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    Julia Hyam Elliott | Business Growth Strategist

    © 2018 Julie Hyam Elliott  |  Executive Branding Created by Scarlett Vespa + Website by The Conscious Agency

    RESUME

    BOARD CHAIR & COMMITTEE MEMBER

    CONSISTENT RECORD OF OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS

    CHANGE CHAMPION | ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

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    Diverse commercial background developed through senior management positions in global corporations and pivotal roles on high profile Public Sector Boards. Have demonstrated an ability to formulate and operationalise strategy to increase shareholder value while balancing the diverse stakeholder needs. Improved operations to elevate the customer experience, optimise efficiency and deliver superior commercial outcomes. Have established and led high performing teams across dispersed and diverse geographies in challenging environments by fostering a spirit of collaboration, trust, respect, commitment to performance and quality founded on a strong set of values.

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    KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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    • Engendering a spirit of collaboration

    • Developing and implementing strategy

    • Balancing diverse stakeholder needs while maximising organisational outcomes

    • Negotiating and influencing at senior executive and board level

    • Cultural transformation

    • Delivering superior results in challenging circumstances

    • Board member engagement

    • Fostering innovation to sustain competitive advantage

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    BOARD EXPERIENCE & CONTRIBUTIONS

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    NSW Department of Industry

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    Member Audit and Risk Committee  | December 2017 - present

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    Australian Invoice Finance Ltd

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    Director & Chair Audit and Risk Committee, Member the Remuneration Committee  |  September 2017 - present

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    Provides access to alternate sources of finance to enable small and mid-sized enterprises to meet their cash flow needs.

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    P & N Bank

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    Director & Member the Risk, Credit & Audit Committees  |  November 2016 – present

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    Western Australia’s largest member owned bank, offering personal and business banking solutions, loans, credit cards, insurance and financial planning services.

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    NSW Trustee & Guardian

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    Chair of the Investment Advisory Committee  |  August 2016 – present 

    Member of the Investment Advisory Committee   |  May – August 2016

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    Have injected an external commercial perspective to the Committee regarding the structure of the funds and relevant benchmarks and have ardently advocated the client perspective.

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    Member of the Transformation Steering Committee   |   November 2014 – October 2017

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    Applied transformation experience from previous roles, have provided an external perspective and have challenged the thinking and approach to the organisation’s transformation which led to a more robust outcome.

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    State Trustees

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    Chair  |  2008 – 2014

    Chair of the Remuneration & Investment Committees  |  2008 – 2014

    Member of the Investment, Audit & Risk Committees  |  2008 – 2012

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    The Board oversees the operations of an organisation with 540 employees, 14,000 customers, $1.5 billion in funds under management and a $55m a year operating budget.

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    • Secured Government and the organisation’s acceptance of the results of an operational review which formed the basis for a major change to the strategic direction. This will take the organisation from a centralised paper-base to a decentralised, technology-base which will enable it to more effectively meet customer needs and will stimulate significant growth.

    • Introduced more inclusive and modern operating, review and development processes which enables all Board members to provide input into decisions and ensures that the organisation leverages the expertise and skills of its Board members.

    • Increased engagement between the executive management team and the Board by increasing the involvement of management in Board meetings and introducing more opportunities for the Board and management to interact informally.

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    Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Services Board

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    President & Chair  |  2005 – 2007

    Deputy Chair / Chair of the Audit Committee  |  2001 – 2005

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    As President and Chair,  led the organisation through a significant transformation process.

    • In recruiting a new CEO to drive the change agenda, transcended normal public sector practices by engaging a recruitment firm to attract and assess a high calibre pool of candidates and inject contemporary recruitment practices and approaches into the process.

    • Transformed the culture of the organisation to adopt a collaborative approach which eliminated previous impediments to change.

    • Introduced more inclusive processes to enable all Board members to contribute to decisions.

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    Re-aligned the role of the Board and the Executive Management team. Included focusing the Board on strategic policy issues, enabling senior management to be accountable for strategy implementation, and adopting a collaborative approach to ensure that all Board members were able to contribute to decisions.

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    SENIOR EXECUTIVE CAREER

    Snapshot

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    Just Julie Pty Ltd

    Completed various assignments including debt funding, banking arrangement restructuring, capital raising, mentoring, and Principal with Nous Group.

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    Managing Director

    March 2016 - Present

     

    Bank of Sydney

    Chief Executive Officer

    May 2013 – January 2016

     

     

    Westpac

    Regional General Manager

    Inner West

    2008 – 2013

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    National Manager
    Business Advice, BT Financial Group

    2005 – 2008

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    Strategic Consultant
    Business Banking

    2004 – 2005

     

     

    National Australia Bank Group

    General Manager

    Wealth Management Specialists
    2003 – 2004

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    General Manager

    Market, Product Development & Strategy – MLC

    2001 – 2003

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    Global Head of Sales & Service

    Global Payments

    1998 – 2000

    MENTORING

    Roles

     

    Senior Mentor – FINSIA

    Mentor – Women in Banking & Finance

    Ambassador – Business in Heels

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    TERTIARY EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL 

    Qualifications

     

    Executive Master of Business Administration

    Australian Graduate School of Management

     

    Bachelor of Economics

    University of Sydney

     

    Company Directors Course

    Australian Institute of Company Directors

     

    RG 146

    Kaplan

    CERTIFICATIONS 

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    Fellow

    Australian Institute of Company Directors

     

    Fellow

    Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

     

    Fellow

    FINSIA

     

    Williamson Fellow

    Leadership Victoria