Responsible for uplifting and protecting the reputation of ASX listed salary packaging, novated leasing and NDIS plan management business. Responsible for all external and internal communications, government relations and stakeholder engagement for CEO and executive leadership team.

Specialist communications consultancy working with companies in delicate situations. Lux provides best practice crisis communication strategy and training, issue management, and a range of general communication consulting to clients in a state of flux.

Leadership of internal and external communication, brand and all things reputation. Responsible for all Comms for the launch of Thryv in Australia.Sensis is a @Thryv Holdings company.

Head of comms for carsales.com Ltd network managing the reputation of Australia's original disruptors and the leader in the online classifieds market. Responsible for the strategy, management and implementation of corporate affairs, PR, media and analyst relations, social media, investor relations, government relations and internal communication.

EMQ provides crisis and emergency management systems, tools and training services. Critical to any success is the full understanding of our client’s business and industry, as well as their unique risks, exposures and stakeholders. With this knowledge EMQ helps organisations ensure the safety of people, preserve the environment they operate in and protect their assets and reputations.For EMQ I advise clients on best practice crisis communication, issues management and crisis preparedness, write crisis communications plans, stakeholder management programs, media training, social media training, as well as designing and running training exercises and simulations. I also act for clients in crisis situations and work to actively protect their reputations and brands. Work across many industries (mining, oil and gas, utilities, forestry, logistics, infrastructure, manufacturing, food) with clients around the world encouraging best practice and preparedness.

De Wintern is arguably Australia's leading reputation management consultancy, specialising in issues, crisis and emergency management. Responsible for the management of the Melbourne office, including staff management and training, budgets and financial performance, lines of business, new business as well as providing senior counsel to clients on issues and crisis management, reputation management, strategic communication, investor relations and stakeholder management. Undertaking a great deal of global risk, issues, crisis and emergency management work for a number of clients in mining, utilities and petrochemical sectors.At De Wintern I run a number of client communications programmes including litigation PR, a grassroots political lobbying campaign and communications programmes for utilities, consumer technology and B2B technology.

NEC Australia is a leading IT and Communications business supplying businesses and governments across Oceania employing 850 staff across Australia and a turnover of over $450million.Full responsibility for all stakeholder relations for NEC in Australia and for export market of New Zealand. Designed and ran all media and industry analyst relations programmes, government strategy and lobbying and all internal communications. Succeeded in ensuring PR lead the marketing mix and was the foundation for all marketing communications.Handled all senior executive profiling and leadership communications program including speech writing for executive team. Consulted to the Australian and expatexecutive teams on reputation and communications. Responsible for issues and crisis management across the company, reputation management, tracking, measurement and executive reporting, as well as acting as company spokesperson.

I was responsible for managing the external and internal corporate affairs for the wireline and NGN business as well as the CTO Office within Telstra. I was responsible for issues management across the business unit, acted as strategic counsel to the senior leadership team of Telstra’s Wireline Network division and managed the corporate profile of the Executive General Manager of the unit Dan Burns. I managed potential issues to minimise media impact for Telstra and worked with Telstra PR team to generate positive editorial for Telstra. I engaged with Telstra’s regional managers to manage local media and stakeholder issues. I undertook corporate writing for media, speeches, briefing documents, and staff communications for offices of CTO, COO and Network.

I was the Corporate Affairs Advisor to the IT Department with responsibility for the communications strategy for the implementation and introduction of the new EPOS systems across all Coles and Liquorland stores. Devised and implemented the communications strategy for all internal and external stakeholders. I also acted as strategic communications counsel to the IT team, the executive team and the KPMG implementation team for the project. Devised communications plan and exaction for all staff communications, across multiple media; wrote communications pieces and video scripts; created intranet site for the project and also liaised with the media affairs team corporate affairs teams for supply chain management project and the ERP project. As a key member of the corporate affairs team I was responsible for keeping the executive team updated on the project status and across any impacts onreputation and staff morale.

Mercer Human Resources bought Mellon HR&IS in July 2005. I was responsible for the successful transition of the Mellon communications team and other staff into the Mercer business. After transition, I acted as a senior consultant to Mercer clients designing, selling and implementing employee branding, internal communications programs, Mergers & Acquisitions communications strategies, and devising new communication products for the market. I gained extensive experience in M&A communication and post-merger integration and consolidation as well as in employeebranding.

Mellon HR&IS was a leading superannuation management company and fund managing around 20% of the Australian superannuation market. I ran and managed Mellon’s Australian Communications Consulting practice, with responsibility for the strategy, planning, financial control of a $2.6m a year business with a team of 12 consultants and designers in Melbourne and Sydney. I provided strategic communications advice to superannuation and human resources consulting clients on integrated stakeholder communications. I devised strategies which tied superannuation into the corporate employee offering and enhanced the corporate brand. Developed the business through networking with existing clients and prospects and increased cross selling opportunities. I was responsible for all sales and new business for the communications consulting business and was responsible for all staff development, salary reviews, etc. I expanded the firm’s offer to incorporate employee and internal communications, total rewards communication and share plan communication which increased turnover and profitability by controlling costs, introducing more efficient work practices and developing higher margin, reproducible “off-the-shelf” products. Member of the senior management team of the firm’s HR & IS business and played a key role in day to day management and planning of the business in Australia.

Focused on expanding the firm’s business with PeopleSoft, increasing the revenue from other key clients, identifying and developing new business opportunities, providing strategic counsel to clients and managing a team of eight PR professionals in delivering services to clients. Clients included PeopleSoft, Lagan, BIS, Elcom International and Cisco and a wide range of firms in the software development, consulting services, telephony and education sectors.As the firm’s representative on an inter-company cross selling committee of its parent company (Chime Communications), worked with “C” level directors from other divisions to formulate best practice and strategies for cross selling between divisions and companies.

Managed the company’s direct and show marketing programs and PR campaigns targeting the builders’ merchant and distribution industries. Responsible for agency management, database development and management and providing sales force support.

Promotion of all shows and events and management of all public and media relations.

Promotion of computer books and manuals - securing media reviews, competitions, give-aways.