Executive Management
Andrew Cox B.Com
Managing Director
Andrew has over
22 years business management experience in organisational
change, corporate finance and marketing. Prior to establishing
the Imperium Group, Andrew was a Director of
KPMG Corporate Finance where he specialised in International
Mergers and Acquisitions his clients included Telstra Corporation
Limited, Fosters Group Limited, Tabcorp Limited and Coles
Myer Limited. Andrew has previously held senior executive
finance positions with Coles Myer Limited, J Boag and Son
Limited where he was General Manager Finance and Corporate
Affairs, and with HSBC Plc where he was Corporate Banking
Manager in Christchurch New Zealand.
Gavin Coote MBA, CPA, B.Ec
Group Strategy Director
Gavin has over 23 years business experience in corporate mergers, acquisitions, venture capital, planning and analysis, turnarounds and operational restructurings in the United States and Australia. His Company experience includes start-up through billion dollar plus revenue businesses in import / distribution, technology, software, financial services, hospitality, and healthcare, operating in business to consumer and business to business product markets. Gavin completed his MBA at the University of Michigan (USA), and Bachelor of Economics at Monash University. Gavin obtained his CPA during his 6 years with Price Waterhouse in Melbourne, San Jose California and Chicago Illinois (USA).
Leslie Kleinheksel MBA, CPA, B. A
Senior Adviser and Company Secretary
Leslie has extensive transaction experience advising on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, equity, debt and private placement offerings while working for Credit Suisse First Boston investment bank in Chicago Illinois (USA) where she held the position of Vice President, and was also Chief Operating Officer of the Firm’s Technology Group in Palo Alto California. Leslie obtained her CPA and had 5 years of auditing experience working for Price Waterhouse in San Jose, California (USA). Leslie completed her MBA at the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (honours) in Chicago and her Bachelor of Arts (Human Biology) at Stanford University in California. Leslie is currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance with Chartered Secretaries Australia in Melbourne.
Joanne Westover MBA
Director - Group Training and Development
Joanne has over 15 years’ experience in Business and Training & Development Management in the Hospitality and Retail Industries. Previous positions include 4 years as Training & Development Manager with Amalgamated Holdings Limited for Rydges Hotels & Resorts & the Art Series Hotels and 13 years with McDonalds Australia as a Business Manager and Training & Development Manager. She also currently teaches Diploma students at William Angliss Institute. Joanne's role incorporates her expertise in succession planning and delivering nationally accredited training in hospitality, general management, human resources management and business. Joanne holds a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, Diploma in Human Resource Management, Advanced Diploma in Business Management and Masters in Business Administration.
Michèle Williams B. A
General Counsel
Michèle completed a Bachelor of Arts in French and Italian before studying and qualifying in the UK as a lawyer in 1994. She practiced for 7 years in commercial litigation and international arbitration for leading UK law firm, Norton Rose before moving to Australia in 2001 where she worked for Allens Arthur Robinson in their commercial litigation department until 2009. During her time at Allens she worked on various high profile litigation matters and had corporate counsel secondments to the ANZ Bank and AWB Limited.
