Murray Hankinson

Murray has over 18 years of comprehensive, international customer facing and general management experience in the highly competitive and dynamic ICT and media markets of the UK, USA, Australia and Asia Pacific.

With a detailed understanding of all facets of P&L management to couple expertise in: Strategy, M&A, Business Development, Marketing, Brand, Online, Product, Proposition, Channel and Sales Strategy.

He has a proven track record of advising and leading cross company and global teams through material and complex change, including: fundamental organic and inorganic growth, turnaround, development of customer centric culture, new business, products and services in both traditional and online environments.

Specialist advisory skills include:

• Corporate Strategy

• Mergers, Acquisitions and Disposals, Business and Partner Ecosystem Development

• CMO (Brand, Marketing, Press & Public Relations, Investor Relations, Proposition, Online, Channel & Sales Strategy)

• Establishing New Teams, P&L and Operations Management, Risk Management, International/Cross Border Program development and management

• Organisational architecture and Customer Centric Culture Transformations

• Developments in the Digital Economy

In addition to his operational experience his previous roles have included:

• Global Director - Corporate & Business Development, Strategy and Marketing, Telstra International Limited (a leading provider of managed network & hosting services to enterprise & carriers globally. With investments and operations across Asia, US, the Pacific and Europe)

• General Manager - M&A, Business Development and Strategy, Telstra Corporation (Tier 1 global, full service telecom, media and IT operator)

• Director - Business Development & Concert Division, Dainty Consolidated Entertainment (leading Australasian and English live entertainment, media and theatrical company)

• AM PricewaterhouseCoopers (Tier 1 Global consulting and advisory partnership)

Murray is a chartered accountant, a director of companies in Australia and the United Kingdom, and holds degrees in Law and in Business majoring in Finance, Marketing and Accounting from Queensland University of Technology, Australia. His home base is Australia.