Richard Dexter

• Achieved client's growth and cost cutting targets by implementing strategic plans and streamlining operations.
• Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms with new and more competitive suppliers thus removing existing cartel like pricing.
• Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
• Enhanced brand reputation with effective marketing campaigns and public relations efforts.

• Plan, execute and manage import logistics for Australian Craft Brewers
• Manage imports and provide cost effective solutions for an ASX listed Company
• Plan and execute large, over dimensional cargo exports for the mining industry
• Planned, executed and managed Australia's largest Beer Festival, GABS in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland involving many containers to be trucked, railed, shipped to NZ and returned.

• Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking and event promotions.
• Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement. Coordinated with Local Government officials regarding site usage, permits, security, environmental impact etc
• Managed onsite team of volunteers, food and beverage vendors, audio-visual technicians, musicians and children's entertainment and facility management team.
• Developed and introduced new event sponsors.
• Coordinated photographers, videographers, musicians, degustation menu for 180 guests, beverage suppliers and FOH staff
• Fostered relationships with local and suppliers to obtain best price, quality, and delivery of products.
• In 2022, I launched a new music festival, Ballarat Funk'n'Fest, comprising the top 1% of Melbourne's Funk, Soul and RnB musicians.

Festival Enterprises manages events Australia wide and provides logistical, administrative and legal support.

• Developed a new business start up.
• Developed impactful and strategic partnerships with clients to drive business development.
• Focused teams on developing innovative and cutting-edge approaches with effective resource allocation and strategic planning.
• Introduced cutting edge software to improve efficiencies
• Developed global partnerships with over 600 agents across the globe
• Creation of marketing strategy and advertising initiatives used to promote the company.
• Appointed to the Advisory Board of Globalink, an international network of freight forwarders, a position held for four years.
• Managed teams to guarantee successful supply chains.

• Developed a Consultancy specialising in Financial Systems, ERP and CRM for the SME market
• Successfully developed, installed and launched an ERP system for Australia's largest computer wholesaler.
• Succesfully developed, installed and launched a financial management system for a Japanese owned MLM company.
• Consulted to many SME businesses in evaluating current systems used resulting in further efficiencies from either training staff in using the existing system better or providing new systems.
• Full turnkey solutions provided

Texstyle commenced as a fabric design studio for window furnishings which quickly morphed into a wholesaler developing our own fabrics and sourcing from overseas and contract coatings/finishings in Australia.

The business was sold to Texstyle's largest client.

During the development of the product range, we also developed an in house financial and warehouse systems.

Brella was Australia's leading commercial and textile manufacturer.

• 1976 Commenced as an Internal Sales Clerk
• 1977 Spent 12 months on the factory floor learning all the different processes of coating textiles.
• 1978 Posted to NSW as sales rep for the Sydney plant which had just taken over a competitor. Won and developed a new client resulting in a 415M contract per annum to the head office.
• 1979 Promoted to General Manager, decreased the labour force by half by introducing new manufacturing efficiencies and equipment. Grew the revenue by 35% and stopped the losses with NP around 5% of revenue.
• 1979 Promoted to Group General Manager in Melbourne. Instrumental in purchasing a new $2m coating line, which would replace multiple aging machines. Ran events such as Australian Golf Open where we were a major sponsor