Bernard O’Brien

About

Accomplished senior executive with extensive experience both internationally and domestically in private enterprise, private equity, public companies, joint ventures, co-operatives and multi-nationals and Not for Profit. In the last 20 years he has been in roles of Chairman, Non Executive Director, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager.

A diverse background in roles across Marketing, Sales, R&D, Logistics/Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing and Administration & Finance.
Directly involved in as well as supporting business enterprises through all stages of the business development and growth life cycles including start up, expansion/growth, consolidation, diversification and crisis management. Has demonstrated ability to succeed under a diverse range of economic and competitive environments as well as quite diverse industries, such as food, construction, agriculture, tourism; and significant success in relationship management of clients within those industries.
Has the proven skill in scaling up and sustaining high performance teams to meet the challenges and take on the opportunities to build even greater revenue and bottom line growth.

An Innovative, strategic thinker with high levels of energy and commitment, a solid background in change management and process re-engineering with a leadership style focused on positioning a business for long term growth and sustainability.