About
• A highly skilled executive finance leader with extensive Australian and international experience across diverse industries including financial services. Deep experience in mid to large complex private and public corporations in addition to initial training in EY (Big 4) and 6 years in investment banking.
• Partners with CEOs and executive teams to achieve business strategy, turnarounds, business acquisitions, post-acquisition integrations and trade sale disposals.
• Transformation leader with track record of finance transformation, process re-engineering, ERP systems implementation, analytics, forecasting, strategy development and business case evaluation
• Proven skill in developing and implementing complex debt finance facilities, capital raising with extensive investor relations experience. Experience leading a company through a trade sale including vendor due diligence, share sale agreement and completion process.
• Collaborative leadership style, known for developing high performing finance and cross functional teams.
• High degree of commercial acumen with a unique skill of developing solutions to problems by amalgamating aspects of unrelated ideas and concepts
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I'm currently sitting on a plane on my way to Los Angeles while my youngest daughter performs in a cheerleading competition and my eldest daughter…
I'm currently sitting on a plane on my way to Los Angeles while my youngest daughter performs in a cheerleading competition and my eldest daughter…
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Last Friday I submitted my final time sheet for EY after 23 incredible years. During that time I’ve been fortunate to work with wonderful clients…
Last Friday I submitted my final time sheet for EY after 23 incredible years. During that time I’ve been fortunate to work with wonderful clients…
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Everything in life comes to you as a teacher. Pay attention. Take the lesson.
Everything in life comes to you as a teacher. Pay attention. Take the lesson.
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Licenses & Certifications
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ESG and Sustainable Finance Strategy
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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