Experience

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  Belgravia Health and Leisure Group

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • CEO - Commercial

    • Mar 2017 - Present
    • Melbourne, Australia

    BHLG is a leading leisure management and fitness franchising organisation (turnover in excess of $230M), with over 200 leisure, health, wellbeing, tourism and fitness locations across Australia and New Zealand.Reporting directly to the Belgravia Group Chairman (Geoff Lord) I am responsible for al...

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  Peter Noske, Chartered Accountant

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • CFO Support Services

    • Apr 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Providing CFO and executive support services to ICT organisations, Cenitex and Priority One Networks.

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  Interact Australia

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Established in 1991, Interact Australia was a successful and innovative not-for-profit organisation working within the Disability Sector providing community, employment, training and hospitality services to enhance lives through participation, opportunity and choice. Operating throughout Victoria...

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  Wesley Mission Victoria

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Acting Head of Finance (Contract)

    • May 2013 - Dec 2013
    • Melbourne, Australia

    WMV was a large not-for-profit organisation providing 50 different services from more than 100 sites across Victoria. WMV's purpose is to support people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability to improve their life outcomes. Income in excess of $65M p.a.The opportunity at Wesley Mission V...

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  State Trustees

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Apr 2012 - May 2013

    State Trustees was a Government Business Enterprise, well known as specialists in preparing Wills and offering a diverse range of professional services, including deceased estate administration, Trustee and Attorney services, along with astute financial advice and management - all aimed at helpin...

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  Dun & Bradstreet

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Feb 2011 - Apr 2012
    • Melbourne, Australia

    DBA was a market leader providing a range of credit reporting and credit scoring services, including business marketing information and debt recovery services. Turnover in excess of $100M, employing over 500 professionals (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide & Auckland). Multi-nation...

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  Regis Group

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Aug 2009 - Feb 2011
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Regis was one of the largest private aged care providers with over 40 aged care facilities nationally, 4000 bed licences, $240M turnover, over 3800 staff and 50% owned by Macquarie Capital.Reporting directly to the CEO, I was initially focused on (a) improving the quality and transparency of the ...

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  Delaware North Companies

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Executive Director Finance and Strategic Services

    • Sep 2005 - Aug 2009
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Delaware was a major catering, food retail and hospitality group which employs up to 2000 staff with turnover in excess of $200M and operations throughout Australia and New Zealand. Multi-national with a US parent based in Buffalo (NY).Reporting directly to the CEO, I was responsible for partneri...

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  Virtual Communities Limited

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Aug 2000 - Apr 2005
    • Melbourne, Australia

    VC was an unlisted public company specialising in data hosting, internet connectivity and mobile telephony services together with the reselling of bundled PC’s to the consumer, SME and corporate markets. Turnover $35M, 70,000 internet subscribers, 120 staff.Reporting directly to the CEO, I was em...

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  Sanderson Pacific Group

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Finance Director and Company Secretary

    • Apr 1998 - Aug 2000
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Sanderson was an IT services group, specialising in the development, installation and maintenance of innovative software solutions to business. Customer base extended throughout Australia, New Zealand and East Asia. Turnover $30M with 80 staff.Sanderson wanted to relocate its finance team to its ...

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  Australian Hospital Care Limited

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Group Finance Manager and Company Secretary

    • Jun 1995 - Apr 1998
    • Melbourne, Australia

    AHC was a major publicly listed healthcare provider which owned and operated 16 private hospitals (2000 bed licences) located in Australia with turnover of $250M and total assets of $400M.I was part of a team managing the company’s successful IPO in 1995 and during the first two years of AHC bein...

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  Coopers and Lybrand

  • Audit Manager

    • 1980 - 1988