rft 20150017cs executive coaching panel ...mams.rmit.edu.au/ppi7y525rvx01.pdf · rft 20150017cs...

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement

Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY

Organisation: Executive Central

Coach: Basseer Jeeawody

Profile Image

[ Relevant Areas of Expertise Leadership

Diversity and resilience building Cultural competence and integration Mental health and executive recovery Consultative professional development Improved self-awareness and self-management

Coaching Locations (Facility Based) Melbourne, Canberra

Relevant Accreditation & Certifications

Basseer is recognised for his exemplary academic contributions by the Vice Chancellor and for his community leadership as a nominee for the Australian Citizenship Award for regional Australia for his work with multicultural communities. He has qualifications from the UK and Australia - a PhD in Mental Health and Professional Development, Master in Education, Bachelor (Hons) in Psychology, Diploma in Health. He is a Psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society and International Society for Coaching Psychology Network.

Profile Bio: Basseer offers a blend of senior executive experience in a career spanning over 35 years sustained by a track record where he has achieved excellent results in driving cultural change and innovation at foundation Director’s levels in international organisations. He applies his distinguished experiences in Health, Mental Health, Psychology, Professional Development, Academia and Diversity in facilitating individuals, groups and organisational development. Basseer is multilingual and is highly articulate with diverse cultures. His vast experiences in Mental Health and Psychology has afforded him an in-depth understanding of challenges associated with mental health, personal, professional wellbeing of executives and wellbeing of organisations.


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Basseer’s experiences encompass senior executive positions as Foundation Director of multidisciplinary professional development for a regional health authority in the UK; Foundation Faculty of Health Dean for international initiatives at an Australian University and successfully implemented initiatives in diverse countries; Foundation Director of the national Indigenous Mental Health Project and built capacity in the arena of social and emotional wellbeing; Foundation President of the Multicultural Council in regional Australia; Senior Academic at A/Professorial level;

Basseer is recognised for his exemplary academic contributions by the Vice Chancellor and for his community leadership as a nominee for the Australian Citizenship Award for regional Australia for his work with multicultural communities.

www.executiveceentral.com.au

http://www.executiveceentral.com.au/


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Organisation: Executive Central

Coach: Geoff Abbott

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise Leadership and Management Performance

Superior Team Performance Succession Management and Talent Retention Strategic, Business and Operational planning Change Leadership and Transition Management Project and Integration Management

Coaching Locations (Facility Based) Melbourne


Geoff has Bachelor of Business degree from The University of South Australia and post graduate qualifications in Project Management from The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Profile Bio: Geoff Abbott offers a unique blend of senior executive experience in a highly successful career spanning over 30 years. Having held General Manager, Executive Director, COO and Group GM Human Resources roles in industries as diverse as manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, Local Government, power generation and distribution, state public sector, and retail,

Geoff passionately believes that leadership and management development must be pragmatic, action oriented and closely aligned with the functional operations of any business. He uses a blend of cutting-edge leadership and operational theory and pragmatic performance analysis to ensure every assignment he undertakes delivers measurable and sustainable outcomes and ROI. Geoff has worked with and coached CEOs and senior executives in a wide variety of industry sectors including finance, insurance manufacturing, professional services, retail, building services, and IT and telecommunications sectors to name just a few. Geoff’s corporate experience includes two years as COO of one of Australia’s leading food manufacturers, three years as General Manager of Banking Operations for a state-based bank, and Group GM of HR roles in both the Telecommunications and Finance sectors. His early career included experience as an Administration Manager in the Power Generation industry and an Industrial Officer for the SA Public Sector Commission.


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Before becoming part of the Executive Central team, Geoff ran his own consulting and coaching business, commencing operations in 1996. In this time, he has offered clients a wide portfolio of services and has become accredited in numerous tools and methodologies commonly used in executive development and strategic, business and operational planning.




Financial Services



Coach: Glenn Ball, Director

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise

Leadership development Organisational review and development Structural and cultural change advice and management Communications and marketing Strategic policy and program development Business and corporate planning

Coaching Locations (Facility Based)

Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane


Glenn has a Masters of Management degree from the University of Technology, Sydney and is currently undertaking a Masters of Coaching Psychology at the University of Sydney.

