The 21st Century CFO: Michael Malakonas, ANZ, & Former GE Capital

Leading Through Ambiguity… The 21st Century CFO Michael Malakonas March, 2014

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About GE

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GE Leadership Philosophy

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21st Century Business Leader

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Why do things seem to be increasingly complex?

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So how do we lead our people through this

ambiguity?

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GE…my 14 year journey

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My Career Roadmap… (2000 ~ 2014)

1. AVCO Project Accounting Manager ~ Finance (0.5yr)

• Controllership & Project Actg

2. Financial Planning & Analysis Mgr ~ Operations(3.0yr)

• Planning, Budgeting, Analysis, Operations & BD

3. Finance Manager Branch Network~ P&L (3.0yr)

• Planning, Budgeting, Analysis, Controllership & BD

4. Risk Controller~ Risk Management (4.0yrs)

• Controllership, FP&A, Governance & BD

5. CFO Pacific Premium Funding ~ (2.0yrs)

• Controllership, FP&A, ERM, Governance & BD

6. GM GE Premium Funding ~ (2.0yrs)

• GM, COO, CFO

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GE Investment in me…

Empowering & Accountable Roles

300+hrs Technical Accounting

training

500+hrs Leadership &

Management training

CPA MBA fees scholarship

Overseas assignments & work

trips

Leadership & Mentoring

Due diligence & BD exposure

assignments

Mentoring 10+ staff

Executing on my commitments

enhancing profits & returns

simplifying & digitising org

Leading 50+ staff

Avg 1 mth away from home per

year for 14 years…

500+ hrs social volunteering

Shareholder & brand advocate

(product ownership)

Career redundancy…

My Investment in GE…

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