Experience

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• Australia
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operations Officer

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Australian Exports and International Brand Management for blue chip FMCG suppliers. Sourcing and Procurement for major International retailers. Protection of intellectual property and brand equity. Some of the great brands we help with International expansion are Sukin, Andalou, Dr Lewinns, Akin and The Kind Collective. Australian Exports and International Brand Management for blue chip FMCG suppliers. Sourcing and Procurement for major International retailers. Protection of intellectual property and brand equity. Some of the great brands we help with International expansion are Sukin, Andalou, Dr Lewinns, Akin and The Kind Collective.



Alexium International Group Limited

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Consultant

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

  Helped to design and implement the product commercialisation and route to market strategy for this listed chemical group, with multiple speciality chemical applications in the Flame Retardant and Phase Change Material sectors. Helped to design and implement the product commercialisation and route to market strategy for this listed chemical group, with multiple speciality chemical applications in the Flame Retardant and Phase Change Material sectors.



Onterran Ltd

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Consultant

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  Helped to re-design the marketing strategy for this diversified listed leisure group with assets in hospitality and multi family living units. Helped to re-design the marketing strategy for this diversified listed leisure group with assets in hospitality and multi family living units.



Imperial Logistics

• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Director

  • Dec 2010 - Dec 2016

  Employed by Imperial to drive the growth strategy for the newly created Retail Services division with an annual sales target of $350M AUD. The main focus of the role was the diversification of our service offering and acquisition of new clients in different market segments. It was essentially a business evolution role to step-change the group into a full marketing services offering. During this time, we de-risked the business by growing the customer base substantially and grew into our current clients with new service offerings. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬



Vital Merchandising Services

• Managing Director and CEO

  • Jan 1996 - Nov 2010

  Co-owned and managed a consolidated group of 7 companies, spanning all 9 provinces of the Republic, employing 1700 permanent staff. We represented great international brands and were their exclusive route to market partners for Southern Africa. Our core clients were Revlon, Reckitt Benckiser, Nestle Purina, Blackberry, Virgin Mobile, Diageo, Heineken and Red Bull. Sold the group to Imperial Logistics Ltd in May 2007 as part of their African expansion plans into the FMCG retail market. Co-owned and managed a consolidated group of 7 companies, spanning all 9 provinces of the Republic, employing 1700 permanent staff. We represented great international brands and were their exclusive route to market partners for Southern Africa. Our core clients were Revlon, Reckitt Benckiser, Nestle Purina, Blackberry, Virgin Mobile, Diageo, Heineken and Red Bull. Sold the group to Imperial Logistics Ltd in May 2007 as part of their African expansion plans into the FMCG retail market.



Tiger Brands

• South Africa
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainee Manager

  • Jan 1994 - Dec 1995

  Management Trainee exposed to every aspect of this FMCG brand power house as a University graduate recruit. Spent 6 months in sales, key accounting, marketing and supply logistics respectively. Management Trainee exposed to every aspect of this FMCG brand power house as a University graduate recruit. Spent 6 months in sales, key accounting, marketing and supply logistics respectively.