Sumith Perera Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Sumith is the Chief Operating Officer and the national Head of Corporate Services at Hall & Wilcox. He has over 20 years’ experience in leading and managing teams at professional services firms.Sumith is responsible for leading the firm’s Smarter Law innovation strategy which has repositioned the firm as a leader in developing client solutions and responding to disruption in the legal and professional services sector.Sumith is a coach and mentor to Directors and Senior Managers that lead all of the operational functions of the firm including HR, Finance, IT, Office Services, Business Development, Quality & Risk and Knowledge.Sumith is commercial counsel to the Managing Partner in implementing the strategic direction of the firm. He has lead the implementation of the firm’s national expansion strategy.Sumith is known for his commercial approach and ability to lead complex time critical projects.Sumith is also a member of the Hall & Wilcox Board.

Auckland, Nz

Marshall Day Acoustics (MDA) is one of the world’s leading firms of acoustic consultants, providing the highest standard of architectural and environmental acoustic consulting. For over 40 years, MDA has been providing innovative acoustic designs, working on major projects in over 15 countries and employing over 100 professional staff in offices in Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, and France.

Dallas, Victoria, Au

Spectrum MRC delivers services to newly arrived and/or established migrants and refugees.Working together with diverse communities and individuals to successfully settle in all aspects of community life by:Influencing society to build more inclusive communities;Delivering culturally appropriate and responsive settlement and family services;Empowering communities to identify and address settlement challenges; andAssisting ageing migrants and people with a disability to participate in life at home and in the community.Currently, we operate across three office locations in Melbourne’s north-west (Preston, Sunshine and Dallas), providing a range of services tailored to meet the specific needs of refugees and migrants, including: settlement services, community development programs, youth services, parenting and family relationship programs, and aged care and disability services.

Brisbane, Queensland, Au

Worldwide, Oo

Leading the integration of BDO Melbourne into Deloitte Private Melbourne from the BDO leadership team. After initiating the sale/acquisition opportunity, execution of the transaction and the transition of the team into a new operating environment was a key responsibility and of vital importance in preserving value of the asset acquired. Liaising with a significant Deloitte operational team, the mapping of cultures, systems, policies and protocols were significant elements to carefully navigate to increase the success of integration and minimize business disruption.

CRT Group was a national 3rd Party Logistics business specialising in the storage and distribution of plastics and polymers for large, multinational, petrochemical companies. Turnover $70m+ and 250+ employees.Responsible for;o Developing the CRT IT Strategy and delivering better value from IT expenditureo Project managing an ERP systems implementation delivered on time and budgeto Delivering integration projects resulting in 50% reduction in data entry and 75% improvement in accuracyo Management of the business as a member of the Senior Management Teamo Assisting to co-ordinate the sale of the business to Queensland Rail in 2005.

Worldwide, Oo

5 years management consulting experience with a focus on Activity Based Costing and Business Process Re-engineering. Clients included AGL, Pioneer International, Malaysian Government, GM Holden, IOOF and Gas & Fuel Victoria2 years statutory financial audit experience with a focus on manufacturing and financial services. Clients included Petersville, Monsanto Chemicals, National Mutual and Trust Company of Australia

Leading Professional Services Firms, Organizational Leadership

B Ec, Economics & Finance

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