Experience

Bisalloy Steels

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • 2022 - Present

  Bisalloy is Australia's only manufacturer of high strength, quenched and tempered steel plate used for wear resistant, structural and armour applications. Bisalloy products are marketed under the BISALLOY registered brand name and are widely used in Australia and exported to the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. The company has joint ventures in Indonesia, Thailand and China and its main manufacturing facility is located at Unanderra, NSW, Australia. Bisalloy is Australia's only manufacturer of high strength, quenched and tempered steel plate used for wear resistant, structural and armour applications. Bisalloy products are marketed under the BISALLOY registered brand name and are widely used in Australia and exported to the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. The company has joint ventures in Indonesia, Thailand and China and its main manufacturing facility is located at Unanderra, NSW, Australia.



BlueScope /Australian Steel Institute/AustCham Shanghai/BHP Subsidiaries

• Non Executive Director

  • Jan 1990 - Feb 2022



BlueScope Australian Steel Products

• General Manager Australian Steel Markets

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2021

  ● Accountable for revenue and growth in a AUD3.5 billion pa business. Role covers sales, marketing, innovation and supply chain ● Record revenue and margin in financial year 2018 - equaled that revenue performance in 2019, surpassed it in 2020 and broke the record again in 2021 ● Led the transformation of internal governance practices in view of changes to competition law and the regulatory environment. ● Reformed pricing protocols, introduced disciplined processes to optimise profitability ● Led contract re-negotiations with top customers ● Delivered higher than target outcomes for four consecutive years in a market growth strategy for high margin products and market sectors. ● COLORBOND®steel brand marketing initiatives as featured on Channel 9’s “The Block” and associated media advertising and promotions.



Australian Steel Institute (ASI)

• Australia
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2021



BlueScope China

• Building Materials

• President

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2017

  ● Full P&L accountability for BlueScope China (Revenue AUD700 million pa), responsibility for BlueScope Butler (BlueScope China’s pre-engineered buildings business unit), BlueScope Coated Steel China and BlueScope Lysaght. ● Record sales volume in the Coated Steel business. ● Revenue growth of 20% plus in the Lysaght business YOY 2016 vs 2015. ● Major cost reductions (AUD50 million plus) including 6 factory closures and site rationalisation from eight manufacturing sites to 4 and 35% total workforce reduction. ● Significant gains in manufacturing performance improvement (doubled the throughput of Butler’s steel frame manufacturing facilities). ● Turned around the pre-engineered buildings (Butler) business and returned it to profitability after 3 years of losses. ● Three years consecutive revenue and profit growth in the Coated Steel business. ● Previously written down Coated Steel assets at Suzhou were written back up to full value following the sustained high financial performance of that business.



BlueScope Global Building Solutions

• President BlueScope Building Products China

  • Jul 2012 - Mar 2014

  ● Full P&L accountability for a multi site steel building products manufacturing business (Revenue AUD400 million pa) ● Following a business re-structure was given responsibility for an additional business unit: Lysaght China with five manufacturing facilities located at four sites throughout China. ● Turned around the profitability and performance of the Lysaght business and managed the complexity of six manufacturing businesses, located at separate sites in China. ● Achieved two consecutive years improvement in profitability and operating cash flow. ● Sales growth in the Coated Steel business - introduced new products and new channels. ● BlueScope Building Products China was the best performed business (EBIT and Cash Flow) in Global Building Solutions for two consecutive financial years (FY13 and 14).

• President China Coated Products

  • Feb 2011 - Oct 2012

  ● Full P&L accountability for the coated steel manufacturing business (Revenue AUD300 million pa) ● Record EBITDA and Operating Cash Flow, safety and operational results were achieved in my first two fiscal years as President. ● Increased sales to external customers by 20% within one year. ● Identified major plant operational security risks and initiated a capital investment and maintenance plan to address key risks within one year. ● Increased sales resources by 25% and successfully attracted high calibre talent to underpin the sales growth strategy. ● Won Managing Director’s global safety excellence award for two consecutive years



BlueScope

• Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager Industrial Markets

  • Sep 2007 - Jan 2011

  ● P&L accountability for the Industrial Markets business unit Revenue (AUD2 billion). ● Responsibilities included sales and marketing of the BlueScope product range to the Automotive, Manufacturing, Distribution and Pipe and Tube sectors. ● Successful delivery of major strategic initiatives eg. import replacement and distribution channel re-structure. ● Consistent profitability achieving 90% plus share of key customers’ purchases. ● Directed a major strategy project focused on growing the domestic steel market that was incorporated in BlueScope Steel’s corporate strategic plan.



BHP Steel

• Vice President Marketing

  • 1999 - 2002

  ● Membership of a group of 27 executives who developed the “BHP Charter” with the Managing Director. ● Developed an accelerated e-commerce strategy, in an alliance with a globally recognised leader. ● Marketing functional specialist in the 1999 Steel Strategic Plan team, which recommended a major re-structure and divestment program. ● Led a major national customer communication program following 1999 Steel Strategic Plan announcement. ● Led negotiations for sale of steel to the Alice Springs to Darwin rail project versus international competitors. Value approximately AUD 1 billion. ● Due diligence on potential acquisition of three steel distribution businesses. ● Leadership of a major revision to BHP Steel’s channel to market strategy.