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Bite Size Dealtracker
Food, Beverage & Agribusiness industry insights
Key insights for the Australian Food, Beverage & Agribusiness industry.
Consumer products & retail Home
GNC Group Consulting
The Technology Trap: Online innovation in retail
I recently attended the NRF Retail Big Show in New York, an overwhelming smorgasbord of retail technology and new store concepts.
Royal Commission wrap up
Top 10 things for Financial Services providers
Eleven months on from the first round of hearings for the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, Commissioner Hayne’s final report has been released.
Health & aged care Home
Aged Care Royal Commission
Setting the tone for the Aged Care Royal Commission
Last week’s hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, introduced the leaders of some of Australia’s peak bodies, unions, consumer organisations and the Secretary to the Department, Glenys Beauchamp. In all 26 witnesses were called.
Life sciences Home
Biotechnology Industry Position survey
Australia's biotechnology industry drives economic growth
The 2019 Biotechnology Industry Position survey conducted by Ausbiotech and supported by Grant Thornton has revealed that new technologies across regenerative medicine and medicinal cannabis are disrupting the industry, and Australia's global strength in clinical trials continues to drive contributions to the economic and social fabric of the country.
Manufacturing Home
mid-sized business report
Manufacturing is critical to our economy – how can we support the sector?
Although the knock-on effects of the Australian automotive industry exiting our country are yet to be fully understood, the industry is evolving, and manufacturing continues to be a major employer and critical to our overall economy.
Not for Profit Home
NATIONAL OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT PROGRAM
A practical framework
Royal Commissions and federal budgets are critical things for Nonprofit human service providers to be thinking about at this point in time.
Real estate & construction Home
mid-sized business report
Supporting affordable housing requires planning, certainty – and tax reform
There is a lot of noise around the property sector at the moment – and it’s not all positive. Prices are down – but this shouldn’t be a surprise when some markets (namely Sydney & Melbourne) saw unprecedented hikes in recent years.
Scaling-up for Growth
From start-up to scale-up
Navigating the complexities of growth and maintaining previous success is a challenge for all mid-size businesses.
National Managing Partner - Business Risk
Partner - Grant Thornton Consulting
George has over 20 years professional experience serving clients as a Big 4 Partner. Most recently, George was the leader of KPMG’s Internal Audit, Risk & Control practice in NSW for 10 years. George worked with a portfolio of clients across Financial Services and the Government Sector.
Examples of George’s work include:
- George’s has extensive experience having worked with clients such as CBA, Charter Hall, Challenger, Cuscal, IAG, Investa, KPMG, Macquarie Group, Safety & Return to Work, Sydney Trains and Westpac.
- His engagements have included Internal Audit, Best Practice Benchmarking, Enterprise Risk Assessment, Risk framework design and review, Risk Appetite and policy development and Risk Culture assessments.
- George also worked extensively with Transport for NSW and Roads and Maritime Services as independent auditor for a number of significant NSW infrastructure projects in the Rail and Road sector.
Qualifications
- Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Member CAANZ
- Fellow CA Ireland
