and Rail Infrastructure Corporation into the new entity. This involved a cultural and leadership-led transition, and followed a previous role as the Public Affairs Manager for the NSW Department of Transport coordinating proactive and reactive issues for major events, projects, initiatives and policy announcements, working closely with the Minister's Office. My first role in Government communications was for the Department of Community Services as a Senior Media Adviser which included stints working in the then Minister Carl Sully’s office whose chief of staff was Chris Bowen (Fed MP).

Employed as a Senior Writer and Sub-Editor at Sunday Telegraph, responsible for providing input into the strategic positioning of the largest selling newspaper in Australia, as well as for researching and writing news stories, mainly on political and business issues, and major feature stories. Worked as the paper’s Business Editor, the State Parliamentary correspondent and also covered a part of the NSW Police Wood Royal Commission, ICAC hearings, major court stories and current events. For much of this period, I also worked two days a week as a layout sub-editor. Previously a senior reporter at The Manly Daily and earlier with various titles at News' Cumberland Newspaper Group, including a stint as a sub-editor for the Cairns Post and relief reporter.

Advanced Not-For-Profit Governance Course

Graduate Certificate Of Business In Finance (First Half Of Masters Of Business In Finance)

Bachelor Of Social Science (Comms)

Media Law For Journalists