Profile Bio: Glenn Ball’s 30 years’ experience has been sustained by a proven and successful career where he has achieved outstanding results at an executive level in operational service delivery and management reform. His career to date has involved leadership in senior executive roles across many areas, including:

As a foundation Director of Executive Central, Glenn has developed a strong track record in working with senior teams of organisations to identify management issues and find solutions to create change. Glenn has been instrumental in achieving strategic organisational change in a range of small and large organisations as well as development of individuals and groups across a broad range of industries and executive levels. He has also been instrumental in achieving results with senior Aboriginal leaders across a number of sectors in both individual and group leadership development programs.


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Glenn has Life Time accreditation status with Human Synergistics International® to conduct leadership assessments using their Life Styles Inventory (LSI) and Leadership Impact (LI) tools and organisational reviews using their Organisational Cultural Inventory and Organisational Effectiveness Inventory (OCI/OEI). Glenn’s corporate experience has included senior executive level positions as Executive Director - Strategic Services for Planning NSW, Director - Corporate Service Improvement, and Director - Performance Management and Development, both with NSW Department of Education and Training, as well as a senior role in the NSW Premier’s Department. Bringing with him a considered, practical and systematic approach to his work, Glenn’s priorities are to produce decisive and implementable results. He is well-regarded among his peers and maintains a high-level network across government, industry and the non-government sector.




Financial Services


Organisation: Executive Central Coach: Rob Balmer, Director

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise Executive Leadership

Strategic Influence Professional Consultative Selling Strategic Planning and Implementation Superior Executive Team Performance Sales Leadership

Coaching Locations (Facility Based) Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane


Rob has an Honours degree in Electronic Systems Engineering from the Queensland University of Technology, is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a member of the Career Development Association of Australia, and is a graduate of the Global Leadership Development Program at Babson University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Rob is a lead facilitator of the Executive Central Coaching Academy.

Profile Bio: Rob Balmer’s distinguished executive career has afforded him an acute understanding of the importance of leadership and professional sales and account management. Having worked in the professional services, information technology and commercial building sectors over the past 21 years, Rob offers a wealth of mature business expertise, specialising in the following areas: Rob’s perceptive leadership acumen has been published in two successful books - The Naked Executive, (Prentice-Hall 2001) and The High Wire Executive, (Penguin 2004) – which he co-authored. He is also a highly sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator. Rob has worked with clients in a wide variety of industry sectors including the banking and finance, professional services, mining and energy, retail, FMCG, IT and telecommunications, engineering and construction, distribution and logistics, medical services, GOCs and the public sector.


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Rob’s corporate experience includes nine years in the IT sector with Compaq Computer Australia, where he held national sales manager, general manager, and ultimately company director roles. He has also worked as project manager and sales engineer for Honeywell Ltd. For four years as Executive General Manager, Rob led The Stephenson Partnership, a specialist Executive Coaching and Mentoring firm, where he recruited and trained many of the faculty of coaches. His observations and experience of executive life inspired him to form Executive Central, build a dynamic team of experienced executives, and with their help, grow the company into the national organisation it is today offering specialty consulting and development in the areas of Leadership, Sales and Marketing, and Strategy.




Financial Services


Organisation: Executive Central Coach: Jeff Jarratt

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise Executive leadership

People development Performance management Strategic planning Results and outcomes

Coaching Locations (Facility Based) Sydney, Melbourne


Jeff has a BA in Politics and MBA from Macquarie University. He won the RAIPA prize for Academic Excellence in his MBA. He is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute, graduate of Senior Management in Police Program, Harvard University, and holds the Australian Police Medal and National Medal with two clasps. He has been an adjunct professor at Macquarie University.

Profile Bio: Jeff Jarratt’s valued reputation as a skilled mediator, negotiator, coach and mentor is bolstered by his passion and drive. Mining the wealth of knowledge accumulated over 20 years in executive management, Jeff guides teams and individuals from a diverse cross-section of government and commercial organisations to greatly improve performance and contribution. He has recent relevant experience in coaching senior leaders within the education sector including several universities. During his time as Deputy Police Commissioner, NSW Police Service, Jeff was responsible for the preparation and delivery of security to the 2000 Olympics, the establishment of the award-winning Police Assistance Line, was a leading light in the National Counter-Terrorist Network, and was instrumental in the creation of the NSW Police successful leadership development program.


