Experience

AustOn Corporation
• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Treasurer & Company Secretary

  • Nov 2022 - Present


ProphCo Pty Ltd

• Director

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  I provide permanent, contract, or part time skills as an experienced CFO with experience in a number of sectors including Transport, Agribusiness, Property, in the listed, unlisted, and not for profit sectors. I provide permanent, contract, or part time skills as an experienced CFO with experience in a number of sectors including Transport, Agribusiness, Property, in the listed, unlisted, and not for profit sectors.



AustOn Corporation Pty Ltd

• Construction

• Chief Financial Officer

  • May 2018 - Nov 2022

  AustOn Corporation Pty Ltd is the agribusiness asset manager for Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP). This dynamic business commenced in 2018 as OTPP internalised its agribusiness asset management. Assets under management currently include extensive almond and avocado operations. AustOn Corporation Pty Ltd is the agribusiness asset manager for Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP). This dynamic business commenced in 2018 as OTPP internalised its agribusiness asset management. Assets under management currently include extensive almond and avocado operations.



Almondco Pty Ltd

• Director (NED)

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2021

  My time with Almondco will be completed at the AGM in October 2021. I want to thank the Almondco team and directors for the opportunity to be involved with such a fantastic group. I wish everyone at Almondco the very best in the future for the business and the people. My time with Almondco will be completed at the AGM in October 2021. I want to thank the Almondco team and directors for the opportunity to be involved with such a fantastic group. I wish everyone at Almondco the very best in the future for the business and the people.



V/Line

• Australia
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• CFO

  • Mar 2015 - Feb 2017

  I have been with V/Line for early 2 years and i has been a pleasure for me to be part of a team that has transitioned a business rapidly and successfully. The team at V/Line is a well developed professional team that will take V/Line further as the demand for regional services in Victoria escalates. I have been with V/Line for early 2 years and i has been a pleasure for me to be part of a team that has transitioned a business rapidly and successfully. The team at V/Line is a well developed professional team that will take V/Line further as the demand for regional services in Victoria escalates.


CBRE Agribusiness
• Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
• Senior Consultant

  • Jun 2013 - Mar 2015

Australian Agricultural Company Limited
• CFO

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2013

The Wave Muscat
• CFO

  • Oct 2009 - Feb 2011

Tameer Holding Investment LLC
• United Arab Emirates
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee
• CFO

  • May 2008 - Oct 2009


Australand

• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GM National Operations - Residential

  • Mar 2006 - Apr 2007

  Worked with the EGM Residential on managing and improving the efficiency of the business.

• EGM Business Development

  • Apr 2005 - Mar 2006

  Follwoing the merger of the Apartments and Land & Housing Business into one business I took on this role to identify and determine opprotunities for new income streams for Australand.

• EGM Apartments

  • Oct 2003 - Apr 2005

  I took over this position follwoing the retirement of the previous EGM Peter Dransfield. I managed the business during this time and prpeared ot for the merger with the Land & Housing business to form the Residential Division.

• CFO

  • Jan 2000 - Oct 2003

  I was the CFO for this period following the acquisition of Walker Corporation by Australand. Druing this time the group implemented a strategy to transition from a share to a stapled security structure and in this process developed a significant portfolio of income prodcuing assets off the balance sheet which it was able to use as the core of the income producing asset business.

• GM Business Development

  • Sep 1999 - Dec 1999

  I commenced at Austarland in a business development role. Upon arrival I found the early work had commenced on the acquisition of Walker Corporation and wokred with the MD, Brendan Crotty, and the team on this acquisition. This began great time with Australand.



Colly Cotton Limited

• Australia
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Finance Director

  • Apr 1986 - Jun 1999

  The senior team of David Farley, Bucky Rowlands, and I built Colly into one of Australia's most successful agribusiness companies. The team turned a great farming operation into a vertically integrated agribusiness company with operations in Australai, Hong Kong, London, Dallas & Bakersfield. The senior team of David Farley, Bucky Rowlands, and I built Colly into one of Australia's most successful agribusiness companies. The team turned a great farming operation into a vertically integrated agribusiness company with operations in Australai, Hong Kong, London, Dallas & Bakersfield.



Yulara Development Company

• Treasurer & Chief Accountant

  • Aug 1983 - Mar 1986

  I commenced as the Chief Accountant and then became the Treasurer for Yulara who built the tourist resort at Ayers Rock in Australia. I commenced as the Chief Accountant and then became the Treasurer for Yulara who built the tourist resort at Ayers Rock in Australia.