Experience

Releaf Group Ltd

• Australia
• Alternative Medicine
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Corporate Services

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2022

  In July 2020, Releaf became the first Clinic and Dispensary Cannabis Franchise Group in APAC.Head office is located in Melbourne Australia and is currently rolling out Clinic's and Dispensaries across Australia with a wholly owned subsidiary Releaf Ltd based in Auckland, New Zealand and Master Franchise Releaf UK Ltd based out of London in the United Kingdom.In total the company is planning to establish 200 Franchises over the next 5 years.Releaf's vertically integrated group of companies ranges from Cultivation, Manufacturing and Packaging , Research & Education and Distribution channels via the groups own Medical Clinics and Dispensaries, Releaf Pets (Releaf ™) and Recreational Dispensaries (MULL Cafe ™) , a Global Online Store and Export division operating in both Medical and Recreational sectors in legal jurisdictions is set to dominate in the region. Each business vertical within Releaf works in tandem with one another to streamline the seed to sale process and maximise margins and earnings.



GDM Ventures Ltd

• Australia
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  GDM Ventures operates 3 funds across new and emerging clean technologies, digital media and medical & enterprise. GDM Ventures operates 3 funds across new and emerging clean technologies, digital media and medical & enterprise.



Positv

• Australia
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operations Officer

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  Chris is a co-founder of Positv and in his role as Chief Operations Officer was responsible for the day to day operations, finance and property related aspects of the business. AVP Energy trading as Positv was established in 2018 as a collaboration between experts in the Renewable Energy sector and Direct Marketing Industries. Positv is on the way to becoming APAC's largest micro grid and renewable energy retailer. The company has developed ground breaking battery technology from Lithium Titanate Oxide Crystal (LTO) that has the ability to charge from only 12 minutes lasting 30,000 cycles up to 30 years, a game changer in the solar and EV industries.



Private Entities and SME's

• Consulting

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2018



Real Estate in Motion

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager/Business Owner

  • Mar 2012 - Jun 2015

  Real Estate in Motion was a multimedia distribution company which operated between 2007 to June 2015. It's mobile digital platform was used extensively by the residential real estate market throughout Australia. The business was sold in June 2015. Real Estate in Motion was a multimedia distribution company which operated between 2007 to June 2015. It's mobile digital platform was used extensively by the residential real estate market throughout Australia. The business was sold in June 2015.



Jones Lang LaSalle

• Deputy General Manager - Rialto Towers

  • Apr 2011 - Sep 2011



St Martins Property

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Property and Operations Manager and Finance Manager - Rialto Towers

  • May 1999 - Mar 2011



RACV

• Australia
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Accountant - Asset Management Business Unit

  • Jun 1997 - May 1999



Jewel Group

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Financial Controller

  • Dec 1991 - Apr 1996



Hack Anderson & Thomas

• Australia
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chartered Accountant - Manager

  • Apr 1988 - Dec 1990



BDO in Australia

• Australia
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chartered Accountant

  • May 1984 - Apr 1988