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Jeff’s business acuity was in demand by a diverse range of organisations. These include national insurers, national retailers, pharmaceutical companies, governments in Australia and New Zealand, senior law firms, big four accounting firms, Australian Universities, national construction and mining companies and a national Telco.




Financial Services


Organization: Executive Central

Coach: Joy Taylor

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise Leadership development Enhancing self awareness and decision making Sales performance and business development Negotiating for positive outcomes Diversity and culture change Change management Performance management Career development and transition

Coaching Locations (Facility Based) Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra


Joy is a member of the International Coaching Federation, Australian Mutuals Industry, Women in Mutuals and Women on Boards and attended the 2014 International Coaching Federation conference in Sweden. Graduate of the Executive Central Coaching Academy

Profile Bio: Joy is an experienced consultant, coach and facilitator who has successfully operated her own coaching and consulting business since 2009 prior to joining Executive Central. Joy believes in a consultative and trusted advisor approach when dealing with clients. Her focus and passion is on developing leaders to inspire and motivate others and maximise individual and team performance to achieve outstanding success at a personal and professional level. Joy has a strong belief that creating self-awareness is the first step in the change process. Joy has designed and delivered highly successful sales and leadership development programs tailored to the needs of organisations. She combines a systematic and pragmatic approach to ensure outcomes are achieved. With a highly successful career in banking and insurance spanning over 20 years, Joy has held senior leadership roles with mutual organisations and ASX 200 companies. Joy has an MBA


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY majoring in Human Resources and Marketing is a qualified executive coach and certified as a Transpersonal Coach, has a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and is currently completing a Master Practitioner Course in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).




Financial Services



Coach: Kieran Gleeson

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise Project implementation

Leadership Development Strategic Planning Team leadership Change management Structural reform Organisational development Mentoring and development of senior managers

Coaching Locations (Facility Based) Melbourne, Canberra


Kieran holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Health Service Management, is an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives and a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants. Graduate of the Executive Central Coaching Academy.

Profile Bio: Kieran Gleeson has successfully managed complex organisations in the NSW and Commonwealth public sectors over a number of years. In each senior management position he has embraced the role of a leader and change manager. Kieran has extensive experience in the implementation of Government strategic goals in a practical result driven manner. This is evidenced through his career as a CEO in the NSW Health system, the Chief Operating Officer in the Defence Support Group and as a First Assistant Secretary in Climate Change responsible for Corporate Services. He has successfully led large organisations during periods of significant restructuring. He has a demonstrated capacity for mentoring and coaching senior managers, both at a domestic and international level.

A highlight of Kieran’s career was as the initial appointee to the position of Chief Operating Officer in the Defence Support. DSG was tasked with providing the majority of the shared services to the Army, Navy and Airforce. Kieran held this role for four years and supported the Deputy Secretary to introduce wide reforms in the way in which services were delivered to the military across Australia.


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Kieran has also held a variety of senior management positions including:

Eight years as a Chief Executive Officer in the NSW Health system

Two years as the Australian Team Leader of the Fiji Health System Management Reform Program

Four years as the Chief Operating Officer of the Defence Support Group

18 months as the First Assistant Secretary in charge of Corporate Services in the Department of Climate Change

www.executivecentral.com.au


Financial Services



Coach: Patricia Della Vedova

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise Leadership Development

Resilience Creating Competitive Business Solutions Performance Management Career Management Networking

Coaching Locations (Facility Based) Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra


Evidence Based Coaching, UNSW, LSI accredited, Diploma Business Administration RCSA accreditation (Recruitment)

Profile Bio: Trish Della Vedova has over 25 years experience as an executive, senior executive and recently, business owner. Commencing her career in the Federal Government, Trish has 30 years experience in HR, Search and Recruitment, and Media and Entertainment. She has 25 years professional sales background in the media, HR, Search and Recruitment sectors, recently specializing in the ICT consulting and professional services sector. She has consistently embraced change and her market acumen has resulted in the establishment of successful businesses and national projects – capability she is passionate about sharing with executives to achieve their goals through effective and empowering leadership.

