Michael has a long history in business sales, marketing and ownership, including both corporate environments and several highly successful private businesses. Michael has previously worked for major FMCG & Consumer Health companies including Swedish Match Australia (the Redheads® brand in Australia) and Novartis Consumer Health (now a part of GSK) – in national sales, wholesale supply management responsible for over $30m in trade, as a brand portfolio manager, and product development including manufacturing and supply chain. Core parts of these roles included extensive strategic and annual planning development.

At Novartis Consumer Health Michael led a cross-divisional team responsible for the successful launch of new heartburn medication (Suvacid®) to retail pharmacies across Australia, and executed the largest retail trade promotion in the company’s history with Priceline (for Nicotinell®). These projects involved leading multi-disciplinary teams across the globe. During his tenure at Novartis, Michael was also responsible for designing and implementing numerous innovative go-to-market and forecasting tools and systems across the Australasia Consumer Health Division sales and marketing teams. Michael was a recipient of multiple company and industry awards including the Novartis Asia-Pacific Regional Customer Excellence Award and the Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI) Best Self Care Program Award for the launch of Suvacid®.

Michael has also been involved at an Executive level in the successful merger of two NFP organisations to create a $130m charity, and has direct business ownership experience in addition to a deep corporate background. As owner and Director of Linden Gardens Rainforest Retreat from 2013-2018, a luxury accommodation property in Melbourne, Michael ran a successful business under management.

In his role as an expert business broker and consultant, Michael has assisted numerous clients to successfully negotiate the sale of their businesses, assisted clients with exit strategies and shareholder buy-out negotiations and agreements, and also assisted clients in the research, shortlisting, selection and successful acquisition of businesses. Michael also has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Deakin University, a BA (Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington (NZ) and a Juris Doctor (Law) from RMIT University.

Michael has sold businesses on behalf of clients for the past 5 years.