Peter O'Callaghan - Managing Director
Qualifications and Memberships
- Bachelor of Business Degree (Accounting Major)
- Postgraduate Diploma of Management
- Diploma of Company Directors Course, University of New England
- Fellow, CPA
Peter is the Managing Director of Wyndarra Consulting which has been
operating for over 14 years as a boutique operation, specialising in
all facets of corporate governance, enterprise risk management and
audit.
Peter has a Bachelor's Degree in Business and
Postgraduate Diploma in Management and has over 25 years experience in
risk management, audit and governance including government enterprises,
forestry, mining, meat industry, banking and financial services. He has
a high profile in this field winning the award for the Outstanding
Contribution to Public Sector in 1998 for the State of Victoria,
Australia.
General Overview
- Board level advice on matters relating to governance, risk management, assurance and internal controls
- Pioneer in the development of modern Enterprise Risk Management
practices including providing advice to major accounting firms on
methodology, application and technical input to Standards Australia
- Many international and national speaking engagements including
ongoing international consulting with the National Research Council
(NRC) of Canada and the Singapore Government Research Institute
- Independent recognition for ERM implementation (NRC Treasury Board
gold star ranking and CSIRO by Comcover). Two major hospitals ranked in
the top 3 by VMIA
- Board governance reviews for major organisations including charter
redesign, development of Board governance frameworks and Board
presentations and workshops
- Strong analytical skills, streamlining policy and procedure
including focus on business improvement opportunities, process
reengineering and mapping
- Able to synthesise difficult and complex issues into simple and
meaningful outcomes as demonstrated by the development of commercially
available software solutions
- Conduct seminars on governance and risk management implementation
for Board members and senior executives of the Victorian Government,
including separate sessions for the Healthcare sector
- Facilitated numerous strategic planning workshops for a variety of
public and private organisations including balanced scorecard
techniques, risk identification and risk strategy development
- Undertook global audit review of ANZ’s internal audit function in 1990 with recommendations adopted by the ANZ Board