She previously led an outdoor training property dedicated to executive leadership and team building and was responsible for engaging a number of teams from blue chip organisations to utilise outdoor training for their CEO and executives. She is a founder and previous President of Women in Communication, an initiative to provide mentoring and coaching for women working in the ICT industry. Trish founded The Project Executive Forum in Canberra, aimed at providing networking, coaching and mentoring for executives – she subsequently implemented the forum on a national basis. She has significant experience in outplacement management, and career management.


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Trish is a consummate networker – a skill she regularly utilises in assisting her clients. Trish has consistently been passionate about coaching, empowering and enabling clients to embrace change, and balance their life with humour. She aspires to quality conversations that result in confident, action and outcome oriented results.




Financial Services



Coach: Reyna Matthes

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise Executive Coaching and Executive Leadership Women’s Leadership Development Organisational Development Programs Sales, Public Relations and Marketing Development


Sydney, Melbourne


Reyna has a post graduate qualification in tourism management from the University of Technology Sydney Lead facilitator of the Executive Central Coaching Academy.

Profile Bio: Reyna has worked for the last 23 years at senior executive levels, firstly in the

publishing industry and then as Managing Director of her own public relations and marketing

company and for the last 10 years as a Director and an executive coach with Executive Central.

Reyna Matthes is a highly experienced coach and dedicated to the pursuit of superior results in senior executives, managers and high potential talent. She has worked extensively at an individual, team and organisational level with clients from Professional Services, Financial Services, Pharmaceutical, Telecommunication, and IT industries. Reyna’s style offers a unique level of understanding, sensitivity, trust and personal connection with those she coaches. From this basis she supports individuals and teams as a trusted advisor to secure outstanding sustainable results through a continual focus on applying learning within the organisations unique context. Reyna specialises in the design and delivery of flexible and highly successful individual and group leadership programs which have proven to be a catalyst for instilling higher levels of effectiveness in executive leaders and leadership teams.


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY Reyna has a particular interest and comprehensive experience in working with women in management and executive leadership positions and has a deep understanding of the specific issues they face.




Financial Services



Coach: James Harcourt

Profile Image

Relevant Areas of Expertise Leadership

Executive Presence

Career Planning and Management for Executives

Transitioning from Technical Expert to Leader

Professional Sales Development

Change Management

Strategic Business Growth


Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra


James is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and the Australian Defence Force Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, and has completed an extensive range of leadership and management training within military and commercial environments. Graduate of The Executive Central Coaching Academy.

Profile Bio: James Harcourt draws from over twenty years’ experience in the military and corporate world, working with senior executives and leaders Australia-wide. He has proven success in leading and coaching individuals and teams through complex, demanding and dynamic environments. The combination of his broad experience, coupled with his passion to connect with people, enables James to quickly assess the situation and formulate a change plan for achieving results. James specialises in: James commenced his professional career as an Officer in the Australian Army, and had the privilege of leading teams overseas on several operational deployments. He undertook parachute management training with the US Army, and a career highlight was parachuting into the MCG on ANZAC Day with the Army’s Red Beret Parachute Display Team. James understands the importance of setting the bar high, staying focused on the task at hand and


Financial Services

www.rmit.edu.au RFT 20150017CS Executive Coaching Panel PROFILE SUMMARY celebrating the rewards of hard work with heart and fun. At a strategic level, James developed and implemented personnel policy for peacetime readiness and operational deployments at 3 Brigade, a 3000-person strong organisation at the forefront of the Army’s deployable capability. On separation from the Army, James carved out a corporate career where he was the number one sales performer within his specialisation in the Defence and Aerospace sector. He went on to successfully lead a sales team through the GFC, and then co-founded a business from start up into a successful consultancy specialising in the IT, Defence and Aerospace sectors



rft 20150017cs executive coaching panel ...mams.rmit.edu.au/ppi7y525rvx01.pdf · rft 20150017cs...

Documents