Ross Laurie

CFO - Residential/Asia/Retail Development and Project Manager Financial Products

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Scarsdale, New York, United States

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Timeline
About me
Group Restructure Officer at Forgacs Group
Education
- Macquarie University - Graduate School of Business
  1972 - 1975
  Business Marketing/Finance
  Post Graduate Studies in Business Adninistration
- University of New South Wales
  1967 - 1970
  B. Comm Economics & Accounting
  Activities and Societies: Treasurer, Commerce faculty Society B Comm.
Experience
- Lend Lease
  Feb 1979 - Feb 1987
  CFO - Residential/Asia/Retail Development and Project Manager Financial Products
  Establishment of Asian Operation, Development of financial products and built businesses around those products, Strategic planning.
- Merlin International Properties Limited
  Feb 1987 - Jun 1992
  CFO
  Reverse Takeover of LSX listed company, Capital Raising in London Edinburgh & Sydney, Raised $600M in Project Funding, M&A, IPO on LSX & ASX, Strategic Planning
- Robina Land Corporation
  Sept 1994 - Apr 1998
  CFO
  Financed $350M retail development, JV Director with Commonwealth Funds Management
- Transurban Citi Link Limited
  Apr 1998 - Apr 1999
  Project Manager
  Responsible for project management of funding for $1.7 Billion Australian expressway
- Olympic Coordination Authority / Sydney Olympic Park Authority
  Apr 1999 - Apr 2000
  Project Manager
  Project management of financial relationship between OCA and Sydney Organising Committe for the Olympic games (SOCOG)
- Inchcape
  Apr 2000 - Apr 2001
  Project Manager
  Negotiate transfer of Australian vehicle import franchise with Volkswage AG and Jaguar Cars PLC
- Wattyl
  Apr 2002 - Dec 2002
  Interim CFO
  Corporate Change assignment, M&A, Working Capital rationalization, Reduction in debt leverage by 50%, Profit Turnaround.
- Wattyl US Limited
  Dec 2002 - Feb 2005
  CFO
  Corporate change assignment, M&A,
- Insl-X products Corporation
  Feb 2005 - Mar 2008
  CFO
  Project Management of $200 Million corporate acquisition
- Complementary Coatings Corp./Benjamin Moore & Co
  Mar 2008 - Sept 2010
  CFO
  Corporate integration
- Strategic Solutions
  Sept 2010 - now
  Management Consultant
  Financial Management Consulting, Project Management in the Property Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Motor Vehicle Retailing, and Financial Services Industries
- Valspar Australia / Wattyl Group
  Oct 2011 - Sept 2012
  CFO
  Corporate Change assignment, Lean Six Sigma sponsorship, SOX Implementation, IT Restructure, Corporate Restructure, Opertaing Cost Savings.
- Inchcape Australia Limited
  Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
  Senior Project Manager
  Responsible for project managing major corporate acquisition
- Valspar ANZ
  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
  Interim CFO
  Financial Management of the company on short notice following the loss of the company's previous CFO
- Acrow Bridge Group
  Apr 2014 - Jul 2014
  Interim CFO
  Financial Management of the company on short notice following the loss of the company's previous CFO
- Forgacs Group
  Jul 2015 - now
  Group Restructure Officer
  Rightsizing and refocusing Australia's largest privately owned shipbuilding and heavy engineering group to ensure its effectiveness as it addresses new market opportunities.
Licenses & Certifications
- B. Comm
  University of NSW
- US Equivalent of Master of Economics
  Macquarie University
Volunteer Experience
- Christian Youth Leader
  Issued by Anglican & Episcopal Churches in USA & Australia on Jan 1984
  Associated with Ross Laurie