Rowan Cole
General Manager Corporate Services at The CFO Solution HQ- Claim this Profile
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Graham McLean
Rowan was an extremely dedicated and conscientious colleague whom I worked very well with. I found him to be technically proficient and a quietly effective operative.
Graham McLean
Rowan was an extremely dedicated and conscientious colleague whom I worked very well with. I found him to be technically proficient and a quietly effective operative.
Graham McLean
Rowan was an extremely dedicated and conscientious colleague whom I worked very well with. I found him to be technically proficient and a quietly effective operative.
Graham McLean
Rowan was an extremely dedicated and conscientious colleague whom I worked very well with. I found him to be technically proficient and a quietly effective operative.
Experience
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The CFO Solution HQ
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Australia
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager Corporate Services
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Jun 2021 - Present
The CFO Solution provides scalable, tailored financial reporting and corporate compliance systems to a range of listed and unlisted companies and organisations. I joined as GM Corporate Services to support the delivery of quality company secretarial services. The CFO Solution provides scalable, tailored financial reporting and corporate compliance systems to a range of listed and unlisted companies and organisations. I joined as GM Corporate Services to support the delivery of quality company secretarial services.
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St Barbara Limited
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Australia
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Mining
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400 - 500 Employee
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Company Secretary
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Oct 2010 - Dec 2020
St Barbara Ltd is gold mining company with operations in Australia, PNG and Canada (ASX:SBM) I joined St Barbara in 2010 as General Manager Corporate Services and Deputy Company Secretary, and was Company Secretary from March 2014 to December 2020. As Company Secretary, I was also head of investor relations, legal and risk and compliance. Highlights during my time at St Barbara include: • Acquisitions of Allied Gold (ASX: ALD) and Atlantic Gold (TSX: AGB) • Negotiating the divestment of the Gold Ridge mine in Solomon Islands • Implementing an enduring enterprise-wide risk management framework • Initiating industry-leading ESG / sustainability reporting Show less
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UXC (a CSC Company)
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial and Risk Officer
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2005 - 2010
UXC was an IT and utility conglomerate (ASX: UXC), acquired by US based CSC in 2016. I joined UXC in 2005 as Head of Risk and Compliance, to create an internal audit function and enterprise-wide risk management framework. I was appointed Chief Financial and Risk Officer in 2006, and also assumed all CFO responsibilities. My biggest learnings at UXC were remaining agile to the needs of the Board and Executive, with 20 acquisitions during my tenure overlayed by the impact of GFC. This extended to in-depth monthly reporting and re-forecasting of up to 27 business units in three divisions. Show less
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Remunerator - Novated Leasing & Salary Packaging
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Australia
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Group Relationship Manager
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2003 - 2005
Remunerator (Aust) Pty Ltd, provides outsourced salary packaging services. Reporting to the Managing Director, I was ultimately responsible for customer and client service including all customer service staff, call centre, payment processing, process improvement and new business development. Remunerator (Aust) Pty Ltd, provides outsourced salary packaging services. Reporting to the Managing Director, I was ultimately responsible for customer and client service including all customer service staff, call centre, payment processing, process improvement and new business development.
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Director
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2001 - 2003
I was a director of this private company, responsible for corporate relationships (introducers), marketing and finance. I was a director of this private company, responsible for corporate relationships (introducers), marketing and finance.
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CUA - Credit Union Australia Limited
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Australia
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Banking
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200 - 300 Employee
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General Manager First Nations Credit Union
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1992 - 2001
'First Nations is the most significant credit union project of any credit union development programme that is being conducted in the world today.' President, World Council of Credit Unions, International Credit Union Day, Melbourne, 19 Oct 1999. First Nations Advantage Credit Union was Australia’s first national, indigenous credit union. As General Manager, I created Australia’s first national indigenous credit union in conjunction with Advantage Credit Union, an Aboriginal leadership group and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) funding. Show less
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KPMG Australia
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Australia
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Computer Audit
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1987 - 1992
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Accountant
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1986 - 1987
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Education
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Monash Mount Eliza Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Company Directors Course -
Governance Institute of Australia
Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance -
Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA)
Diploma of Investor Relations -
IIA-Australia
Certified Internal Auditor -
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Econometrics and Quantitative Methods -
Haileybury College