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Rhyan Stephens

Non Exec Director, CEO

Rhyan has more than 20 years of experience managing large scale supply chains and industrial businesses in Australia and internationally. He specialises in turnarounds and operational optimisation with an extensive background in strategic transformation, commercial growth, governance & compliance, mergers & acquisitions and merger integration. Rhyan has worked across various industries including Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Retail, Not-for-Profit, Medical, Fintech, Logistics, Manufacturing and eCommerce in both Executive and Director capacities. His expertise includes providing strategic advice on transactions, due diligence and commercialisation, supported by his extensive C-suite experience including Managing Director, GM and various operational functions. His extensive experience encompasses being responsible for manufacturing operations, large scale supply chain and global transportation projects, offshoring, strategy development, board proposals, procurement and contract manufacturing and transformative M&A mandates. He has developed extensive experience in board governance and shareholder relations having occupied several Executive Director, Chair and Advisory Board positions across various sectors and geographies. He also provides extensive pro-bono advisory work for social impact firms and has been involved in numerous start-ups and founding boards within the technology sector.


Expertise

  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Small to Medium Enterprise – SME (199+ employees) – unlisted
  • Small organisation (1-9 employees)
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (1-9 employees)
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (10-199 employees)
  • Government owned organisation/entity
  • Consumer Goods
  • Dairy
  • Financial Services
  • Food Production
  • Management Consulting
  • Nonprofit Organisation Management
  • Outsourcing/Offshoring
  • Package/Freight Delivery
  • Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Warehousing
  • Wholesale
  • Governance
  • Business Acumen
  • Change Management
  • Finance & Investments
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Chair
  • Non Executive
  • Advisory Board Member
  • CEO
  • Vice President
  • GM/MD
  • Executive Director
  • Manager
  • Consultant

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
Chairman of the Board of DirectorsSuitebox LimitedSaaS / Fintech / IT
Non Executive Director / Advisory BoardSherpa Pty LtdeCommerce / Crowd Sourced Transportation / Supply Chain
Advisory Board MemberZenshifts Pty LtdSaaS / IT
Executive DirectorAramexGlobal Supply Chain / eCommerce
Executive DirectorMail Call / StarTrackFinal Mile / Courier / eCommerce
Executive DirectorDamco (A.P. Moeller Maersk)Supply Chain

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
Director - Industrials, Operations & Supply ChainMcGrathNicolProfessional Services / Transactions / Restructuring
Managing DirectorJKD AdvisoryProfessional Services / Corporate Advisory
Chief Operating OfficerReal Impact InvestmentsNFP Global Retail / eCommerce
General ManagerBrancourts DairyDairy Production / Distribution
Vice President Asia - Advisory and M&ALogistics Executive GroupSupply Chain Advisory / M&A
Country Manager, CEO, Executive Board MemberAramexSupply Chain / eCommerce
Managing Director, Executive Board MemberMail Call Couriers (StarTrack)Courier / eCommerce
Global Commercialisation & Supply Chain ManagerBrien Holden Vision InstituteMedical Devices / Commercialisation
Oceania Cluster Managing DirectorDamco (A.P. Moeller Maersk)Supply Chain / Forwarding
General Manager LogisticsApparel GroupRetail / Apparel
Executive Leadership RolesUnileverFMCG