Greater Melbourne Area
Senior executive with over 25 years’ experience at the executive leadership level across Asia, China, South Africa and Australia. Recognised as a strong leader with the proven ability to build enduring customer relationships and to achieve outstanding business results in complex businesses and markets in different cultures. A builder of business capability and a track record of delivering shareholder value across multiple markets and across different business conditions. Signature strength is the ability to draw on broad business acumen to develop cut through strategies and align teams around pragmatic plans to execute. A passion for building world class teams that deliver extraordinary results. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: 1. Built sustainable shareholder value in a range of businesses across multiple markets and geographies. 2. Recognised for building strong customer relationships with some of Australia’s leading businesses. 3. Track record of successfully designing and executing innovative market and business strategies. 4. Led a series of complex business change programs that delivered outstanding results. 5. Built collaborative teams and strong positive business cultures that delivered superior outcomes. KNOWN AND RESPECTED FOR: • Strong strategic thinking. • Sound commercial judgment. • Aligning teams around clear plans of action. • Setting high standards for self & team. • Persuasive and compelling communicator • Drive for results and managing and measuring work • Passion for building winning teams
Sustainable Packaging Tasmania Pty Ltd trades as Compak Tassie providing packaging solutions to the food and hospitality industry.
Juicy Isle has been manufacturing and selling a broad range of quality beverages for nearly 50 years. From its base in Tasmania, Juicy Isle's iconic brands such as Juicy Isle, Hartz, Pure Tassie, and Vita Cee are now enjoyed by consumers across Australia and exported to Japan and Hong Kong and South East Asia.
Channel T is a successful independent strategic communications agency. It exists to transform brand performance through customer experience, combining great creative ideas and solutions. Clients include, Cadbury, Bega, Hungry Jacks, Twinnings, 3M, Sanofi and Parmalat.
DON smallgoods is a division of GWF with revenues of $575 million and 1500 staff. Don’s operations span Smallgoods marketing and manufacturing, fresh pork processing and sales, and pig farming. Reporting to the George Weston Foods CEO with full strategic and P&L responsibility for the DON division. Achievements included: Delivered maiden profits in 2016 and 2017. Achieved cultural shift in alignment and engagement of senior leaders. Improved customer engagement. Achieved No 1 ranking in the retail advantage score. Secured major Coles contracts. Awarded Coles Supplier of the Year for supply chain excellence. Restructured supply chain and operations delivering $15 million efficiency improvements. Achieved self-insurance for workers compensation.
Responsible for sales and marketing across all channels, including strategic customer planning, demand management, brand management, category and portfolio development, insights and innovation. Achievements included: Reversed sales decline with 12% growth of over two years. Improved advantage score ranking to no.2. Established new business with ALDI. Commenced export sales to Asia. Improved brand health measures. Successfully relaunched the Don Brand. Improved demand management processes and customer service levels. Built team capability and collaborative culture. Received GWF CEO Leadership Award for transforming the Sales and Marketing team.
Appointed to the role post DON’s acquisition of KR Castlemaine as part of the senior leadership team to execute an ambitious integration and restructuring program with a total investment of $400 million. Reporting to the Managing Director with direct responsibility for the Finance and IT functions and later the broader business change program through the Project Management Office. Achievements included: Established Integrated business planning processes. Integrated the finance team and processes. Established new shared service functions. Deployed large scale SAP projects including financials, warehouse management and supply chain. Delivered significant change management programs including $250 million capital expansion, route to market restructuring, and logistics rationalization.
Reporting to the President - Retail (Asia) with full responsibility for the business relationship and performance of some of Linfox’s largest 3PL operations. Responsible for warehousing and transport operations across Coles, Franklins, Myer, Target, Kmart, Bunnings, and David Jones. Achievements included: Improved operational delivery. Successfully managed the Coles Group tender securing Linfox its largest ever contract renewal. Pitched and secured new business with Bunnings. Partnered with Coles to establish the Coles Online delivery operations. Strengthened account performance and relationships across Franklins, Myer, Target, Kmart and David Jones.
Reporting to the CFO with responsibility for the financial performance and commercial support across Asia to the two largest units within Linfox; the FMCG and Retail divisions. Achievements included: Strong commercial support to major new contracts including Unilever in China and India, and Arnotts, Kelloggs, Fosters and Coles in Australia. Proved ability to manage complex business issues with key customers. Led to promotion to VP role with full P&L responsibility for some of Linfox’s largest 3PL customers.