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Chris Conheady

Managing Director

I am a MD, COO, CFO and Board Advisor with over a decade of board level experience across the FMCG, retail, apparel, manufacturing, packaging, energy, utilities and professional services sectors. At board level I am currently on the Advisory Board of a new Upcycling Organisation and have worked closely with the boards of Devondale Murray Goulburn, Visy Industries, Coles Supermarkets and Pacific Brands in developing and executing their 5 Year Strategic plans and undertaking significant transformation and performance improvement programs. In an executive capacity as MD, COO, CFO I have worked with the likes of Devondale Murray Goulburn (developed their strategy), Coles (accountable for the construction and start up of a $300M Retail Ready manufacturing facility), Visy (responsible for strategy development and execution and business performance improvement), Pacific Brands (accountable for the Workwear Division & acquisition of the Yakka Group), , Alinta (responsible for integrating and managing the finance function of combined Alinta and AGL business) and MasterFoods Australia/NZ where as Chief Financial Officer I was accountable for strategy development and execution and business performance improvement. Finally, I have a Bachelor of Commerce and am a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Australian Institute of Company Directors


Expertise

  • ASX 200 company
  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Apparel & Fashion
  • Consumer Goods
  • Dairy
  • Farming
  • Food & Beverages
  • Food Production
  • Import & Export
  • Management Consulting
  • Packaging & Containers
  • Paper & Forest Products
  • Plastics
  • Retail
  • Supermarkets
  • Wholesale
  • Accounting
  • Governance
  • Business Acumen
  • Change Management
  • Risk
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Advisory Board Member
  • GM/MD
  • Executive Director
  • Consultant

Board or Committee Experience

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Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
Managing DirectorPrivate CompanyManagement Consulting/Interim Management
ConsultantAT KearneyManagement Consulting
Executive General Manager Strategy and TransformationVisy IndustriesPackaging, Paper and Resouce Recovery
Executive General ManagerPacific BrandsApparel and Wholesale
General Manager FinanceAlintaUtilities
Chief Financial OfficerMasterFoodsFood, FMCG