Contact
Robert Pfaff
www.linkedin.com/in/robert- Principal at Turning Radius Solutions
pfaff-31b53717 (LinkedIn) Greater Sydney Area

Top Skills Summary

Restructuring & Corporate Recovery
An experienced and hands on senior executive with a strong
Acquisition Due Diligence
background in business acquisitions / sales and restructuring and
Asset Acquisitions / Divestments
dealing with distressed assets

For 10 years until December 2010 I was with Ferrier Hodgson. In

my role as a director I split my time between key responsibilities for
transaction services (due diligence, asset sales & divestment) and
corporate restructuring and insolvency assignments.

During my career to date, I have carried out varied assignments in

the UK, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Hong Kong and Japan.

Specialties: Skill Set / Experience:

Restructuring & Corporate Recovery

Acquisition Due Diligence
Asset Acquisitions / Divestments
Pre-Lend & Investigating Accountants Reports
Chief Financial Officer
Investment Banking & Corporate Lending
Credit & Risk Policy
Compliance
Company Secretarial
General Management
Audit & Investigation
Operational Reviews

Experience
Turning Radius Solutions
Principal / Owner
June 2015 - Present (7 years 6 months)
Sydney
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TRS provides consulting services primarily in the areas of restructuring,

due diligence and the sale / acquisition of distressed / under-performing
businesses. The principal is very hands on and consistent with that approach,
takes on the role of interim CFO / CEO where appropriate.

SEMA Holdings Pty Limited

Chief Financial Officer
March 2013 - May 2015 (2 years 3 months)
Kingsgrove NSW

Pfaff Consulting
Principal
December 2010 - February 2013 (2 years 3 months)
Completed assignments include:
Interim CFO - Ochre Health Group
Consultant to Aviation Logistics Holdings - purchase of Wingaway Air from
Administrators
Consultant to Radiation Oncology Practice - purchase of $4M of equipment
from Administrators
General Manager of three pharmacies during administration

Ferrier Hodgson
Director - Corporate Recovery / Advisory
January 2001 - November 2010 (9 years 11 months)
Director

MacLeod Phillips & Co

Principal
January 2000 - December 2000 (1 year)

MJH Nightingale & Co

Associate Director
October 1996 - December 1999 (3 years 3 months)

State Street Australia

Company Secretary & Head of Credit and Risk Policy
November 1993 - August 1996 (2 years 10 months)

University of Edinburgh
Full Time MBA Student
September 1992 - October 1993 (1 year 2 months)
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Global Funds Management Australia

Consultant
January 1991 - August 1992 (1 year 8 months)
Restructuring of Estate Mortgage Trusts

Scandinavial Pacific Limited

Senior Manager
October 1989 - June 1990 (9 months)
Project Finance

Hambros Australia Limited

Senior Manager - Credit & Administration
June 1986 - September 1989 (3 years 4 months)

Price Waterhouse Coopers

Assistant Manager
September 1985 - May 1986 (9 months)
Audit

Neville Russell (Mazars)

Assistant Manager
January 1984 - June 1985 (1 year 6 months)
Audit - London

Price Waterhouse
Senior
January 1982 - December 1983 (2 years)
Audit

Education
The University of Edinburgh
MBA, Finance & Marketing · (1992 - 1993)

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

CA  · (1982 - 1983)

University of New South Wales

B.Com, Accounting & Finance · (1978 - 1981)

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