[ { "role": "Consultant", "company": "Macquarie Bank", "endYear": 2024, "endMonth": "4", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2023, "startMonth": "12", "currentRole": false, "description": "Engaged to support the Bank in developing a strategy to enter the consumer and business wholesale funding market, delivering a comprehensive market review for wholesale funding including competitor strengths and weaknesses, highlighting product features for success and identifying key knowledge gaps." }, { "role": "Consultant", "company": "Oxbury Plc", "endYear": null, "endMonth": null, "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2023, "startMonth": "12", "currentRole": true, "description": "Advising on market entry strategy for a UK specialist Agri-business bank. Includes evaluating potential JV partners, leading distribution partnerships, facilitating key funding partners and assisting in recruitment of cornerstone staff." }, { "role": "Executive Chairman", "company": "Timelio Pty Ltd", "endYear": 2023, "endMonth": "9", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2022, "startMonth": "3", "currentRole": false, "description": "Engaged in a non-executive capacity with key contributions including capitalising the business through an equity raise in August 2022 ($7.5m), identifying a buyer and successfully leading the company through a crisis period. Also led negotiations for the acquisition of Adelaide & Bendigo Bank’s Invoice Finance Business (April 2022)." }, { "role": "Non-Executive Director", "company": "Bank of South Pacific (BSP) Financial Group Ltd", "endYear": null, "endMonth": null, "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2021, "startMonth": "4", "currentRole": true, "description": "Appointed to provide oversight of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, budget sign-off, CEO appointments, final accounts sign-off and CEO succession planning. Supervised the implementation of a new CORE Banking platform. Also served as a member of Risk Committee and Remuneration and People Committee." }, { "role": "Advisory Chairman", "company": "ThinkMarkets LLC", "endYear": 2021, "endMonth": "6", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2020, "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Prepared the company for listing on the stock exchange, upgraded governance and reporting practices, and assisted with pre-float capital raise." }, { "role": "Non-Executive Chair (Code & Compliance Committee)", "company": "Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA)", "endYear": null, "endMonth": null, "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2019, "startMonth": "11", "currentRole": true, "description": "Responsible for governance, oversight and compliance of the AFIA code of conduct by member non-bank financial institutions lending to small business via digital platforms." }, { "role": "Non-Executive Director", "company": "Solvar Ltd", "endYear": null, "endMonth": null, "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2018, "startMonth": "11", "currentRole": true, "description": "Stewarded NZ business market entry and subsequent NZ business acquisition of Go Car Finance and supervised the divestiture of the Money3 Payday lending business, a 9-month process. Enhanced business funding structures and subsequent reduction in finance costs and overhauled the remuneration structure of the CEO and Executive team with transparent & clear metrics. 2022 REM report passed AGM with over 90% support." }, { "role": "Chairman", "company": "StockCo", "endYear": 2022, "endMonth": "5", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2019, "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Engaged to assist with business financing, strengthen risk management and governance processes and prepare the business for exit. Worked closely with the CEO and management team, 70% private and 30% shareholders Elders, and Moelis and Financiers Goldman Sachs on the sales process, advising and negotiating key contract components." }, { "role": "CEO & Managing Director", "company": "FlexiGroup Ltd", "endYear": 2018, "endMonth": "9", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2016, "startMonth": "2", "currentRole": false, "description": "Transformation role, engaged to grow business profitability, involving comprehensive restructuring and repositioning of the business including closure of regulatory issues for a $460m business with $2.3bn in assets, $170m OPEX and $20m CAPEX. Led urgent assessment of legacy product portfolio and associated regulatory engagement and resulting reform. Fostered a diverse management team, driving top-down culture change and organisational efficiency." }, { "role": "CEO & Managing Director", "company": "Sovereign Assurance Limited", "endYear": 2016, "endMonth": "1", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2013, "startMonth": "3", "currentRole": false, "description": "Appointed to drive a step change in organisational productivity and profitability and reduce new business acquisition costs for an NZD $780m business with $650m OPEX and $40m CAPEX. Reviewed whole of business operating model including claims and underwriting departments and addressed key business risks such as the ageing profile of the customer base, developing new paths to market outside of the insurance broker channel. Oversaw 9 senior reports in top-down culture change. Engaged with regulators from the NZ Central Bank and NZ Commerce Commission. Worked with key distributors, such as ASB Retail Bank, to maintain and enhance a competitive market brand." }, { "role": "Executive General Manager Corporate Financial Services", "company": "Commonwealth Bank of Australia", "endYear": 2013, "endMonth": "3", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2010, "startMonth": "7", "currentRole": false, "description": "Appointed for track record in performance transformation to strengthen culture, capability, customer experience and diversity. Implemented unique and innovative programs to drive cultural change and support resilience and career development. Full P&L responsibility for revenue of $1.5bn AUD, lending assets of $40bn+ and OPEX of $700m. Led a team of 10 direct reports and 850 staff within the division. Member of the Group Core Banking Replacement Steering Committee, Business Bank Risk Committee and Business Bank Executive Committee." }, { "role": "Executive General Manager - Local Business Banking", "company": "Commonwealth Bank of Australia", "endYear": 2010, "endMonth": "1", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2008, "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Spearheaded an entire business model transformation, leading process engineering and leveraging tech to lean out a $660m business employing 840 staff. Greatly improved customer service and staff productivity by creating a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week contact centre for small business customers and a regionalised telephony platform linked to a group CRM system." }, { "role": "President Director (CEO)", "company": "PT Bank Commonwealth (PTBC)", "endYear": 2008, "endMonth": "1", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2002, "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Appointed to rejuvenate the business, growing it from 3 to 80 branches, driving 90% organic and 10% inorganic growth, directing acquisition, streamlined processes, diverse teams and digital platforms. Negotiated, structured and completed the acquisition of a small listed (JSX) Surabaya-based SME bank (Bank ANK) in 2007, leading a legal, operational and system merger completed on January 2, 2008, the fastest merger of a bank in Indonesian corporate history." }, { "role": "Senior Manager, Group Investments", "company": "Commonwealth Bank of Australia", "endYear": 2002, "endMonth": "1", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 2001, "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Managed department responsible for handling large-scale investments." }, { "role": "Senior Manager, Industry & Agribusiness Customers", "company": "Commonwealth Bank of Australia", "endYear": 2001, "endMonth": "1", "location": "Unknown", "startYear": 1999, "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Managed relationships and financial services for industry and agribusiness customers." } ]