Phil Smith
Chief Financial Officer at LawFinance Limited- Claim this Profile
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Craig Orton
I worked closely with Phil and his team on the restructure of Freedom Insurance. Throughout a difficult time Phil worked tirelessly and pragmatically to develop the best solution. His personal style is encouraging and outcome focused and he is able to deal diplomatically with all organizational levels from the board down. His technical knowledge is beyond reproach and I strongly recommend him and would certainly be happy to provide further thoughts at any time.
John Ditty
Phil lead the most important and largest restructuring project that has been undertaken to date in Vietnam and, following the completion of that project, he lead our Restructuring team in Vietnam until March 2015 when he returned to Hong Kong. Phil is a very knowledgeable practitioner, a very committed professional, a person of great personal integrity and finally just a very good person.
Craig Orton
I worked closely with Phil and his team on the restructure of Freedom Insurance. Throughout a difficult time Phil worked tirelessly and pragmatically to develop the best solution. His personal style is encouraging and outcome focused and he is able to deal diplomatically with all organizational levels from the board down. His technical knowledge is beyond reproach and I strongly recommend him and would certainly be happy to provide further thoughts at any time.
John Ditty
Phil lead the most important and largest restructuring project that has been undertaken to date in Vietnam and, following the completion of that project, he lead our Restructuring team in Vietnam until March 2015 when he returned to Hong Kong. Phil is a very knowledgeable practitioner, a very committed professional, a person of great personal integrity and finally just a very good person.
Craig Orton
I worked closely with Phil and his team on the restructure of Freedom Insurance. Throughout a difficult time Phil worked tirelessly and pragmatically to develop the best solution. His personal style is encouraging and outcome focused and he is able to deal diplomatically with all organizational levels from the board down. His technical knowledge is beyond reproach and I strongly recommend him and would certainly be happy to provide further thoughts at any time.
John Ditty
Phil lead the most important and largest restructuring project that has been undertaken to date in Vietnam and, following the completion of that project, he lead our Restructuring team in Vietnam until March 2015 when he returned to Hong Kong. Phil is a very knowledgeable practitioner, a very committed professional, a person of great personal integrity and finally just a very good person.
Craig Orton
I worked closely with Phil and his team on the restructure of Freedom Insurance. Throughout a difficult time Phil worked tirelessly and pragmatically to develop the best solution. His personal style is encouraging and outcome focused and he is able to deal diplomatically with all organizational levels from the board down. His technical knowledge is beyond reproach and I strongly recommend him and would certainly be happy to provide further thoughts at any time.
John Ditty
Phil lead the most important and largest restructuring project that has been undertaken to date in Vietnam and, following the completion of that project, he lead our Restructuring team in Vietnam until March 2015 when he returned to Hong Kong. Phil is a very knowledgeable practitioner, a very committed professional, a person of great personal integrity and finally just a very good person.
Experience
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LawFinance Limited
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Australia
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial Officer
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Dec 2020 - Present
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Restructuring Services
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Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
Restructuring and turnaround professional. Restructuring and turnaround professional.
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KPMG China
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Hong Kong
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Director
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Apr 2015 - Sep 2015
Restructuring and turnaround advice to distressed companies and their stakeholders. Restructuring and turnaround advice to distressed companies and their stakeholders.
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KPMG Limited
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Hanoi, Vietnam
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Director (on secondment)
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Oct 2012 - Mar 2015
Head of Restructuring and Turnaround Services in Vietnam and Cambodia. This role has included i) providing financial restructuring and turnaround advice to private and state owned enterprises ii) advising banks on managing and resolving Non Performing Loans (NPLs) including conducting independent business reviews for borrowers and, iii) Liquidator appointments. Head of Restructuring and Turnaround Services in Vietnam and Cambodia. This role has included i) providing financial restructuring and turnaround advice to private and state owned enterprises ii) advising banks on managing and resolving Non Performing Loans (NPLs) including conducting independent business reviews for borrowers and, iii) Liquidator appointments.
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KPMG China
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Hong Kong
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Director
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Nov 2007 - Oct 2012
Financial restructuring and turnaround advice to distressed companies. Undertook reviews of businesses financial and operational performance with a focus on their cash and working capital performance and needs, repayment capacity and future viability. Day-to-day management of formal insolvency administrations including undertaking distressed asset sales. Managed and exited a portfolio of principal investments and loans across China, India, Indonesia and Australia. Financial restructuring and turnaround advice to distressed companies. Undertook reviews of businesses financial and operational performance with a focus on their cash and working capital performance and needs, repayment capacity and future viability. Day-to-day management of formal insolvency administrations including undertaking distressed asset sales. Managed and exited a portfolio of principal investments and loans across China, India, Indonesia and Australia.
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McGrathNicol
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Australia
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Professional Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Manager
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Feb 2006 - Nov 2007
Conducted investigating accountants and cash management reviews/reports. Undertook a 5 month cash and working capital management secondment with a manufacturing company. Day-to-day management of external administrations including corporate advisory, voluntary administrations and liquidations. Conducted investigating accountants and cash management reviews/reports. Undertook a 5 month cash and working capital management secondment with a manufacturing company. Day-to-day management of external administrations including corporate advisory, voluntary administrations and liquidations.
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PKF Gold Coast
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Australia
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Supervisor
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May 2005 - Feb 2006
Insolvency and corporate recovery. Insolvency and corporate recovery.
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Knights Insolvency Administration
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Sydney, Australia
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Intermediate to Supervisor
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Apr 2001 - May 2005
Insolvency and corporate recovery Insolvency and corporate recovery
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Education
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University of Southern Queensland
Insolvency Education Program -
Macquarie University
Master of Commerce, Accounting and Finance -
CPA Australia
CPA Program -
Macquarie University
Bachelor of Economics, Accounting