Experience

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  Southern Cross Credit Union

  • Kingscliff NSW

  • Non Executive Director

    • Jun 2021 - Present
    • Kingscliff NSW

    Southern Cross Credit Union (SCCU) is a member owned bank servicing the Northern Rivers Region. It has a range of responsive banking solutions and lends to customers throughout Australia.

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  JDR Solutions T/A Jenny Rimmer Mediations

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Manager

    • Jul 2011 - Present
    • Brisbane, Australia

    Provide financial management, including invoicing, pay roll, fee recovery, budgeting, expenses transactions, preparing IAS, maintaining tax records and preparing annual accounts.Web site management. Other management services include drafting customer documents and agreements, managing the staff, and advising on marketing and fees,

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  Altura Learning Australia Ltd

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Chairman

    • Jan 2017 - Nov 2023
    • Sydney, Australia

    In 2017 Bolton Clarke acquired the Aged Care Channel and rebranded it Altura Learning. Altura Learning provides high quality, relevant and multi media learning solutions for the aged care and disability sectors across Australia, UK, Ireland and New Zealand. Altura Learning also provides content to the accredited learning sector.

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  Royal District Nursing Service New Zealand Limited NZ

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Chairman

    • Apr 2016 - Nov 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    The 460 RDNS NZ support workers service the following contracts:- Ministry of Health for disability support services- Auckland District Health Board for nursing and home support- Southern District Health Board for nursing and home supportRDNS NZ also provides child wellbeing services to Oranga Tamariki, delivers home, community support services and nursing support to the Accident Compensation Corporation as a sub contractor and delivers health services for the private market.

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  Bolton Clarke

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Chairman at Bolton Clarke

    • Apr 2016 - Nov 2023
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Bolton Clarke is Australia's largest provider of residential aged care, home nursing, at home support and retirement living solutions. Bolton Clarke owns three subsidiary companies: Alture Learning Australia Ltd, Royal District Nursing Service NZ and Royal District Nursing Service (Hong Kong). Bolton Clarke recently acquired Allity and the McKenzie Group and merged Acia Living into the Group. Bolton Clarke has revenue of about $1.6 bn, an asset base of $3bn and employs about 15,000 staff. Bolton Clarke is committed to building projects costing over $600m by 2024. Due to my appointment as Chairman of the joint board I am also Chairman/director of the following aligned companies:- RSL QLD War Veterans' Homes Trust - Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) Limited- RDNS HomeCare Limited- RDNS Charitable Trust- Scartwater (Aged Care) Trust Bolton Clarke derived from the merger of RSL Care and RDNS in 2015. Bolton Clarke is one of the largest independent social enterprise providers enabling good health, well-being and independence. The company has a collective 211-year history of providing exceptional care and support through our home nursing and community services, retirement living and residential aged care service across Australia and beyond. The company currently provides the following level of services annually:3.9 million home care visits to 52,000 clients 24,000 episodes of care through telehealth6588 residential aged care beds3830 independent living unitsWe are also committed to learning and education which is delivered through Alture Learning. The content of the training and our clinical programs is informed by the RDNS Institute.

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  RSL Care RDNS Ltd

  • Australia
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Chairman

    • Oct 2015 - Nov 2023

    RSL Care and RDNS successfully merged in September 2015 after a three month due diligence period. The formal change of directorships did not occur until 1 April 2016 when all stakeholder consents had been received. I was appointed joint chairman on the merger of the entities and presided over a combined board until October 2016 when the board was reduced to 9 following the development of a comprehensive skills matrix. The Board has since been reduced to six.I remain Chair of RSL Care RDNS Ltd as the legal entity for the entity trading as Bolton Clarke.

  • Chairman

    • Jun 2012 - Oct 2015

    RSL Care Limited was one of Australia's largest providers of retirement living, residential aged care and home care services . RSL Care was a social enterprise organisation operating 44 sites throughout Queensland and New South Wales servicing over 26,000 customers. As Chairman I successfully transitioned the board from a representative board to a skills based board. In July 2015, we commenced due diligence for a merger with RDNS (Royal District Nursing Service). The merger took effect from 1 October 2015 after which the company name changed to RSL Care RDNS Ltd. I was appointed Chairman of the joint board..

