ATTRIBUTES

• Hands-on executive experience spanning ASX, New York and London listed multinational corporations as well as private, family-owned companies and emerging, entrepreneurial teams.
• Lived and worked around the world, including in the USA, Europe, the UK and Asia.
• His work on turnarounds, restructurings, M&A integrations, new products and new market development has generated over A$1.3 billion in shareholder value.
• Active in private equity and venture capital; served as a non-executive director on the Boards of entrepreneurial companies.
• Prior roles include Executive General Manager accountable for world-wide P&L at one of Australia’s largest publicly listed companies and a series of senior operating, marketing, and strategy roles in a number of other multinational, multi-billion dollar corporations.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Advised a wireless technology and software services company on capital raising, business development, and planning for an IPO.
• Advised a Web 2.0 company in raising $4m in equity through Australian Venture Capital firms.
• Advised a division of a multinational food company on M&A, including detailed planning for the integration of the acquired company.
• Advised and served as non-Executive director for a start-up multi-unit retail company based in Paris, France.
• Led development of several new consumer products, including R&D of new technology and manufacturing processes.
• Assisted a private $2 billion American company to establish joint ventures in Australia and Japan.
• Restructured a retail, tourism and restaurant division for an Australian corporation, resulting in a significant increase in profitability.
• Led the process to integrate the operations and management culture of five acquired European units into a major London-based business.
• Interim CEO of an Australian wine company exporting to China: established supply chain planning, restructured brand and product portfolio, doubled sales pipeline.

PROFILE

Adam has been quoted on business and market development issues in the Financial Times and other major newspapers, been featured in the Australian Financial Review’s “Boss Magazine”, and has been interviewed on CNN International as an expert in international trade. Adam has also been a featured speaker at a number of international conferences.

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