Scott McDowell

Background

About Scott McDowell

I have very broad commercial, strategic, innovation and analytical experience gained within sport/racing, gambling, public transport, healthcare & life sciences as well as management consulting. I have had various roles within ASX listed, public unlisted, Government, not for profit organisations, venture capital funds and early stage R&D companies. I am passionate about new product development and strategic opportunities for companies to ensure they stay competitive rather than losing market share to disruptive technologies. I have developed and launched new betting products that were applied to existing mainstream sporting events as well as emerging events such as eSports. My commercial and strategic experience covers areas such as; o Strategic, business and operational planning; o Project evaluation and management; o Commercial negotiation, contract preparation and performance management; o Financial modelling, analysis and forecasting, budget preparation and risk management; o Preparation and delivery of Board presentations and strategic workshops; o Management consulting, corporate governance and due diligence; o Integrity (monitoring, detection, prevention, education, enforcement); o Product innovation, IP protection, commercialisation and licensing; o Business case preparation, feasibility studies, capital expenditure, asset replacement; o Infrastructure funding, grant proposals, capital-raising and Government sector finance; o Channel management (retail, internet, mobile), media & digital rights, o Property acquisition, redevelopment, divestment and leasing, sports facility feasibility studies; o Corporate social responsibility, branding and market research.