Experience

BuildTuff ™

• Executive General Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Delivering 'Smarter Building Systems' to the construction industry through product innovation, like TuffBlock, a fully circular instant decking system made with 100% recycled plastic. Complimented by a larger portfolio in HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical. Responsibilities: ◼️ P&L and Balance Sheet administration and reporting, developing cash flow forecasts and projections, and managing debtor and creditor relationships. ◼️ Lead a major transformation and growth phase to a strengthened market position, becoming a leader in delivering ‘Smarter Building Systems’. ◼️ Expansion of product range, ensuring designed & manufactured to deliver quantitative time and cost savings to builders, and reducing environmental impact. ◼️ Grow global export markets, including USA, UK, and EU ◼️ Uphold good corporate governance, presenting monthly reports to BuildTuff's Board including assessment of market risks and corporate risk management. ◼️ Diversify and balance the business through a product expansion strategy. Key Achievements: ✅ Delivered 40% YOY growth and averaged 23% EBITDA between F18 to F22 and tripled employee headcount to support an aggressive growth trajectory. ✅ Successfully navigate production, design, and supply to meet a significant increase in product demand during COVID, resulting in industry recognition as best in class as remote communicators of technical products within the construction trade. ✅ Successfully designed, developed, and manufactured 9 new products across a range of subsects (i.e., plumbing, DIY, and HVAC) with new and core distribution partners including Reece, Bunnings, Home Depot, and Lowes; achieving further product portfolio balance and additional sustainable revenue streams. ✅ Managed global expansion strategy and implementation into the largest consumer market in the world, alongside core partners (including Home Depot and Lowes) making BuildTuff one of Australia’s best export stories for recycled plastic usage into long-life products.



LIVIN

• Slovenia
• Real Estate

• Director & Board Member

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  LIVIN was founded to destroy the stigma attached to mental illness and is built on the ethos that “It Ain’t Weak to Speak”. The organisation leads and delivers a range of mental health and well-being programs connecting, supporting, and encouraging people to talk about their feelings and challenges. Responsibilities: ◼️Contribute to the strategic direction of an organisation and uphold good governance standards in accordance with the fiduciary duties of a director. LIVIN was founded to destroy the stigma attached to mental illness and is built on the ethos that “It Ain’t Weak to Speak”. The organisation leads and delivers a range of mental health and well-being programs connecting, supporting, and encouraging people to talk about their feelings and challenges. Responsibilities: ◼️Contribute to the strategic direction of an organisation and uphold good governance standards in accordance with the fiduciary duties of a director.



RectorSeal

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• General Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Feb 2019

  RectorSeal is a holding of NASDAQ-listed CSW Industrials (CSWI). CSW Industrials, Inc. is a diversified industrial growth company with a strategic focus on providing niche, value-added products in the end markets of fire, plumbing, HVAC and electrical. Responsibilities: ◼️ Manage and grow Oceanic region sales and distribution, via acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and new product development. ◼️ P&L and Balance Sheet administration. Overseeing sound governance and reporting for USA Management. ◼️ Provide advice and recommendations for shareholder presentations and investor relations team. ◼️ Provide recommendations, advice, and assistance in stewardship on the region-based company and or product acquisition, assisting in achieving growth plans. ◼️ Managing debtor and creditor relationships, and tendering supplier contracts for frequent profitability audits, and transitions where required. ◼️ Leadership of multi-region-based teams, in AU, NZ, and SA. ◼️ Develop Growth and Marketing Strategy ◼️ Formulate, implement, and evaluate effective plans to drive consumer recruitment, visibility, volume, and profit. ◼️ Develop export opportunities via USA and AUS. Key Achievements: ✅ Delivered four consecutive years of double-digit growth, equating to 17% average YOY, with 18% EBITDA for F16-F18, and 50% Growth and 21% EBITDA in F19. ✅ Developed strategy and successfully negotiated with the country’s largest HVAC wholesaler, to replace Refrigeration Technologies' complete chemical range, which nationally had approximately 90% market share at that time. The negotiation and subsequent execution took 18 months and delivered 50% revenue growth to RectorSeal Australia in the first year of the deal. This was the single largest brand industry change in 20 years in the HVAC wholesaling channel. ✅ Successfully migrated over two dozen of the USA Product Range into the Oceania Market not previously sold in localised HVAC and Plumbing industry.



Brown-Forman

• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Manager - National Accounts - Queensland

  • Oct 2011 - Mar 2015

  Brown-Forman is a diversified producer of fine-quality spirits. Brown-Forman, one of the largest American-owned spirits and wine companies and among the top 10 largest global spirits companies, sells its brands in more than 135 countries and employs 4,440 people worldwide. Key Achievements: ✅ Increased visibility of Brown Forman brands in the On-Premises market, resulting in a measurable uplift in product profitability ✅ Executed national plan for ALH, and Spirit Hotels, and negotiated pour agreements with Cominsky, Katarzyna, and McGuires to name a few, achieving over 12 new first pour agreements across QLD venues, totaling 10,000 x 9L cases per annum. ✅ Built and executed Strategic Category plans for each market segment, to achieve QLD's largest independent facings, distribution, and first pour growth. ✅ Lead corporate business plan execution through the development and management of sales pipeline in direct B2B relationships, resulting in exceeding Sales KPIs for three consecutive years. ✅ Developed Localised Consumer Trial Strategy and oversaw pilot which was subsequently rolled out across all QLD BDMs.



Evolve Group, The

• Australia
• Consumer Goods

• National Sales Manager (Employee #1 - Start-Up Known Formerly as Polyslab)

  • Nov 2006 - Oct 2011

  Plastics specialists developing and manufacturing high-quality, innovative, circular products to provide value-added solutions to the end user and minimise environmental impact at end of life. Key Achievements: ✅ Promoted to National Sales Manager for Evolve Composites after originally commencing as Sales Manager and employee #1 in start-up (Polyslab Pty Ltd) which was acquired after years of leading strong sales performance. ✅ Lead the development and implementation of a national sales strategy enabling Evolve Group’s transition to a true end-to-end solutions provider, encompassing consultative product design and development, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution.



GE Money Bank

• Czechia
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consumer Finance Representative

  • Nov 2003 - Oct 2006

  GE Money (Now The Latitude Group) is a leader in consumer finance in Australia and New Zealand offering a range of services: including personal loans, car loans, credit cards, Key Achievements: ✅ AFSL licensed at a time to provide S.O.A in Finance and Insurance (excl Super and Tax Advice) ✅ Consistently among the nation's top performing sales performers in perdsonal loans, and insurances. ✅ Youngest relief Branch manager placement. Bundaberg Branch. ✅ Consistently QLD Leading Loans and Insurances Sales Performer. ✅ Over $30M in Home Loans for Sub-Prime Category o 12.95% interest rate per annum ✅ Over $8M in Personal Loans (Max Loan amounts $25,000) – Sub Prime Category o 34.95% interest rate per annum