Experience

Reforest

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Commercial Officer

  • Sep 2023 - Present



Cowch Group

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group General Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

  Cowch Group is a retail and manufacturing business specialising in the sales of desserts to both B2B partners and direct customers. The company boasts four large-format, late night hospitality venues (three company-owned and one franchised) located at Broadbeach, South Bank, Chermside, and Mt Gravatt. Additionally, the business operates a state-of-the-art Production Facility in Brisbane, manufacturing "ready-to-eat" desserts, which it supplies to the foodservice industry. Responsibilities - P&L responsibility for the group - Direct reports include Head of Venues, Head of Brand and Marketing, Culinary Director, Group HR Business partner and an Office Manager. Total workforce of up to 70 people. - Day-to-day management of all business operations, profitability and growth, including Production / Manufacturing, Supply chain management, Business Development and Sales, Hospitality Venues, Research and Development projects, Finance, Marketing and Human Resources. - Stakeholder management: Employees, Founder / Director, Potential equity partners, Government agencies and bodies, trade partners, suppliers, training partners, RTO partners, technology partners, landlords, creditors, finance partners, research partners, franchisee Show less



Lorna Jane

• Australia
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Global Head Of Retail

  • May 2021 - Feb 2022

  Leading the global retail team of Women's fashion retailer Lorna Jane. Including full P&L responsibility for the retail business unit across all global markets (USA, New Zealand, Singapore and Australia). Responsibilities - Developing a global retail strategy aligned with the business's strategic objectives and in line with global market trends to ensure relevance and profitability. - Leading retail team of 3 x Country Managers (AU, NZ, US), Operations Manager, Business Analyst, Global Sales Manager. In-direct total workforce of 800 people. - Driving profitability through key KPIs including sales, conversion, shrink, wages and OpEx. - Ownership of retail marketing globally – including in-store activations, events and visual merchandising - Portfolio management, including the rightsizing of the shop footprint with 140 stores in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and USA. Show less



Flight Centre Travel Group

• Australia
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager, QLD/NSW (Flight Centre Brand)

  • Mar 2020 - Dec 2020

  Leading the Flight Centre Brand in Queensland and Northern New South Wales, with 1300 employees and $1.3 billion in annual sales across 180 physical sites.Responsibilities- Leading the support team including: 13 x Regional Managers, Product Leader, Marketing Leader, Recruitment Leader, Learning and Development Leader, Financial Controller and HR business partner.- Full ownership and accountability for P&L, budgeting and forecasting to the EGM.- Responsible for the long-term and short-term vision, strategy and goals for the state’s retail store network and supporting businesses. This included right-sizing the retail network and ensuring the business's footprint matched consumer trends and habits.- Change Management and Project Management of major transformation projects.- Developing sales strategies and one-best-way systems and practices- Establish and nurture key stakeholder relationships both internal and external Show less

• National Sales and Operations Manager (Universal Traveller / Student Flights)

  • Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

• Brand Leader (Universal Traveller / Student Flights)

  • Jul 2015 - Nov 2019

• Team Leader (Student Flights)

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2015



Toys"R"Us

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Various Roles: Manager, Supervisor, Associate

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2010