Simon Ovenden

Background

About Simon Ovenden

Senior experience across diverse industries - banking and finance, property development, liquor distribution and meat processing. Banking and Finance - franchising sector specialist - strategic planning & execution - sales and people leadership - 5 direct and 30 indirect - policy re-design to enable profitable sales growth - distribution strategy to enhance customer experience and manage risk - continuous improvement to processes to reduce deal time frames - responsibility for management of all risks associated with banking franchise brands - specific brand strategies dependent on risk appetite - design and implementation of reporting systems to monitor business performance Beef Processing and Production - developed a business intelligence system to manage Australia’s largest grainfed beef business - day to day management of $130m debt facilities and $2bn in foreign transactions - developed blueprint for a technology based process to roll into a new business venture - co-responsibility for delivering and executing a turnaround strategy for a meat processor leading to a trade sale in excess of $100m. Liquor distribution - successfully negotiated the sale of a business to its major competitor - day to day general management of an SME ($15m p.a. in revenues)- developed and implemented automated systems to enable national distribution arrangements - negotiated wholesale and warehousing supply agreements with global liquor brands - established a new national business distributing liquor products to Australian liquor retailers. Property Development - delivered a $40m property development from concept to completion - navigation and management of complex family business intricacies - full responsibility to manage design, build, sales & marketing, funding and financial management.