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Colin Fulton
Principal
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The company founder, Colin Fulton, has a strong record in issues
related communications in the corporate and government sectors and has
won two major international awards and several Australian awards for his
work in this area.
His forte is corporate strategy, including reputation and risk management, crisis / issues management work and government relations. This is backed by considerable experience in the areas of public information and education campaigns for both government and private industry.
Before starting Corporate Words, he was General Manager of the Victorian
operation of a major international communications consultancy. This
followed three years as a Senior Manager for Nissan Australia, first as
its Corporate Development and Public Affairs Manager and then as the
Business & Marketing head of the company's two most important product
divisions. He was intimately involved in the strategic decisions covering
the Federal Government's plans for the motor industry in the 1980s.
A former senior political journalist with the ABC, commercial radio and
television, he was for eight years the Chief Political Commentator for
Channel 9 and a leading commercial radio station. He also wrote for
"Australian Business" and was an adviser to several leading Australian
companies.
His political experience includes five years as Principal Press Secretary and Personal Assistant to the then Deputy Premier (later Premier) of Victoria The Hon. Lindsay Thompson and the former Premier Sir. Rupert Hamer. His work included strategic communication for the State Government (for three separate ministries) and key projects involving liaison with unions and various community relations programs, including freeway construction and education issues.
A 'Member' of the Institute of Company Directors, he regularly addresses business groups on both the political process as it affects business and the need for issues and crisis management within corporate planning.
He is also a guest lecturer at RMIT University covering such areas as
Issues Management, Government Relations and Ethics.
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David
Mazengarb
Hobart
and Melbourne
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David Mazengarb brings to Corporate Words a depth of experience in
the senior echelons of business management, especially financial services and risk management.
His background includes senior positions with KPMG and Price
Waterhouse, both in Australia and the United Kingdom. This covers 15
years with Price Waterhouse, including a two year stint as Senior Manager
Audit and Business Services in the UK.
In Australia he was a Director of KPMG Consulting in Hobart and then
Executive Director - Corporate Strategy and Risk Management for
Garrisons Financial Services.
He is currently a director of Pacific Rim Investment Corp as well as a non- executive director of other corporations in the
financial services and IT industries sectors. David has a number of
roles as independent chairman of Audit and Compliance Committees, GST
Committees and executive management and strategy committees for both
publicly listed and large private companies
His specialist management skills are in the areas of Financial
Restructuring and Business Acquisition include;
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risk management strategies
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strategic business advice
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due diligence
reports
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financial assistance examination and
reporting
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management
buy-outs
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joint venture
arrangements
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financial appraisals
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strategic advice on acquisitions and
mergers
This expertise is invaluable when combined with the necessary communication
and issues management skills needed for a company involved in any of the
above. This could include client and/or employee relations, industrial
relations and government/bureaucratic liaison and lobbying.
David’s expertise also covers Litigation Support, Superannuation
Services, Internal Audits and International Accounting covering seven
countries, including the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.
Industries and sectors covered over David’s career are the oil and
gas sector, manufacturing, timber, banking and finance (including
Treasury), brewing, casino, leisure and tourism plus, construction and
government.
In 1999 David also formed his own consulting arm and works closely with Corporate Words in areas when the synergy of both companies is useful to a client.
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