  • Board Director

    • Oct 2010 - Jun 2012

    Joined the board in October 2010 and have been actively involved in guiding the strategic development of the organisation as it prepares for its next stage of growth. I was appointed Chairman in June 2012.

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  Royal Australian Regiment Corporation (RARC)

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Board Member

    • Oct 2014 - Aug 2020
    • Brisbane, Australia

    The RARC is a national representative body providing advocacy for current and former members of the Royal Australian Regiment. RARC is the national board for the Royal Australian Regiment Association.

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  Templetons

  • Level 7, 100 Edward Street, Brisbane

  • Financial Adviser

    • Oct 2010 - Aug 2015
    • Level 7, 100 Edward Street, Brisbane

    Templetons is a financial planning firm which provides financial advice to individuals and small business, including strategy development, wealth accumulation, personal life insurance, retirement planning, investment advice and management, mortgage lending and the establishment and management of self managed superannuation funds.

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  Pat McIntosh Financial Services

  • 175 Eagle Street, Brisbane Qld 4001

  • Principal

    • Aug 2002 - Oct 2010
    • 175 Eagle Street, Brisbane Qld 4001

    Operated a financial planning business under the licence of Bob Templetons Financial Group.

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  7th Brigade

  • Australia
  • Defense and Space Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Commander

    • Jul 1999 - Mar 2002

    Commanded an operational brigade comprising three infantry battalions, a cavalty regiment, an engineer regiment, an artillery regiment, a logistic balttalion and a signals regiment.

  • Joint Task Force Commander CHOGM

    • Aug 2001 - Feb 2002

    Joint Task Force Commander for the defence contribution to the security for the two CHOGM meetings that were planned for Brisbane in 2001 and 2002. The first meeting was planned but cancelled due to the September 11 attacks. A subsequent meeting was held at Coolum on the Sunshine Coast. Defence contributed 2,200 personnel and significant Defence equipment to the security force.

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  Department of Defence

  • Canberra

  • Australian Defence College

    • Jan 1999 - Jul 1999
    • Canberra

    Attended a course for selected officers in the rank of Colonel as preparation for senior appointments in the Australian Defence Force. The course was also attended by allied officers of similar rank and experience. The training was delivered by universities under contact.

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  Land Warfare Centre

  • Canungra, Queensland

  • Commandant Land Warfare Centre

    • Jan 1997 - Dec 1998
    • Canungra, Queensland

    The Land Warfare Centre is the largest Defence training establishment and is responsible for providing command, leadership, management and tactics training for Army officers and non commissioned officers. The training is deliver on campus and externally. The main campus is at Canungra and there is a separate training establishment in each state.

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  British Army Staff College

  • Camberley UK

  • Exchange Instructor

    • Mar 1995 - Dec 1996
    • Camberley UK

    Provided training and education is operational and strategic planning, command, management, leadership, operations and logistics for selected British Army and allied officers of the rank of major.

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  Australian Medical Support Force, Rwanda

  • Rwanda

  • Commanding Officer

    • Aug 1994 - Feb 1995
    • Rwanda

    Established a 301 person medical support force from 60 ADF units and deployed them to Rwanda to provide medical support to the UN force immediately after the genocide. We set up and operated a level three hospital facility from which we provided medical care to the local population. We re-established the referral hospital in Kagali and initiated the re-establishment of the medical clinics in the regional areas. We worked closely with NGOs in the delivery of primary health care.

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  2nd/4th Ballalion, The Royal Australian regiment

  • Townsville

  • Commanding Officer

    • Dec 1992 - Aug 1994
    • Townsville

    Commanded the on-line operational deployment force ballalion group (about 1000 personnel). The ballalion was on line for the full tenure of the appointment.

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  Department of Defence of Australia

  • Singleton

  • Staff Office Grade 1 Infantry, Directorate of Infantry

    • Jan 1991 - Dec 1992
    • Singleton

    Headed the Directorate of Infantry which was responsible for the force development, training, doctrine and equipment for infantry and other close combat forces.