Experience

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  Beachhead Venture Capital

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Partner

    • Jul 2015 - Present
    • Sydney, Australia

    We are an early stage venture capital firm backing exceptional Australian entrepreneurs. We help you with capital, guidance and strategy.The value we bring is our willingness to take on risk and guide you through the fast-changing environment of growth. Ideally this would prepare you for Series A capital raise or an exit.Our strengths come from hands-on experience in starting, growing and exiting businesses across a number of industries. We understand the effort and risk you are taking, and offer more than being a silent partner on the sidelines. We prefer to invest in businesses that offer a unique advantage to outcompete established rivals. We are agnostic to industry sector and not limited to consumer technology

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  Liquidise

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Chairperson

    • Aug 2017 - Present
    • Sydney, Australia

    Liquidise Ltd provides guaranteed liquidity to shareholders of unlisted companies and the ability for wholesale investors to buy into these previously inaccessible opportunities.Incorporating the Boulevard Global share registry (transfer agent), transactions are instant for shareholders and employees selling and for investors buying into these amazing businesses.

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  Verge Advisory

  • Director

    • Feb 2015 - Present

    'Supporting SMEs to grow and reach their potential'Specialties: business strategy, business development, entrepreneurship, project development.In a competitive marketplace, growing businesses need clear thinking and the right strategy.We are an Australian advisory firm providing business advice to boards, CEOs and leadership teams, with a focus on privately owned small to medium enterprises. Our strengths are in business development, market positioning and the leadership and management of change.Our advice is market focused, pragmatic and based on first hand experience of rapid growth and business transformation.Verge Advisory helps you work 'on the business' as well as 'in the business'.

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  BLOCK8

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Investor

    • Jan 2018 - Present
    • Sydney, Australia

    An Australian Blockchain Incubator.Block8 is accelerating the development of decentralized applications. We build and grow Blockchain companies by leveraging our network, expertise and access to capital.We believe that Blockchain technology will transform the way people and machines trade in the digital economy, removing the need for inefficient and costly intermediaries to facilitate transactions. Blockchain will underpin an open sharing economy by providing a consensus based trust platform which preserves the integrity of transactions forever.

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  PlanDo Human Capital

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Director

    • Sep 2015 - Sep 2017
    • Sydney, Australia

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  WasteAid

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Non-executive director

    • Jun 2014 - Dec 2015
    • Sydney, Australia

    Waste Aid is a start-up social enterprise engaged in practical initiatives and advocacy to reduce health and environmental impacts of inadequately managed waste in remote and disadvantaged communities.

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  RPS Group

  • Australia Asia Pacific

  • Executive Director - Infrastructure Solutions

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2014
    • Australia Asia Pacific

    In 2012, Peter led the sale of Manidis Roberts P/L to the RPS Group plc. RPS is a UK based, publicly listed consultancy providing world-class, local solutions in infrastructure, urban growth, mining, energy and natural resource management.Achievements include:• Appointed to the board of the Australian Asia Pacific Region as Managing Director of the stand alone Division – Infrastructure Solutions.• Maintained the profit margin at or above 25% NPBT (the highest of the group) during the integration phase with RPS.

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  Manidis Roberts

  • Australia
  • Government Relations Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Managing Director

    • 2005 - Jul 2012

    As managing director of Manidis Roberts since 2005, Peter has been the driving force behind their rapid growth and expansion from a small consultancy with 30 staff to a medium-sized organisation in NSW, VIC and QLD. Achievements have included:• Along with founding directors Philip Manidis and Geoff Roberts, successfully re-crafted the business into an advisory business with a focus purely on urban growth and infrastructure.• Led the geographic expansion from our Sydney base to include Brisbane and Melbourne.• Increased both the profit margin (from 15% to 25%) and turn over (from $7 million to $30 million). Part of this success involved taking a ‘top table’ risk position on a number Alliance contracts.• Developed the organisation into a sophisticated, medium sized, well-respected consultancy. This included rebranding, leadership development and growth of the board to include non-executive directors.• Maintenance of a strong and recognisable workplace culture that was the hallmark of our success. The company was recognised for its positive culture and ranked 8th nationally in BRW’s Best Places to Work benchmark.

  • Executive Manager and Director

    • 1993 - 2005

    Manidis Roberts was a leading Australian consulting firm that helped clients address the challenges of urban growth. 

We assisted clients throughout the life cycle of an infrastructure project, from planning and tendering to regulatory approvals and community engagement, and the wide spectrum of deliverables during the construction phase. Our key sectors are transport, water and wastewater, energy, property and telecommunications.Achievements have included:• Led project advice to Government for the scoping, design development and approval of major urban transport projects including Capital Metro, Sydney inner-west light rail extension, M5 East Motorway, North West Rail Link, Epping to Chatswood Rail Link and the Bondi Beach Rail Link.• The delivery of major infrastructure projects usually as part of a larger consortium including companies providing design, construct and operational capabilities. These have included alliance contracts as the alliance leadership team member or chair (Priority Sewerage Program, Inner West Busway and Sewerfix wet weather overflow abatement program).• Successfully advised the Malaysian Government on the UNESCO adoption of their first World Heritage Area – Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak. The advice extended to the establishment of best practice park management and development.• Advice to many local government areas in NSW on land asset management. Co-authored Succeeding with Plans of Management, which was adopted as the industry standard guide to land management under the Local Government Act and the Crown Lands Act.• Appointed an associate in 1995 after two years with the company. I became a director of the company in 1997, eventually owning just over 20% of the business.

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  Alan Chenoweth and Associates

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Landscape Architect

    • Jul 1991 - Jul 1993
    • Brisbane, Australia

    Design of various public and private projects in Queensland.

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  LUC (Land Use Consultants)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Landscape Architect

    • 1990 - 1990
    • London, United Kingdom

    Landscape architect for various public projects including Royal Parks.

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  Greg O'Brien and Associates - Architect and Landscape Architect

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Landscape Architect

    • 1987 - 1990
    • Brisbane, Australia

    Design and documentation of various architectural and landscape architectural projects.

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  Queensland University of Technology

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Part-time lecturer

    • 1987 - 1989
    • Brisbane, Australia

    Part-time lecturer for under graduates and graduates in visual communication and design.