Chris Wong

Partner - Management Consulting, Grant Thornton Australia

Greater Melbourne Area

About

Chris is a Senior Executive with over 20 years’ experience in Corporate Finance and Strategic Consulting. He has spent the last 12 years working with Grant Thornton Australia and has successfully led projects across the public, social, retail, infrastructure, telecommunications, resources and healthcare sectors. Throughout his career, Chris has been involved in a number of significant transactions ranging from hostile takeovers to privately negotiated deals with Government agencies. He now provides operations, strategy and transformation consulting services to help organisations across industries to successfully execute their strategic plans. Specific areas of expertise include: - Project, Program & Change Management - Strategy Activation - Performance Improvement - Cost - Out Transformation - Business Process Improvement - Public Private Partnerships - Corporate and Structured Finance - Business Case Feasibilities

Experience

  • Partner - Management Consulting at Grant Thornton Australia
    Oct 2012 - Present · 13 yrs 10 mos

    Grant Thornton Australia's Consulting team works alongside large and mid-sized businesses to develop, support and protect their growth ambitions. With specialists across Management Consulting, Risk and Technology, we have the breadth and depth to address current risks and opportunities for Australian businesses. The Management Consulting team works closely with senior industry leaders, embedding ourselves in organisations to create sustainable success and profitability. Our areas of expertise include: • Strategy • Performance Improvement • Human Capital • Project Management & PMO Governance

  • Director at Winn Advisory
    Mar 2011 - Oct 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Winn Advisory is a provider of independent corporate finance and strategic consulting services. It works with businesses of all sizes and across industries in such areas as strategic planning, cost transformation, program management, business acquisition and divestments, due diligence and financial modeling. Winn Advisory is able to differentiate its service offering by embedding its consultants into businesses for both short and long term engagements. This enables it to work seamlessly with its clients to successfully execute transformational initiatives. Select clients include: - Quercia Capital Pty Ltd - Reid Advisory - GNC Group Consulting - Target Australia - Fantastic Holdings - Queensland Motorways Limited

  • Transurban (9 yrs 1 mo)
    • Development Manager, Australia
      2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs

    • Senior Manager, Corporate Finance
      2002 - 2009 · 7 yrs

      Head of Internal Advisory (2008 - 2009)

  • Associate at Deutsche Bank
    2000 - 2002 · 2 yrs

  • Analyst at KPMG Corporate Finance
    1998 - 2000 · 2 yrs