Khurshed - CEO - Australia - iCEO #77844

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Khurshed's Profile

iCEO #77844

Position: CEO

Nationality: Australia

Experience

A trusted member of the executive leadership team, I’m not afraid to make the strategic decisions required to improve financial performance and protect company reputation. With 20+ years’ experience in the fast-moving steel manufacturing sector, I offer a track record in optimising direct manufacturing and supply chain businesses in both mature and start up environments.

Major Achievements

Delivered a $2.7M restructure of the Australian business unit to realise a $8.8M p.a. positive impact on EBIT as part of the turnaround program; • Business Turnaround in Jan-Dec 2018 by $4.8M in comparison to Jan-Dec 2017, supported by revised channel to market and FX strategies to significantly enhance bottom line performance; • Lifted manufacturing productivity in China by 25% via the introduction of robotic welding; • Dissolved the franchise model, creating a more flexible, scalable and agile distributor structure with less overheads, reduced risk and improved standardisation in customer experience; • Reduced overall APAC workforce headcount from 526 to 296, including conversion of the systems division into sub-contract teams to enable scale up and down as required; • Facilitated 80% of redundant staff being absorbed into the supply centre network, without any adverse backlash, legal challenges or negative PR issues resulting from the restructure.

Industry Sector Competencies

Systems Integration

Consumer Goods

Office Supplies

Automated warehousing

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, COO, Country Manager, Managing Director

Sector: Automotive, Logistics, Steel, Furniture

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Asia Pacific

Countries Covered

Australia

China

India

Vietnam

Operational Competencies

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)