Experience

Amcos Group

• Australia
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Self-employed

• Managing Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2021

  Providing consulting services to a broad range of sectors including Financial Services, Education and Biotechnology. Strategy, leadership / mentoring , Business Optimisation, Sales effectiveness and Revenue creation. Providing consulting services to a broad range of sectors including Financial Services, Education and Biotechnology. Strategy, leadership / mentoring , Business Optimisation, Sales effectiveness and Revenue creation.



American Express

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager and Global Head, Foreign Exchange

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2018

  Global leadership role with responsibility for consolidating 10 international markets for the $140M revenue Retail and Wholesale Currency exchange business with full P&L responsibility.Developed and implemented a comprehensive turnaround strategy incorporating a three-year road map, new product and digital transformation, retail network optimisation, growing third party distribution channels with new and existing partners and extensive financial restructuring.Successfully took the business to market, selling at a premium and delivering over 10% of the corporation’s $1B re-engineering target. Member of the Australian Country Executive playing an oversight and advisory role to the Issuing, Acquiring, Travel and FX business units.

• Board Member & Chair, American Express Wholesale Currency Services Limited

  • Jan 2008 - Feb 2018

  Responsible for corporate governance, strategic direction and oversight of the Foreign Exchange and International payments businesses in Australia

• Regional GM APAC, FX Payments and Foreign Exchange

  • May 2007 - Sep 2013

  Comprehensive GM role with full P&L ownership of a diverse portfolio of FX businesses incorporating cross-border payments (B2B and B2C), a Retail network of travel money locations (B2C) and the largest Wholesale bank note supplier facility in the region (B2B).Doubled the cross-border business through developing the third-party distribution channel, introducing card settlement, enhanced loyalty programs, new market expansion and the launch of consumer payments.Took the Currency exchange portfolio to market leadership through the development of new e-commerce, pick pack / click and collect initiatives, strategic partner expansion, prepaid currency cards and enabling third party partner sales through white label POS systems

• Director, Travellers Cheques - Aus, NZ, Singapore & ASEAN

  • Dec 2003 - May 2007

  Led a $1.2B Travellers Cheque Business across the Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific region delivering net income of USD $3.1mm through a team of account managers, managing key banking partnership and developing strategies to keep an ailing product relevant.



Goodman Fielder

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Sales and Marketing - International

  • Jun 2002 - Dec 2003

• Regional Manager, Emerging Markets

  • May 2000 - Jun 2002



Schwarzkopf Professional

• Retail
• 400 - 500 Employee

• State Sales Manager, NSW

  • May 1998 - May 2000



Yum! Brands

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Franchise Development Manager

  • Feb 1997 - Apr 1998

• Franchise Operations Manager

  • Jan 1995 - Feb 1997

• Human Resources Manager, Vic, SA, TAZ

  • Dec 1993 - Jan 1995

• Area Manager

  • Apr 1992 - Dec 1993



Caltex Australia

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Manager

  • 1991 - 1992