Experience

Danaher Legal

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal - Corporate

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Partnering with business owners and senior executives to protect their personal wealth, acquire and sell businesses, restructure business operations, raise funding and provide operational support for day-to-day business challenges. Support includes developing strategy, organisational renewal and succession planning, resolving commercial disputes, managing employment and trading restraints, bringing new partners into the business (and manging exit of others), managing intellectual property and personal property securities. Show less



Expression Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2020

  Established in 1884, the Victorian Deaf Society provides information, programs and education to over 16,000 deaf and hard of hearing adults each year through its diverse range of services across Victoria. Vicdeaf is progressive, iconic community organisation that builds pride in being Deaf, improves social, economic, cultural and civic participation, supports people to communicate and connect with the world and advocates and promotes the aspirations of members of the Deaf and hard of hearing community Show less



FMC Mediation and Counselling Victoria

• Director and company secretary

  • May 2014 - Nov 2017

  FMC Mediation and Counselling Victoria is a not-for-profit company that exists to help people improve the quality of their lives by providing services, tools and techniques to deal with conflict, to navigate personal and financial difficulties and to enable them to retake control of their lives. It is a FRC and trainer of mediation and family dispute resolution practitioners. FMC Mediation and Counselling Victoria is a not-for-profit company that exists to help people improve the quality of their lives by providing services, tools and techniques to deal with conflict, to navigate personal and financial difficulties and to enable them to retake control of their lives. It is a FRC and trainer of mediation and family dispute resolution practitioners.



Thomson Geer

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Corporate Lawyer

  • May 2012 - Jan 2017

  Corporate and finance lawyer providing commercial and strategic advice to SME and mid market corporates . Functional specialities include business acquisition/disposal, corporate restructure, debt and property finance, advising high growth and technology companies, licensing and personal property securities. Corporate and finance lawyer providing commercial and strategic advice to SME and mid market corporates . Functional specialities include business acquisition/disposal, corporate restructure, debt and property finance, advising high growth and technology companies, licensing and personal property securities.



First Growth Funds Limited

• CEO

  • Jun 2008 - 2011

  Repositioning of a listed telecommunications investment company as a developer of forest carbon projects for the CSR markets Repositioning of a listed telecommunications investment company as a developer of forest carbon projects for the CSR markets



PJS Advice

• France
• Consumer Services

• Principal

  • 2002 - 2008

  Strategy and commercial advice to Universities, their spin out companies and research institutes (incl.Bio21, Howard Florey Institute, Monash Commercial, Melbourne Ventures) regarding strategy development, fund raising, commercial ventures, licensing, commercialisation and operational management. Longer term roles included CEO of Monash IT, a post graduate univeristy training company and RTO, and CEO of the Victorian Glass Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnologies. Strategy and commercial advice to Universities, their spin out companies and research institutes (incl.Bio21, Howard Florey Institute, Monash Commercial, Melbourne Ventures) regarding strategy development, fund raising, commercial ventures, licensing, commercialisation and operational management. Longer term roles included CEO of Monash IT, a post graduate univeristy training company and RTO, and CEO of the Victorian Glass Centre of Excellence for Nanotechnologies.



VMob Ltd

• CFO and Company Secretary

  • 2000 - 2002

  Evaluating, structuring, acquiring and divesting a portfolio of early stage technology businesses that developed products designed for global markets. Investment management included initial investment selection and due diligence and financing. Fund raising included public fund raising, evaluation of follow on rounds, managing co-investment and fund development. Exits included an IPO, trade sales and sales into industry roll ups. Evaluating, structuring, acquiring and divesting a portfolio of early stage technology businesses that developed products designed for global markets. Investment management included initial investment selection and due diligence and financing. Fund raising included public fund raising, evaluation of follow on rounds, managing co-investment and fund development. Exits included an IPO, trade sales and sales into industry roll ups.



Trust Bank

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • 1999 - 1999

  Strategic review of operational options resulting in the sale of the Bank. Member of Assets and Liability Committee, Executive Committee and Risk Committee. Strategic review of operational options resulting in the sale of the Bank. Member of Assets and Liability Committee, Executive Committee and Risk Committee.



Solution 6 Holdings Limited

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• CFO

  • 1996 - 1998

  Turnaround and repositioing of an internationally operating listed software development and services group. Development of an international software licensing program. Multiple acquisition and divestment transactions. Operational management of a team across finance, commercial, legal, HR, IT and procurement. Turnaround and repositioing of an internationally operating listed software development and services group. Development of an international software licensing program. Multiple acquisition and divestment transactions. Operational management of a team across finance, commercial, legal, HR, IT and procurement.



Telecom New Zealand

• India
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Commercial Manager Xtra

  • 1994 - 1997

  Commercial management of the launch and initial operations of Xtra, Telecom New Zealand's internet business. Investment management and support of business development transactions in Australia, Asia and the Pacific and management of the group capital investment program Commercial management of the launch and initial operations of Xtra, Telecom New Zealand's internet business. Investment management and support of business development transactions in Australia, Asia and the Pacific and management of the group capital investment program



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Nov 1991 - Oct 1994

  Corporate finance - business sale and purchase - expert reports - equity fund raising - business planing Corporate finance - business sale and purchase - expert reports - equity fund raising - business planing



KPMG US

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Jan 1982 - Nov 1991

  Corporate recovery I Solvency reviews I Turnaround management Corporate recovery I Solvency reviews I Turnaround management