David Clifton

In my role as CXO I am responsible for the leadership of 5 separate pubs funds I 40 venues I 1 Brewery I 1700 staff I $500m turnover I $40m growth capex I $1.8b AUM.

My responsibilities include:

• P&L accountability across all funds and the hospitality platform
• Leading a world class staff and customer experience culture
• Leadership, development and execution of strategy across: Operations, F&B, Talent, Gaming, Retail, Marketing and Communications
• Leading the capital planning, repositioning, development pipeline and new concepts
• Enriching local communities in which we operate through Publinc communities platform
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on all acquisition and divestment opportunities
• Partner with MA Financial and the CEO on all strategic priorities to deliver shareholder returns
• Risk and Compliance
• Industry stakeholder management
• Collaborate on quarterly updates for investors
• Monthly Board meetings and presentations

In my role as Group General Manager I led the operational performance of over 90 brands across the Merivale portfolio including award winning restaurants Mr Wong, est, Sushi e, Felix, Totti's, Queen Chow, Uccello, MsGs, Mimis, Bert's, Fred's and The Paddington.

In this role i was responsible for:

• 3000+ staff
• $400m turnover
• Average growth capital $40m-$50m/year
• Developed high performance culture delivering record growth
• Led the strategy across operations, Marketing and Creative, Sales and Events, Venue Services
• Delivered innovative marketing campaigns including March into Merivale
• Supplier Negotiation and partnerships
• New Concept development and launch
• Risk and compliance
• Identifying acquisition and development opportunities
• Industry representation and stakeholder management

Led the Food and Beverage teams and strategy across Australia and New Zealand

Responsibilities included:

• Leadership of the food and beverage operations of 10 Hotels (Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast,Canberra, Falls Creek, Port Douglas, Perth, Queenstown and Wellington).
• Development of new concepts and launch
• Leading innovative ways to attract and retain customers through marketing and brand activations
• New Hotel Openings
• Training and leadership development across the food and beverage channel
• Contract negotiation and procurement
• Partnering with all stakeholders on the delivery of QT's vision and guest experience

Led Operations across a portfolio of Hotels including Establishment, ivy, Coogee Pavilion, The Newport and Merivale's traditional pub portfolio. Responsibilities included:

• Staff and customer experience
• Leadership development
• New concepts and launch
• Marketing and brand activations
• Product development
• P&L responsibility
• HR

Co Founded a Melbourne Cup Festival in Sydney's Domain hosting a yearly 3000 pax event.

• Oversaw all marketing, operations, partnerships and event activations on the day.
• The event was a mix of corporate seated and cocktail with a host of festivities activated throughout the day