Guy Griffiths
Best advice ever received:
“A successful strategy is not achieved simply from good ideas or an annual planning process. Without building capabilities (people, systems and processes) that support the strategy in a balanced and coordinated way, the best ideas and plans will not succeed.”
Chair Since: 2023
Former Executive / Board positions
- CFO - Gazal Corporation
- CEO/CFO - WOW Sight & Sound
- CFO - Harris Scarfe
- CFO - Dick Smith (100% owned by Woolworths)
- Head of Internal Audit - Woolworths
- Financial Controller (ANZ) - IBM
Memberships
- Member - Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
- Fellow - Institute of Chartered Accountants
In May 2019, Guy was part of the sale of Gazal Corporation (ASX GZL) to PVH Corp (NYSE PVH). After a 2-year escrow period and supporting the leadership team for a further six months, Guy retired in December 2021.
Over the previous 38 years, Guy was a commercially focussed CFO and Senior Finance Executive with broad operational experience covering most back-office functions including Finance, IT, Logistics, Internal Audit/Risk and Procurement. Experience included negotiating significant transactions (both buy & sell side), capital spend assessment, turnaround and business restructuring at a macro/strategic level and the more detailed micro/process level.
Guy's experience has included ASX listed entities, Private Equity backed companies, and various overseas companies in Europe and Australia. Specific industry experience with Retail, Apparel, Wholesale, Services-based businesses and FMCG.
Guy has a Bachelor of Commerce (UNSW), a Master of Economics (Macquarie), and a Master of Science in Management (with Distinction) from the London Business School.