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Christine Scott

Christine Scott is Managing Director of Strategy Inc Limited and an associate of The New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation.

Christine gained extensive business leadership experience in New Zealand and Canada, developing particular interest and expertise in strategy, organisational change, market assessment and positioning, competitive intelligence, and mergers and acquisitions. Formerly Managing Director in New Zealand with Australasian financial services giant Promina, she now consults with mid and large sized organisations through specialisation in the areas of:

• Planning: Strategic, Marketing, Organisational Design, Change Management process development, facilitation, aligning with operational planning, measuring for results
• Balanced Scorecard determining the right metrics to drive business performance
• Competitive Intelligence – training management to transform competitive intelligence into decision-driving "business intelligence"
• Tenders identifying competitive advantage that leads to winning tenders; using market knowledge and innovation in the tendering process; project managing tenders
• Executive coaching - mentoring, personal business training and pragmatic skill development for executives and senior managers
• Programme management ensuring alignment of multiple projects and interdependencies to strategic objectives during times of major organisational and operational change
• Business Assessment zero based assessment of business viability from market, product, distribution channel, operations, organisational and competency perspectives
• Mergers and Acquisitions determining the role of M&As in growth strategies; developing post M&A business integration plans
• Business communication developing communication plans and host writing for businesses when style and substance matter

• Honours undergraduate university degree from Queen's University (Canada)
• Executive programme, Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontari
• Financial consultant degrees: Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant, Fellow Life Management Institute, Chartered Life Underwriter
• NZ Institute of Directors courses on directorship and strategy
• Numerous programmes on governance, corporate and personal development including Securities Commission, IFIC & CLHIA programmes on governance, Main Event Management (Modelnetics), Stephen Covey's 7 Habits for Highly Effective People, Wilson Learnings Executive Marketing Skills, the NTL Institute (USA) Personal Power & Influence, 360 degree Feedback, Balanced Scorecard, Emotional Intelligence and others.

Planning:

Strategic Business Review completed zero-based strategic business reviews for:

• A subsidiary of one of NZ's largest listed companies. All aspects of the business were assessed, from business objectives and organisational structure, product development and global market potential, through to financial position and projections, operational issues and opportunities, governance practices, and strategic fit with wider parent company vision.
• A venture capital organisation
• A NZ based global E-marketing company

Strategic and Organisational Planning Facilitation Facilitated strategic plan development and/or organisational reviews for Boards and/or executive teams of:

• The innovation and R&D arm of a top 10 NZ listed primary services sector company
• A high-tech global manufacturing and marketing subsidiary of a leading NZ forestry services company
• A market leading NZ tourism services company
• The NZ arm of a global shipping line
• A retirement village / care facility / private hospital
• A leading corporate travel management company
• The NZ arm of an international pharmaceutical company
• A high-tech fast-growth start-up business
• A professional services association
• A large NZ agriculture and dairy services industry cooperative
• The NZ arm of an Australasian financial services conglomerate
• The global life and investment operation of an international financial institution
• The domestic and international divisions of a large North American insurance company
• A New Zealand based direct-to-market financial services company
• An affiliate of the one of NZ's largest charities / research fund-raisers
• A global insurance company undertaking a strategic review that led to a major re-definition of its business direction (regional team leader)
• A mid-size performing arts organisation
• University guest lecturer on change management

Marketing / Distribution / Communication / Growth / Competitive Intelligence plan development consultation and facilitation or training was provided to:

• A leading corporate travel management company
• A mid-sized food ingredients engineering and distribution company
• A high-tech fast-growth start-up company
• A high-tech global manufacturing and marketing subsidiary of a leading NZ forestry services company
• The innovation and R&D arm of a top 10 NZ listed primary services sector company
• The domestic and international divisions of a large North American insurance company
• A New Zealand based direct-to-market financial services company
• The NZ arm of an Australasian financial services conglomerate
• Change management, business model development, pricing models, supply chain evaluation, customer segmentation and programme management services provided to a major pharmaceutical company
• A national non-profit organisation sponsored by government and the private sector
• A global marketing business client of a venture capital company
• Conference delegates at the annual convention of a professional association
• Delegates to the Knowledge Hour training series run by the NZ Business Excellence Association

Tender (RFP) strategy, project management, positioning, proposal and presentation preparation, training & template development and/or coaching support was provided to:

• A leading corporate travel management company
• Government departments
• Telecommunications
• Building & manufacturing
• Dairy cooperative
• A mid-sized food ingredients engineering and distribution company
• A large financial services company

Executive Coaching:

Independent of or associated with strategic and marketing planning projects, one-on-one coaching was provided for:

• The CEO of a major public service organisation on organisational design options and resolution process, establishing specialist internal support services, executive performance issues, M&A integration options and process, job design, identifying sustainable competitive advantage, public company governance requirements and issues, establishing a balanced scorecard for the business, setting performance measures for executives, remuneration plans, market assessment and diversification, and a range of related general management topics.
• The CEO of a shipping line on organisational design, distribution channel management and market dynamic change issues.
• The CEO of a food ingredients engineering and distribution company on competitive leverage
• The General Manager of a pharmaceutical company on culture change, customer proposition development and marketing, defining the core business, supply chain process improvement, organisational change and programme management
• The General Manager of a corporate travel company on a range of Marketing development topics
• The new CEO of a financial services company on the competitive environment and local market dynamics
• The CEO of the subsidiary of a large public company on executive performance management issues, addressing underperforming business lines, redefining core vs peripheral businesses
• The CEO of a high-tech start-up business on growth strategies, sales process, business marketing, key client relationship management
• The senior manager of a professional services company on business development and winning tenders
• The MD of a consulting company on the establishment of a professional association / educational forum
• The joint MDs of an E-marketing company on issues impacting long term results, the development of decision criteria and plans to address
• The chairman of an unlisted public company on Board succession and director skill development
• The owner/director of a health services business on marketing

M&As:

Prior to establishing Strategy Inc Limited in 2003, Christine was extensively involved in M&A activities in both leadership and specialist team roles:

• Leadership: Led the evaluation, acquisition and integration of three insurance companies in New Zealand and contributed at senior executive level to the acquisition and integration of a multi-line financial services organisation. Co-managed the due diligence, acquisition, and business integration of an insurer in Canada.
• Specialist Team Leader: Directed the communications activities (public, customer, staff, media) of two major Canadian financial services acquisitions. Developed and project managed the post acquisition business integration (all elements thereof) of one, and the distribution channel, product line, market, customer base integration plans of the other.

• Authorised Associate, New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation
• Associate, Management Toolbox Limited
• Member, Institute of Directors, New Zealand
• Grant application evaluator, J.R. McKenzie Trust
• Member, Rotary Club of Auckland
• Executive Committee, Canada New Zealand Business Association