George Liacos

Title
Partner – Operational Advisory

Background
Since selling his successful international business in 1994, George has been advising owners, CEO's, Boards and the public sector in corporate strategy, strategy execution, governance and leadership.

He delivers practical and executable advice to firms wishing to assess their long term options and drive sustainable performance.

Being highly interpersonal, George is a sought after facilitator and speaker, and has published a number of papers on his areas of speciality.

He typically works with organisations who have significant stakeholder alignment requirements.

His workshops are interactive and challenging leaving groups aligned and inspired.

Professional Qualifications and Memberships

  • Australian Institute of Company Directors: 
    • Chairman’s Course, Corporate Governance 
    • Company Directors Diploma 
  • Melbourne Business School: MBA
  • University of Sydney: B.Econ
  • Memberships: AICD, AIM


Sector Experience

  • Government: Cabinet decision making, policy formulation and legislation
  • Information technology and digital
  • Aged care
  • Professional services firms


Core Expertise

Strategic Design:

  • Corporate and business strategy
  • Competitive strategy
  • Go to market strategy
  • Capacity optimisation and planning
  • Merger, acquisition, sale and succession


Strategy Execution:

  • Program design and leadership
  • Project management
  • Business process re-engineering
  • System implementations
  • Emotionally intelligent leadership


Governance:

  • Board design and recruitment
  • Cabinet and sub-committees 
  • Performance and reporting


T  +61 3 8663 6183
E  george.liacos@au.gt.com