Experience

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  Euromoney institutional investor

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Research analyst - debt & equity capital markets
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  Robert walters

  Feb 1997 - Nov 1999

  Manager - banking contract
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  Gow recruitment

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2018

  Co-founder & director

  Holding diverse roles during this period, highlights included establishing and growing successful operations in Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore - managing all aspects of setup, internal systems, technology, compliance, commercial arrangements, innovation, client relationships, business development, and people management processes developing a foundation for sustainable best practice and business growth. Key Achievements;Managing Director, leading a team of 35 people through a period of sustained growth. Working with the leadership team across client relationships and operations to build stronger systems and processes. Working with consultants at all levels to help improve their capability and skills. The business at this time was turning over $40m in revenue and circa $8m in net revenue. Developing teams to be able to apply sales skills in solution selling and lifting them totrusted advisor status. Moved to Singapore to establish a new country office. Show less

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  Career break

  Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

  Career break
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  Ccentric group

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  Executive search consultant & interim executives

  Ccentric is a market leading executive search firm in Australia with an exclusive focus on healthcare (private and public hospitals), allied health providers, academic healthcare, digital health, and not-for-profit and human services – industries that improve the quality of life.Responsible for Interim Executive business across Australia, and included CEO, COO and Chief Medical Officer placements.

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  Diligent

  Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

  Lead - apac sales team project (contract via tq solutions)

  Overseeing a program of work, to increase the size and strategic hiring initiatives for the regional sales teams. This included identifying, screening and working with the sales leaders across JAPAC. Range of roles successfully fulfilled included Japan Country Head through to a large number of Account Executives in both Singapore and Australia. Singapore was a new regional build-out when it came to creating a sales presence. Also included Pre-Sales and Customer Success hiring.

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  Aide de md pty ltd

  Jun 2022 - now

  Facilitator & development coaching

  Aide de MD provides organisations with professional development services including management and leadership programs, coaching, strategy and planning. Delivering & facilitating small group and 1:1 coaching on Management Immersion Programs and Leadership Immersion Programs for teams in Sth East Asia, India, Africa and Europe.Topics and programs aim to raise skills of managers and leaders across a broad range of areas including accountability, difficult conversations, effective meetings, leadership behaviours, managing up and professional presence. Show less

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  Via architects //

  Aug 2023 - now

  Head of people & performance

  VIA is a specialised commercial architecture firm with clients in retirement living, aged care, large scale residential developments, build to rent, social housing and data centres. The function of the role, and related initiatives I am responsible for include: Reporting to the Chairman and Managing Director, establishing a comprehensive range of initiatives for professional development and establishing a Performance Pathway - A People Development Framework for the business.Broken down this includes:- leadership coaching and support on a 1:1 basis - running an individual high performance program for individuals- team coaching focused on improving team performance across internal systems, external stakeholders, what the team is learning, relationships, the quality of leadership and purpose & motivation.- facilitating small group learning sessions-digitalising the regular 1:1 and career development reviews with Culture Amp- oversight of implementing a company wide values 'activation' initiative.- running and improving the recruitment process and outcomes Show less