User:Simonlegear

Simon Le Gear was born in Melboune in 1965, went to Carey Grammar School, is a former Old Carey Grammarian Football Club Captain, Premiership Player and Club Best & Fairest. http://www.oldcareyfc.com.au/home

Simon has a keen interest in the preservation of the environment, was one of the orginal Australian's chosen to paticipate in the Australian Conservation Foundation's Climate Change Leadership Program, trained by former US President Al Gore and has hosted a number of key note addresses to Corporate Australia http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=193

He is a keen marine life ambassador, with an advanced PADI Diving Certification and is a member of Project Aware Foundation, which focusses on the preservation of global marine life http://www.projectaware.org

Simon business background extends out of a Management Consulting journey via PwC www.pwc.com.au post obtaining his MBA from University of Technology, Sydney. www.uts.edu.au

He has worked for over 25 years in service related industries throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia, where he has held General Management positions in Business Development, Operations and Finance. Over the past 10 years his focus has been in Financial Services with transfomation roles with Citigroup in Asia www.citigroup.com, the National Australia Bank www.nab.com.au and more recently joining Coles Supermarkets Australia [http://www.coles.com.au

He is an experienced and proven senior executive who has built a strong track record across commercial delivery, bottom line impact, workplace engagement and the environment.