
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 Directors | Suitebox Limited | SaaS / Fintech / IT | |
Non Executive Director / Advisory Board | Sherpa Pty Ltd | eCommerce / Crowd Sourced Transportation / Supply Chain | |
Advisory Board Member | Zenshifts Pty Ltd | SaaS / IT | |
Executive Director | Aramex | Global Supply Chain / eCommerce | |
Executive Director | Mail Call / StarTrack | Final Mile / Courier / eCommerce | |
Executive Director | Damco (A.P. Moeller Maersk) | Supply Chain |
Executive Career Summary
Title | Company Name | Industry |
---|---|---|
Director - Industrials, Operations & Supply Chain | McGrathNicol | Professional Services / Transactions / Restructuring |
Managing Director | JKD Advisory | Professional Services / Corporate Advisory |
Chief Operating Officer | Real Impact Investments | NFP Global Retail / eCommerce |
General Manager | Brancourts Dairy | Dairy Production / Distribution |
Vice President Asia - Advisory and M&A | Logistics Executive Group | Supply Chain Advisory / M&A |
Country Manager, CEO, Executive Board Member | Aramex | Supply Chain / eCommerce |
Managing Director, Executive Board Member | Mail Call Couriers (StarTrack) | Courier / eCommerce |
Global Commercialisation & Supply Chain Manager | Brien Holden Vision Institute | Medical Devices / Commercialisation |
Oceania Cluster Managing Director | Damco (A.P. Moeller Maersk) | Supply Chain / Forwarding |
General Manager Logistics | Apparel Group | Retail / Apparel |
Executive Leadership Roles | Unilever | FMCG |