Functional Skills

Business Unit Strategy
Restructuring / Turnarounds
Post-Merger Integration
M&A Support
Cost Reduction

Sector Experience

Business Services
Healthcare
Technology

Experience

Acacia Management Consulting
Management Consultant & Interim CXO
5/2018 - Present
1. Strategy & Corporate Development - built $225m Services Business via 5 acquisitions; built $100m Supplies business via 3 acquisitions
2. Consulting - disruption strategy $5b healthcare co; market entry/M&A $1.5b food additive co; digital ecosystem/e-commerce $1b healthcare company
3. Interim CXO - CFO 70 unit franchise, CEO Saas turnaround; Project Manager Implement Oracle Cloud
Newcoast Finance
CEO
5/2005 - 5/2015
Grew to 1200 Staff and Students, 20+% ebitda; integrated 7 campuses, all marketing, financial, admin, student and staff functions. Increased referrals from 5% to 45%, lowered marketing cost 45%. Built online platform and programs. Implemented digital marketing, new salesforce training, and CRM implementation.
AEC Corporate Strategy & Development
CEO
5/2003 - 5/2015
SaaS, B2B. Led corporate carve out of 85 staff unit. Implemented Agile development, hoteling, expert gig worker model across US, Canada, India. Grew to 20+% ebitda
Smartforce Corporate Strategy & Development
COO, EVP
1/2002 - 5/2003
SaaS, B2B with 1,950 staff, $265m sales, merged with Skillsoft. Sales Operations in 40 countries and development in 4. Led executive team, closed $59m budget deficit including 480 (25%) staff reduction. Led $564m merger with Skillsoft.
EXULT Operations
EVP & General Manager
1/2001 - 1/2002
BPO with 1500 staff, 25 countries, $400m revenues. Led Strategy, M&A and 3rd party ops. Led turnaround of benchmarking and best practice consultancy.