Waltons provides project based management consulting assistance to start-up, developing or growth businesses in the corporate market and/or sports industry.

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STRENGTHS & EXPERIENCE

- Business and Sporting Network

- People Management - Stakeholder Management - Board Reporting - Government Relations - Legal Liaison - Media Liaison

- Business Start-up - Businesses in Financial Stress - Business Processes - Business Growth - Business Restructure

- Governance - Strategy - Finance Reporting - Administration

- Stadium Management - Facilities Management

- Sponsorship and Fund Raising

- Special Projects

WALTONSCORPORATE & SPORTS CONSULTING

Gary Walton is Executive Director of Waltons Corporate & Sports Consulting. Gary is a Chartered Accountant with more than 35 years experience as an executive manager.

West Australian Football Commission (Corporate/Sport) Chief Executive Officer

Role began in an environment of significant debt, no surplus cash and significant losses. Restructured the business leading to substantial growth and cost efficiency and now has 50% less debt, $A3m surplus cash and a record $2.6 million profit in 2015.

- WA State Body for Development and Growth of Australian Rules Football with 100+ staff in the business of Stadium Management, Competition Management and Game Development

- Commenced detailed negotiations for WA Football’s future economic model with State Government Ministers and bureaucrats

- Established Perth Stadium Management (a consortium between WAFC, world leading caterer - Delaware North, world leading ticket provider - Ticketmaster and world leading entertainment and content provider - Live Nation) as the dedicated venue operator for Domain Stadium hosting AFL games and major entertainment events resulting in annual attendance records of 1.1 million visitors in 2015

- Drove participation rates in football to year-on-year records with double digit growth

- Managed change in the second tier WAFL competition allowing WA based AFL sides to partner with WAFL sides

- Governance/Strategy/Business Processes/Business Growth/Finance Reporting/Board Reporting/Administration/Special Projects/Executive Management

- 4 years

Fremantle Football Club (Corporate/Sport) Chief Operating Officer

Role began in environment of significant debt and successive multi million dollar losses. With the CEO, we restructured the business via new governance and financial processes leading to a debt free environment, increasing net assets and succesive profits since 2013. Now a top 6 AFL club.

- AFL Club

- Investigated new facility requirements leading to decision to work with City of Cockburn to build new training and administrative facilities

- Governance/Business Processes/Business Development/Business Growth/ Finance Reporting/Administration/Strategy/Special Projects/Board Reporting/Facilities Management/Executive Management

- 10 years

M 0419 425 205 E gary.w@waltonsconsulting.com.au au.linkedin.com/in/gary-walton-0b19b37

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Gary has attended numerous business and executive development courses in Australia and overseas including completion of the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD Business School in France in 2008.

Gary has been associated with a number of organisations in a volunteer capacity including as a Director of Diabetes WA for the past 6 years.

Cortecs Limited (Corporate) General Manager Australia/Company Secretary

Role began upon listing on ASX as Western Capital Limited and evolved into biotechnology company Cortecs Limited which also listed on LSE and NASDAQ and peaked at a market capitalisation of $A1 billion.

- Biotechnology - Business Setup/Business Processes/Finance Reporting/Administration/Business

Restructure/Capital Raisings/Listings on ASX, LSE and NASDAQ/Board Reporting - 11 years

Endeavour Health Care (Corporate) Chief Financial Officer/Company Secretary

Role began after consulting to a start up company that corporatised healthcare by combining general practise, pathology and radiology businesses. Raised in excess of $A100 million to seed capital the business.

- Corporate Health Solutions - Business Setup/Business Processes/Finance Reporting/Administration/Capital

Raisings - 2 years

GW Corporate Consulting (Corporate) Executive Director

Role was as a Principal of a private consulting company advising technology sector on business start-up and raising of seed capital.

- Consultant to Technology Sector - Business Setup/Business Processes/Finance Reporting/Capital Raisings - 2 years

Ernst & Young (Professional Services) Audit Manager

Role began as graduate in Audit Division and evolved to Audit Manager. Was accepted into Institute of Chartered Accountants whilst working in the leading professional services firm in Perth.

- Audit Clients including Wesfarmers and RAC - 6 years

M 0419 425 205 E gary.w@waltonsconsulting.com.au au.linkedin.com/in/gary-walton-0b19b37

REFEREES

Referees will be provided upon request.

Referees include high level business persons and peers in the Corporate, Sports, Government, Media, Legal and Accounting sectors. All persons have considerable experience working or negotiating with Gary over his career as a Executive Manager.