Andrew Cairns

Westpac has been part of Papua New Guinea’s history since 1910, as the country’s first bank, set up to support the growing trade links between Australia, PNG and across the globe. We see our role as more than just a bank and are proud to play a role in maintaining the strength of the PNG economy and contribute to people’s lives through a range of innovative financial packages to support your personal, business or corporate banking needs. With a network of 15 branches and ATMs in PNG as well as a strong digital banking platform, we’re equipped to deliver convenient banking to our customers.

A statutory authority with a balance sheet of over $17billion and revenues of over $2billion owned by the Victorian Government, Melbourne Water works on behalf of the community to deliver a range of valuable services across the Greater Melbourne region in a highly regulated and complex operating environment. To deliver these essential services, Melbourne Water collaborates with a wide range of partners including water retailers, councils, developers, contractors, the community and government agencies. We work in close partnerships to create more livable places, protect and enhance the environment and build a more resilient and sustainable city.

Melba is fully committed to protecting and upholding the human rights of people with disability. Melba supports a person to achieve the goals they choose and live the life that they want. A profit-for-purpose organisation with revenues of over $135million with nearly 1,300 staff, Melba Support Services is a Victorian based registered NDIS Provider of disability support services. Melba supports over 1200 people with disability in their homes and within the community across Gippsland, Southern Melbourne, Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of Victoria.

We aim to redefine success in business by demonstrating that profit and purpose are not mutually exclusive. Our approach is characterised by a deep understanding of both business imperatives and social dynamics - solving complex problems and creating opportunities that aim to foster partnerships and initiatives that benefit all stakeholders involved. By combining strategic commercial foresight with a commitment to ethical business practices and community engagement, our consultancy plays a pivotal role in shaping sustainable and inclusive growth for our clients and the broader communities in which they belong.

Through our Group Structure, I am pursuing various innovative, affordable housing solutions to create new markets, funding streams and partnerships of scale to further build on the work of Haven Home Safe.

In a world where homelessness and housing crisis exist, Haven; Home, Safe connects people with housing options and integrated support so that they can find and keep a place to call home. We advocate and support our diverse clientele, focusing particularly on developing life skills and individual capacity. As a for-purpose company, we provide a range of sustainable housing outcomes for people in the communities we serve who are homeless or in a housing crisis. Last year, we supported more than 13,000 people in crisis and housed over 6500 people across Victoria.

Originally established as a joint venture between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Community21, Community Sector Banking (CSB) provides specialised financial services and solutions to the Australian NFP and profit-for-purpose market segments. CSB is a collaborator and leader in building new eco-systems and the creation of sustainable shared value. The position reports to the Board of Directors and is accountable for: - Turning the business from loss making to profit. Nearly tripling in size in 4 years. - Creating new mutually beneficial collaborative environments and business operating models. - Actively listening, planning, building and running the business across multiple NFP sectors. - New ecosystem creation, innovative product development and new market entry. - Inspiring, developing and motivating people and extra organisational discretionary effort. - Key stakeholder communication, negotiation, influencing and advocacy activities. - Designing and using innovative software technology to enhance performance.

A newly formed department responsible for developing and implementing Online Banking, Social Media and Mobile Commerce strategic direction, platform creation and investment. The position was accountable for: - $48 million in capital expenditure for banking platforms and applications. - Delivering agile methodologies, new technology stacks, fintech partnerships. - Online customer on-boarding, engagement and influencing strategies. - Building a single integrated internet banking platform. - Creating a new closed system crypto currency. - Mobilising a new enterprise development environment.

A newly formed department responsible for developing and delivering the Group’s portfolio of non-banking community engagement and shared value creation activities – being telecommunications, youth leadership, renewable energy, philanthropic, alliances and financial services to the not-for-profit sector. Designed to build brand strength through genuine collaboration with communities and like-minded partnerships, the position was accountable for demand aggregation via community engagement.

A joint venture between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited and AAPT Limited, Community Telco Australia established a commercial franchise structure and national distribution capability to support the vertical provision of telecommunications services to empowered communities of interest. Reporting to the Board, the position was responsible for the achieving increased shareholder value, balance sheet and profit growth, cash-flow management and the deployment of a national franchise network.

This company headed the recruitment of professional technical engineering staff for contract or permanent positions. The position was responsible for the development and implementation of strategic direction as well as achieving revenue and profit growth.

AUSTAR established a start-up multimedia business throughout regional Australia. The company provided pay television, dial-up and broadband internet services, interactive TV and mobile telephone services. The position was accountable for achieving strategic revenue, profit and expenditure targets over 11 sites involving 200 people and generating over $70m in revenue per annum.