Tom Lorenzen Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Heat Tech was established in 1995 with the aim to increase the Heat treatment and associated engineering service levels to the construction, petrochemical manufacturing and power generation sectors.
• Providing strategic advice and hands-on support for the acquisition and set-up of a new subsidiary company acquired in New Zealand.
• Leading and managing all commercial finance functions.
• Providing oversight of contracts, commercial terms, leases and acquisitions, including negotiations with clients and suppliers.
• Providing strategic recommendations and expertise as part of the senior executive team.
• Conducting due diligence and managing asset testing and certification.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• NBN Co was established in 2009 to design, build and operate Australia’s wholesale broadband access network.
• Leading commercial finance for Systems Engineering Operations (SEO/IT), with responsibility for a largescale multi-million dollar annual OPEX and CAPEX budget.
• Managing the Investment Committee, including oversight of multi-billion dollar annual spend, technology capital prioritisation and governance.
• Overseeing monthly reporting, IOP budget, stakeholder management and technology prioritisation across all business units.
• Planning, implementing and embedding process improvements and cost optimisation for the infrastructure finance group, including automation of key processes.
• Providing expert input as part of the senior executive team, including partnering with the CIO and EGM Commercial Finance.

Melbourne, Australia

• Vicinity Centres (formerly Federation and Centro Properties Group) specialises in the ownership and management of Australian shopping centres.
• Successfully managed the selection and implementation of a bespoke property management platform for the business, on time and under budget, to manage leasing, tenancies billings, rent and outgoings, which delivered.
• Created and implemented a clear and defined path for cost efficiency recommendations for the property teams.
• Preparing and monitoring annual budgets and presenting reports to the Executive Committee and Board.
• Identifying and recommending strategies and improvements for waste elimination, productivity, cost management, customer satisfaction and overall safety.
• Serving as a senior member of the property team on the Project Management Committee and property representative on the Project and Steering Committee.

Melbourne, Australia

• Leading a property management team of over 300 personnel across 70 shopping centres, Australia-wide.
• Overseeing budgeting and reporting processes for income in excess of $500M.
• Providing expertise and advice as a key member of the leasing and development committees for all strategic shopping centre decision-making.
• Successfully and effectively led the property management team during a time of uncertainty and change following the collapse of Centro up until a new merger was achieved.
• Ensured the property team was motivated to continue to deliver results and maintain the value of the shopping centre assets.

Melbourne, Australia

• Providing leadership, strategy and operations across the IT, Corporate Advisory, Change Management and MIS groups.
• Managing budgets, forecasts and costs.

USA

• Overseeing accounting functions for all US East Coast.
• Managing, motivating and mentoring a team of 50 reports.
• Managing the budgeting process for the property portfolio and leading presentations to Australian executive and board.
• Worked with Investment Banks on the acquisition of a number of US listed and unlisted entities, entailing a portfolio of over 700 shopping centre assets.

Melbourne, Australia

• Reporting on a multi-billion dollar portfolio, including feasibility assessments and reports.
• Managing and representing the company in Joint Venture relationships to ensure the company’s best interests were represented and productive working relationships maintained.

Melbourne, Australia

• Overseeing a team of 20 personnel.
• Managing accounting functions for the business, including the identification of system, process and procedure improvements.
• Preparing all financial accounts and annual reports for a complex property structure, including two listed entities.

Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia