Stephen Wood

BSc CDipAF MBA CEng MIMechE MIMC MAICD

Steve is a business consultant, and helps business owners Accelerate Business Growth.

His corporate career has included working in a range of engineering, sales and marketing, business planning and strategy roles at Thorn EMI Ferguson Televisions in the UK, Ford Motor Company in UK, Europe and USA, and RAC (the UK’s version of RACV).

Steve started his first consulting business in 2003, and now is a Director with Roaring Success Pty Ltd, based in Melbourne. In that period he has helped may companies to focus on the important, and achieve business growth.

Steve holds a BSc in Engineering and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management (recently rated in the top three business schools world-wide by the Wall Street Journal), is a registered consultant and former VP with the Institute of Management consultants.

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Chris Thomson

M Marketing (Monash), CMC, FIMC, CPM, AMI

Chris is expert in business strategy, marketing, innovation and export.

With over 30 years business experience in Australia and in international markets, Chris helps companies to accelerate business growth and profitability.

Chris is an entrepreneur who has founded three companies and assisted clients to commercialise innovative new technologies.

Chris holds a Master of Marketing degree from Monash University, is a Certified Management Consultant, Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants, a Certified Practising Marketer and Associate Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute.

He is a former Director and past Victorian president of the Institute of Management Consultants in Australia.

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Andrea Georgiou

BAppChem, Post Grad Dip Mktg, AIMC

Andrea is great at sales and marketing.

She has over 20 years of business experience, and helps clients’ staff to accelerate business growth and profitability.

Andrea has held sales and marketing roles at large businesses, as well as running the sales and marketing team for family run businesses.

Andrea holds a Bachelor in Applied Chemistry and Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from Monash University.

Andrea is now a Registered Associate with the Institute of Management Consultants.

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Russell Stocker

BEng (Elect)

Russell is expert at leading, growing and managing diverse businesses in the international arena.

Russell has built a long career in managing large and diverse businesses. He worked 24 years for Schneider Electric. In the last 11 years he was located in China and most recently managed the group's Asia Pacific operations.

He brings specific skills in the development and implementation of top line growth strategies, mergers and acquisitions and the internationalization of manufacturing. He has vast expertise in doing business in Asia and specifically in China.

Russell returned to Melbourne at the end of 2010 and joined Roaring Success at the beginning of 2011.

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Code of Ethics

As members of the Institute of Management Consultants (Australia), all Roaring Success consultants have sworn to uphold the Institute’s Code of Ethics:

As a management consultant my professional objective is to assist my clients to add value to their enterprise, whether that enterprise takes the form of a business, a not-for-profit organisation or any element of government.

I pledge to uphold and promote the IMC Code of Ethics in all my consulting activities. I will serve my clients with integrity, competence, objectivity, independence and professionalism.

I will only accept assignments that I am competent to perform and, on a client project, will only assign staff or engage colleagues who have knowledge and expertise appropriate to that client's needs.

I will establish with my clients realistic expectations of the benefits and results of my services. Together we will define the scope and process of the assignment and the basis of remuneration.

I pledge that considerations of personal benefit will never over-ride my focus on the interests of the client or their stakeholders.

I promise to uphold both the letter and the spirit of laws, regulations and contracts governing my own conduct, that of my client and of the societies in which we both operate.

My personal behaviour will exemplify the values I publicly espouse in making this pledge. I will be equally vigilant in ensuring the professional behaviour of other consultants within my practice or the wider IMC membership and will bring to attention any violation of this shared professional code.

I will not permit considerations of race, gender, nationality, religion, politics, sexual orientation or social status to influence my professional behaviour or advice. I will be respectful of those whose wellbeing may be contingent on my decisions or advice.

I will diligently apply objective judgement to all consulting assignments, based on the best information available to me.

I will conduct independent research and analysis where possible, and will consult with colleagues and others who can help inform my judgement.

I will continually invest in professional development to keep abreast of evolving knowledge within my profession and in my areas of technical expertise.

I recognise that my status and privileges as a professional stem from the respect and trust that the profession as a whole enjoys; and I accept my responsibility to employ, protect and develop the above standards to enhance that respect and trust.

I do so solemnly pledge.