Byron Bassett

CEO

Sydney, NSW, Australia13 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 15 years of leadership in diverse sectors.
  • Proven track record of driving profitable growth.
  • Expert in organizational transformations and talent development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in the FMCG sector with extensive experience in finance and operational excellence.

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Skills

Core Skills

FinanceLeadershipRevenue Growth ManagementStrategic PlanningMarketingSupply Chain ManagementCustomer CareStrategyAnalyticsFinancial PlanningReportingFinancial ManagementRevenue ManagementCommercial ManagementSales Support

Other Skills

Development PlanningPresentationsBrand StrategyCoachingInternational AwarenessProgram ManagementSuccession PlanningCultural SensitivityConsumer GoodsChange ManagementBusiness Partner SupportRevenue EnhancementStrategic Account DevelopmentCost Reduction ManagementCommunication Skills

About

I am an experienced enterprise leader passionate about driving growth and innovation. With over 15 years leading consumer businesses spanning FMCG, Health, Durables, Tech, and Retail sectors, I bring a wealth of experience to the table. Recognised as a results-driven leader, I thrive on nurturing brands and delivering tangible outcomes such as profitable growth, operational excellence, and strategic metamorphosis. My commitment to people development is unwavering, as evidenced by my track record of mentoring and fostering talent within diverse teams. I possess a knack for steering organisational transformations across various domains to unlock untapped potential, even when it entails making tough decisions to safeguard business interests. My leadership experience extends across multiple disciplines including Finance, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Category Management, Technology, Legal and Property.

Experience

13 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
8 mos
Current Experience

Unilever

Chief Financial Officer, Australia and New Zealand

Sep 2025Present · 8 mos · Australia · On-site

FinanceLeadership

Key pharmaceuticals

Chief Financial Officer

Jul 2024Sep 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • E2E CFO for a private organisation with $100m turnover, reporting to the CEO and Board of Directors
  • Responsible for Finance, IT, Category, Revenue Growth Management (RGM), Integrated Business
  • Planning (IBP) and Demand Planning
FinanceRevenue Growth Management

Johnson & johnson consumer health

2 roles

Business Unit Director - Essential Health

Mar 2022Mar 2024 · 2 yrs

  • Johnson and Johnson Consumer Healthcare became Kenvue in May 2022
  • P&L owner responsible for a business unit with a turnover of $300m
  • Responsible for Hair Care, Oral Care, Baby Care, Feminine Care and Wound Care
  • Own both strategic planning and executional delivery for the Business Unit
  • Lead a direct team responsible for Marketing, Category Strategy and Project Management with indirects in Sales, Finance and Supply Chain
  • Return the business unit to growth of 5% after 7 years of decline
  • Build a new team from scratch to deliver on our ambition
Development PlanningPresentationsBrand StrategyCoachingInternational AwarenessProgram Management+3

Chief Financial Officer - ANZ

Feb 2020Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Guide the business to set near and long term goals financial goals in a complex environment by leading strategic planning
  • Support the Leadership team to deliver sound business decisions
  • Drive resource prioritisation to deliver sustainable growth
  • Lead a team recognised as key business partners
  • Drive a strong compliance culture
Cultural SensitivityDevelopment PlanningPresentationsCoachingInternational AwarenessProgram Management+3

Dyson

2 roles

Finance and Operations Director

Promoted

Sep 2017Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Leading Finance, I.T., Supply Chain, Property and Programme Management at Dyson ANZ
  • Transformed the Supply Chain to move from an in-house operation to partnering with Kuehne + Nagel over 12 months, enabling faster deliveries to Direct consumers and removing barriers to further growth for the organisation.
  • Restructured the Finance team, including the outsourcing of transactional Finance to Accenture in India as well as increasing headcount in Commercial Finance & Analytics to better serve the commercial requirements of the business
  • Co-led the Customer Care Transformation Project. Opened a second call centre in Parramatta in 3 months, doubled headcount (50 to 100) and increased NPS from 17 to 64.
  • Oversaw outsourcing of the I.T. Helpdesk to Accenture in India and associated change management
  • Moved our data centre from an in-house solution to a state-of-the-art solution with Equinix to provide better disaster protection and increase network speed and reliability
  • Led the opening of Dyson’s first store in Australia in the QVB in Sydney, going from initial concept to opening in 6 months
  • Led the project to relocate Dyson ANZ’s head office over a 12 month period, including leading the property search and office design components. Negotiated the lease and worked through detailed design to save almost 25% on the fitout.
Cultural SensitivityDevelopment PlanningPresentationsCoachingInternational AwarenessConsumer Goods+4

Head of Strategy, Analytics and Commercial Finance

May 2016Sep 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Established Strategy & Analytics function within Dyson
  • Designed the Integrated Business Planning cycle for Dyson, including all meetings, scorecards, reviews, etc.
  • Part of global Steering Committee to develop and roll out Anaplan for Dyson
  • Successfully promoted four team members over 12 months
  • Ran the Direct Sales function as well for 6 months in a development role to help build my commercial acumen and increase my knowledge of e-commerce
Development PlanningPresentationsCoachingSuccession PlanningStrategyAnalytics

Activision

Financial Controller

Nov 2014May 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • I was responsible for the day-to-day running of the Finance function. My team was responsible for:
  • Financial Planning, Reporting and Analysis
  • Statutory Reporting
  • Pricing and Promotional Activity
  • Business Partnering Sales and Marketing
  • Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
  • Treasury
  • Tax
Development PlanningPresentationsConsumer GoodsFinancial PlanningReporting

Woolworths limited

Commercial Manager - Marketing

Nov 2013Oct 2014 · 11 mos · Sydney

  • My team was responsible for the governance and value-added financial support for the Marketing and Everyday Rewards functions within Woolworths. Sitting on the Marketing Leadership Team with a dotted-line to the Chief Marketing Officer, I was responsible for ensuring we were generating maximum efficiency and effectiveness from our marketing spend. In addition, we worked on post-campaign reviews for our major activity so that we may share with the wider Woolworths group.
Development PlanningPresentationsCoachingMarketingFinancial Management

Glaxosmithkline

2 roles

ANZ Revenue Manager

Feb 2013Nov 2013 · 9 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Reporting to the Managing Director, responsible for revenue growth through all marketing levers including:
  • Pricing
  • Promotional Strategy
  • Advertising Investment Optimisation
  • Emerging Channels
  • New Business Development
Development PlanningPresentationsCoachingConsumer GoodsRevenue ManagementMarketing

Commercial Manager

Mar 2012Jan 2013 · 10 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Reporting to the Sales Director, my team was responsible for commercial support to the Sales
  • Team in Australia and New Zealand through managing trade spend, account profitability/prioritisation and projects.
Development PlanningPresentationsCoachingCommercial ManagementSales Support

Education

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

MiniMBA

Executive MBA — Marketing

Jan 2024Jan 2024

CPA Australia

CPA

Jan 2009Jan 2011

UNSW

Bachelor of Economics (B.Ec) — Economics and Accounting

Jan 2003Jan 2007

Macintyre High School

High School

Jan 1997Jan 2002

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