RICHARD MILLAR
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
15 years
PRACTITONER
Training, Organisation and Management, Sales and Marketing,
Finance, and Communication & Interpersonal Skills,
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
15 years
PRACTITONER
Training, Organisation and Management, Sales and Marketing,
Finance, and Communication & Interpersonal Skills,
ABOUT
Richard is a very experienced trainer and consultant. His areas of expertise include leadership development, frontline management development, team development, executive and personal development coaching, strategic/business planning and accounting for non-accountants training.
Richard has worked in a wide variety of organizations from small to large organizations in New Zealand,
Australia and Papua New Guinea. He is accredited with the PNG National Training Council and has been providing training in PNG for over 6 years.
Richard’s depth of business knowledge and skills in sales, marketing, finance and general management coupled with a very practical approach to training and facilitation has provided excellent value to a large number of organizations.
Richard is member of the New Zealand Society of Accountants and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries & Administrators. He is also an accredited DiSC® consultant in behavioural profiling and a registered practitioner in MBTI®. He is a certified practitioner of Lominger Leadership Architect and Team Architect. He is a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Management and is qualified in Moderation and Workplace Assessment with NZQA. He also holds the National Certificate in Adult Education and Training and provides mentoring advice as a member of Business Mentors New Zealand.
Richard’s background includes Chief Executive Officer of Cogent Communications in New Zealand where he was responsible for restructuring the company, transforming it into a profitable high growth telecommunications business.
Based in Singapore, Richard was also Vice President, Asia Pacific, for Motorola Cellular, in 1995-97, after having been Managing Director of Motorola New Zealand for more than two years. In addition, Richard has held a number of other senior management positions including General Manager of Epson New Zealand and Area Financial Officer, South Pacific, for Wang Labs Inc. based in Australia.
1970 Kaipara College, University Entrance
1979 CA - Chartered Accountant FCIS
1983 FCIS
1989 Management in Action, Wang New Zealand (2 year course)
1993 Manager of Managers I Motorola University, Illinois, USA
1996 Manager of Managers I Motorola University, Illinois, USA
1996 Vice President Institute Motorola Inc. Illinois, USA
2002 Instructional Technique Training
2002 Integro Australia DiSC Accredited Trainer
2003 NZAPT MBTI Registered Practitioner
2009 - Current PNGIM Consultant Trainer, National Training
Council, PNG.
2008 NCAET
2008 NZIM – Auckland:NCAET National Certificate in Adult
Education & Training Adult Education and Training – 7091,
7096, 7108, 7115, 19444
2007 NZIM – Wellington Design Assessment - 11552
Moderate Assessment – 11551
2005 NZIM – Work Place Assessment – 4098 & 11281
2004 FNZIM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 1999 – Present - Training & Consulting
• Millar Business Consulting Ltd – Director/Owner (current)
• Fortuna International Ltd – Director/Owner (to May 2009)
May 1998 - August 1999 - Chief Executive Officer - Cogent Communication Ltd
Responsible for the overall management, including sales, marketing and finance goals.
Turnover - $40 million ($18m services, $22m product)
Employees - 230.
May 1997 - April 1998 - Group General Manager - Caspex Corporation Ltd
Full operational control of five companies with predominantly import/distribution background. The companies were:
Blue Wing Honda
Centra Forklifts Ltd
Motor Holdings Komatsu Ltd
Motor Holdings Agricultural Ltd
Performance Sailcraft Ltd (Australia)
Reports – 5 General Managers and HR Manager.
Turnover of Group - over $100 million.
Employees - 160
August 1995 - March 1997 - Vice President and Director of Operations, Motorola Inc., Asia Pacific Cellular Subscriber Division, Singapore
Responsible for day to day management of field sales operations covering Australia, New Zealand, Korea, India
and Asean countries. Turnover of Division was US$860 million. Employees - 420.
January 1995 - July 1995 - Regional Director - South Pacific, Motorola Inc. Asia Pacific Cellular Subscriber Division
Responsible for regional business operations in Australia, New Zealand and distributors in Pacific Islands. Turnover - US$350 million. Employees - 170
April 1992 - December 1994 - Managing Director, Motorola New Zealand Cellular Subscriber Operations
Responsible for the General Management of 2 business units:
• Cellular services provider (Telecom) US$80m.
• Product distribution; AMPS/TDMA (Telecom);
GSM (Bell South) US$40m Responsible for distributors in Fiji and French Polynesia.
Turnover - US$120 million. Employees - 100
September 1990 - March 1992 - GGeneral Manager, Epson New Zealand
March 1990 - August 1990 - National Sales Manager, Epson New Zealand.
General Manager, Epson New Zealand March 1990 - August 1990 National Sales Manager, Epson New Zealand. Responsible for overall management of New Zealand business operation, including sales, marketing and financial goals.
August 1987 – February 1990 - Manager, Alternative Sales Channels and Software Houses, Wang New Zealand
November 1985 – July 1987 - Dealer Sales Manager, Wang New Zealand
July 1983 - August 1985 - Area Financial Controller - South Pacific, Wang Australia, Sydney
Responsible for the financial control of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands distributors. This also included financial control of a P.C. monitor manufacturing plant in Canberra.
July 1982 - June 1983 - Deputy Financial Controller, Wang Australia, Sydney
Responsible for order administration, product distribution,treasury function, all administration, and legal and contractual obligations for Wang Australia. Turnover - A$180 million. Direct staff managed - 120.
March 1977 - June 1982 - Financial Controller, Wang New Zealand
Responsible for the financial control of the New Zealand operation. Implemented sound accounting practices and internal controls.
Supported management team that grew business 50% each year for five years. Promoted to Wang Australia.
