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Executive iCEO #84563
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Gavin's Profile

  • PositionCOO/Managing Director
  • NationalityAustralia
  • Home countryAustralia

Experience

A career driving business growth, leading change and transformation across global geographies and industry verticals. In house and consulting roles. Governance, Risk and Operational leadership roles, Experience in multiple industry sectors.

Major Achievements

Direct leadership of 250 full time employees and 75 contractors across global geographies. Led the growth in revenue and profit (USD$58 million revenue / profit USD$25 million) of the global specialist engineering business. Led the successful turnaround and growth of a specialist environmental business in the United States and the Caribbean. Developed new offerings, achieving 12-15% gross margin, from a loss-making position. (USD$3 million revenue in the first year after turnaround). Established a specialist consulting practice from the ground up to US$1.5M in recurring contracts in just 18 months. Restructured global insurance program. Achieved insurance premium savings of over AUD$870,000 (total company premium - AUD$12 million and improvements in deductible limits and coverage in incredibly challenging markets.

Industry Sector Competencies

Consumer Goods
Construction Industry
Defense
Energy-Oil-Gas
Agriculture, financial services

Professional Objectives

Function: COO, Chief Risk Officer, EVP, Managing Director
Interim Manager: Yes
Permanent Position: Yes
Operational: Yes
Availability: Full time
Prefered Locations: USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Asia

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand
Non executive director assignments
Personal financial investment: 150-350K USD

Countries Covered

Australia
Canada
Chile
UK
USA

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Professional)
Business development (Expert)
Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)
New product or service launch (Expert)
Geographical expansion (Expert)
Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)
Close down or sell off (Expert)

Nationality

Australia

Home Country

Australia

Availability

Full time

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Graduate Diploma International Relations, Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance and Risk Management, Diploma in Information Management & Analysis, Graduate Certificate in Applied Engineering Practice

Languages

English

Management Experience

More than 15 years

Company Size

SMB, Multinational

Interim Manager

Yes

Founder or Co-Founder

Yes

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a timely professional matching process to identify and present the right international executives with relevant local expertise amongst our interim managers, executives, and executive investors.

Fast Selection

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Contractual Flexibility

for any executive recruitment, the clients have the flexibility either to sign a few months interim management agreement or to hire directly our vetted executives for a permanent position.

Competitive Fees

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