kerry osborne

Director

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE   Highly strategic CEO, with a 23 years of improving business performance & visionary leadership across private and government sectors. Possesses great strengths in corporate, operational and financial management, whilst focusing on organisational improvement, frontline leadership and innovative solutions, ensuring key goals are met, then exceeded. EDUCATION

• NZCE (Civil)
• AICD (Fellow) 2003 – current
• Mt Eliza Business School (Melb) – Advanced Leadership Programme 2006
• Chicago Booth Business School (2007 to 2011) – Advanced Strategy / M & A / Change management
• IMD Lausanne (2013) – One World Leader (Sustainable leadership course)

CAREER SUMMARY   Citywide Services (Aust)  M.D / CEO                                2001 – Mar 2015 Excell Corp (Aust & NZ)  CEO (Australia)                         1995 – Dec 2000 Eastworks (NZ)   CEO                                              1993- 1995 Fulton Hogan (NZ)  Regional Manager                     1986 -1993 Vuksich & Borich (NZ) Operations Manager                 1978 – 1986 Green & McCahill (NZ) Operations Engineer                 1974 –1978     KEY COMPETENCIES   Visionary Leadership Proven ability to create major and long-lasting transformations. Builds highly engaged, cohesive cross-functional teams.   Strategist An actioner of strategy. Expert at determining and simplifying effective core strategy. Skilled at articulating strategy.   Operational expert Highly developed commercial astuteness by delivering effective strategy planning, execution, cultural change and a ‘leading from the front’. Expert at developing, deploying and embedding the right systems & metrics across the business   Commercially astute Strong financial acumen, with the ability to develop and present compelling financial business case models. Expert within the tender/alliance modelling. Experienced in M&A, initial market analysis, due diligence and post integration modelling.   Change manager Has an ability to develop and roll out complex change and subsequent cultural transformation programs. Knows how to on-board employees into the ‘change’ environment.   Stakeholder facilitator Forms strong, open relationships with shareholder groups through a compelling natural communication style. Knows how to balance the best customer service models with consistent communication structures.   BOARD EXPERIENCE

• 1993 – 1997: Founder & Chair of the Gisborne Youth Sports Trust
• 2001 – 2015: Served on four Boards as Executive Director with Citywide Services
  • Spotless open space
  • AWD Earthmoving
  • Sterling Landscapes
  • Technigro Group
• 2005 – Current: Chair of NZVBG (New Zealand & Victorian Business Group)
• 2005 – 2010: Director of the ‘Wild at Heart’
• 2007 – 2014: Works committee Shrine of Remembrance (Melbourne)