Experience

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  Giltrap Group

  • New Zealand
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Group Health and Safety Manager

    • Apr 2023 - Present

    A groupwide Health & Safety focused role, covering all brands (approx 20 in total).Current activities include leading strategy, planning, systems & advisory, training & investigations, for approx. 15 entities, 30+ sites impacting on 950+ staff, incld approx. 10 H&S reps. H&S scope includes chairing meetings, leading training, contractor management & assessment, staff competencies, risk management, hazard identification, H&S tools, complex investigations, hazardous substances, system development (Montage), ACC or WorkSafe audits, advisory and BoD reporting.

  • (Group HSQE) Compliance, Dealer Standards & Reporting Manager - Retail Group

    • Sep 2016 - Apr 2023

    A groupwide Health & Safety focused role, covering all Retail brands (approx 20 in total).Current activities include leading strategy, planning, systems & advisory, training & investigations, for approx. 10 entities, 30+ sites impacting on 900+ staff, incld approx. 10 H&S reps. H&S scope includes chairing meetings, leading training, contractor management & assessment, staff competencies, risk management, hazard identification, H&S tools, complex investigations, hazardous substances, system development (Montage), ACC or WorkSafe audits, advisory and BoD reporting.

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  Gallagher Innovation, Strategy and Back Office ...

  • South Auckland or Southern rail line commute pr...

  • Commercial Financial Controller (CA Qualified)

    • Jun 2015 - Present
    • South Auckland or Southern rail line commute pr...

    Sector Experience - Industrial Activities – Import, Export, Manufacturing, Wholesale, Distribution, Sales and Marketing, Maintenance Service, Warranty, IT, and Audit. -Industrial Types – Civil, Manufacturing, Assembly, Transport, Automotive, Roading, Contracting, Engineering, Fuel, Frozen Food, ...

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  Tebo Services Limited

  • South Auclkland

  • Financial Controller (Incld HR / HSE Snr Mgmt)

    • Feb 2014 - Jun 2015
    • South Auclkland

    System & Process Change focus utilising Xero, Workflowmax and Flexitime Payroll software systems in the Civil Construction & Transport sectors. Role scope has responsibility for Finance, HR, HSE & IT functions as well as culture change. Broad strategic advice to the CEO.

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  Counties Manukau Rugby Referee Association

  • South Auckland

  • Volunteer Rugby Referee for CMRRA

    • Mar 2013 - Jan 2014
    • South Auckland

    Completed a career break to focusing full time on my family and passion for enhancing my rugby refereeing skills as a law student and on the field, following 17 years corporate dedication without an extended break.

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  Blacktop Construction Ltd

  • Manukau City

  • Group Financial Controller

    • Jul 2011 - Feb 2013
    • Manukau City

    CFO type role in business scope

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  Nissan New Zealand

  • Auckland

  • Financial Controller

    • May 1996 - Jul 2011
    • Auckland

    Typical Group FC role with a latter focus on sales margins by product and customer groupings.

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  Towers Thompson (UK)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • IT Project Manager (Contract)

    • Sep 1992 - Dec 1994
    • London, United Kingdom

    FMCG sector - meat trading (a former Fletcher Challenge (NZ) company with significant NZ export exposure). Test, modify, enhance and install a new integrated trading platform in a predominantly manual system company. Project manage the development phases including staff and software management an...

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  Nissan Diesel New Zealand (subsidiary of Nissan...

  • Auckland

  • Company Accountant

    • Aug 1989 - Jan 1992
    • Auckland

    National truck assembly (manufacturing), parts import, wholesale, retail, serviceEntity creation and operational process resolution.Management reporting consolidation, assembly costing control.Successful major software system (JD Edwards) changeover.

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  Various Agri related entities

  • Patumahoe

  • Dairy Farming and Agri Student

    • Jan 1978 - Dec 1988
    • Patumahoe

    Born & Bred on a 300 milking cow farm. Active in all agricultural and mechanical activities, including assisting Agi Contractors, Sharemilkers and my Parents. Always fixing things, and performing hard labour on the nearby Hellaby Pig Farm agri/hort block. Always aimed to work, full time, ever...

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  Coopers and Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers)

  • Auckland

  • Senior External Auditor

    • Jan 1985 - Jul 1988
    • Auckland

    Wide South Auckland industry exposure to many well known NZ entities.Fraud identification for the Government Audit office