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Gavin - COO/Managing Director - Australia - iCEO #84563
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Gavin's Profile
iCEO #84563
Position: COO/Managing Director
Nationality: Australia
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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Professional Matching
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
a unique cross-border reactivity with a first selection of international executives submitted to our clients in less than 10 days through an executive search amongst our executives and interim managers.
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
100% success fees based on executive recruitment closing. A fixed recruitment fee specific by region and unique for any salary. No retained fees. No exclusivity.