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About David Green

I started my first business at 14, offering house and window cleaning to neighbours — a step up from newspaper delivery, which I quickly realised didn’t match risk with reward. That early venture taught me the value of outstanding service, customer respect, continuous improvement, and building a brand through reputation.

 

Since then, I’ve built over 30 years of experience in senior leadership roles across both multinational and SME environments, in Australia and internationally. I’ve consulted to SMEs and supported overseas startups launching into the Australian market.

 

My focus is to gain an initial deep understanding of the business, identify key improvement areas, and translate insights into actionable, strategic plans. My experience spans growth planning, market expansion, cashflow management, M&A, and full business turnarounds — often involving significant operational and cultural change.

 

What I enjoy most is partnering with businesses to deliver real results — and mentoring leadership teams to step confidently into the future. I also serve as Chair of a commercial real estate board and Secretary of a registered children’s charity I co-founded in 2021.

Expertise

  • Strategic Business planning & execution  

  • Team mentoring & coaching

  • Financial Management , Project Management, Risk Management 

  • Corporate Governance & secretariat

  • Board development and evaluation

  • Company valuation & preparation for company sale 

 

Previous assignments

  • Strategic planning and scaling of local equipment supplies company 

  • Establishment of equipment & aftermarket services distribution company in NZ 

  • Establishment of new aftermarket services organization for global equipment supplier 

  • Re-structuring of local Manufacturing Company

  • Introduction of new manufacturing technologies to local fabricator 

  • Developing & implementing SE Asian distribution strategy for global equipment supplier

  • Strategic planning development for global equipment suppliers

  • Recruitment and development of senior leadership teams in local SME’s 

  • Executive Director on local board for Global equipment manufacturer

  • Executive Director and Chair of local building management company board

  • Executive Director and Secretary of local charity

Memberships

Certified Member of the Institute of Advisers, 

Member of the Australian Institute of Business Brokers,

Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors , Member of the  Governance Institute of Australia.

 

Academic Qualifications:

Higher Diploma in Business & Finance (New College ,Durham UK), Graduate in Business Studies (Sunderland University UK), MBA Business Admin. (RSM Rotterdam, Netherlands), Grad.Dip. Applied Corporate Governance & Risk Management (GIA, Australia)   

Institute of Advisors logo: Certified Professional Business Advisor CPBA
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Australian Institute of Company Directors
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Passions, People & Purpose

I am married with three adult children and two grand daughters, we have a whippet and regularly look after other rescue dogs.  When I’m not working, I’m a  keen traveler, historian, love all genres of music, soccer enthusiast and a regular attendee at the gym where I enjoy cardio-boxing and keeping the mind and body in some sort of shape!

 

I spend plenty of time at local sausage sizzles raising money for a variety of charitable causes.

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