Our Principal, Michael Givoni
A hands on and energetic Director seeking to positively contribute to the growth of small cap listed and unlisted organizations. Relevant Board skills include CEO coaching, legal, strategy implementation, and driving business development via organic and acquisitive activities. Michael possesses strong industry networks across a wide range of sectors with a common theme of being attracted to organizations that have the capability of genuinely impacting their industry.
Experience and Current Directorships
Chairman | BSA Ltd (ASX listed) | Telecommunications field services and facility maintenance B2B services business. Turnover $600m |
NED | CaterCare Pty ltd | Contract catering in aged care,education and mining sectors. |
Chairman | Winslow Group of Companies | Civil construction group in residential and government infrastructure space.Additional services include traffic management , surveying and sewer services. |
Chairman | Buzz Products Pty Ltd | Creative agency and product developer in tourism sector. |
Chairman | First 5 Group Pty Ltd | Risk and Compliance business that owns Risk Logic,Sky5 and First5 Minutes.Prominent in crisis management ,emergency response and business continuity services |
NED | Sage Automation Pty Ltd | Automation business in water, energy,defence and mining sectors.International footprint. |
Chairman | RSEA Pty Ltd | National safety product and PPE provider through B2B contracts and a 60 store national footprint |
Education
1993
Monash University, Melbourne
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Economics
1992
University of Melbourne (Graduate School of Management), Melbourne
Master of Business Administration
1995
Leadership Victoria (Graduate Program)
NED Career Highlights (past roles)
Silk Logistics Pty Ltd (NED position)
- Appointed by PE firm Gandel Invest.
- Successful exit in June 2016, post three years of double digit organic growth.
- Key role to support CEO in building B2B sales and marketing capability.
BSA Ltd (from NED to Chairman position)
- ASX listed business,where took over as Chair in 2015.
- Successful Equity Raising and recruited new CEO.
- Exit of underperforming division and pushed into annuity services B2B contracting.
- Share Price and profitability has demonstrably improved over this period.
UHG Pty Ltd (Chair position)
- Role over ten years.
- Priority task was to mentor and support founder.
- Successful exit to PE firm, Square Peg in March 2017.
RSEA Pty Ltd (NED to Chairman)
- Sponsored onto Board by PE firm Champ ventures.
- Role to mentor CEO and facilitating recruitment of strong executive bench.
- Strong focus on B2B sales capability as catalyst of growth.
- Successful Management Buy Out of Champ in 2018.