Ken Ridgwell – Principal
Ken is a chartered accountant with over 20 years experience in public practice, principally with the firm of Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers).
Although working across a wide variety of industries in both the Melbourne and London offices of the firm, his major area of specialisation was in the financial services industry, advising on matters relating to amalgamations, valuations, acquisitions and general accounting advice.
Ken worked for 7 years as the CEO/CFO of a medium sized residential aged care /retirement village group. Under his stewardship the organisation grew from 31 beds in one facility to almost 450 places in 8 facilities. His responsibilities included developing and financing the new aged care services and establishing an infrastructure that could support the firm’s rapid growth.
Skills
• strategic and business planning,
• practical experience in managing growth in the not-for-profit aged care sector,
• assessment and sourcing of finance options to enable construction and/or expansion,
• development of management information systems,
• development of business models.
Qualifications
• Bachelor of Commerce,
• Chartered Accountant,
• Fellow - Securities Institute of Australasia
Special Interests
Ken is a fervent golfer with a poor and deteriorating handicap. He can be seen on many week-ends trouncing up and down the fairways of Anglesea Golf Club searching for lost golf balls.
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