Board Member, Non-Executive Director, Advisory Panels
Jason Bresnehan is an ideal independent board member, non-executive director, and advisory panel member.
Jason is a leader who understands the power of telling an authentic story. In both remunerated and volunteer roles, he brings big-picture strategic thinking, high financial acumen, and a deep understanding of the core business drivers. His expertise ensures the building of strong relationships with the executive leadership team and stakeholders, providing governance that strikes a balance between the big picture and attention to detail, particularly in risk mitigation.
The Top Four Skills Jason Brings to the Table
Jason's top four tools for success include:
- Quality Management Systems:
- Leading continuous improvement programs to enhance organizational performance.
- Leading continuous improvement programs to enhance organizational performance.
- Rigorous Commercial Financial Analysis:
- Providing thorough and precise financial assessments to drive sound business decisions.
- Providing thorough and precise financial assessments to drive sound business decisions.
- Practical Decision-Making:
- Implementing rapid, common-sense, and hands-on decision-making processes to address challenges efficiently.
- Implementing rapid, common-sense, and hands-on decision-making processes to address challenges efficiently.
- Empathy and Relationship-Building:
- Building strong relationships with employees, supply chain partners, and customers—from unskilled laborers to billionaire owners—through empathy and effective communication.
Jason's Extensive Experience
- 3 Years – Director of Investments, Australia/USA: Served as one of five venture capitalists at a Melbourne-based venture capital firm, managing the entire venture investing cycle. Responsibilities included initial deal assessment, due dilligence, seed funding, Series A and Series B investments, as well as providing oversight and non-executive guidance to investee companies.
- 3 Years – CEO, Australia/USA: Led a venture capital-backed early-stage technology company developing point-of-sale solutions for managing and dispensing frozen and refrigerated biological reagents in the global life sciences sector.
- 6 Months – CEO, CSIRO-owned private company: Developed enterprise search software applications.
- 4 Years – COO/CFO, Australia: Managed a high-net-worth family office with operational businesses and assets in mixed grazing and cropping farming, plantation and native forestry, recycling, and residential and commercial property.
- 1 Year – General Manager, Australia: Oversaw operations of a high-net-worth family-owned cotton farm subjected to multi-million-dollar fraud by a co-owner, on behalf of a Liquidator.
- 6 Years – COO/CFO, Australia/Thailand: Spearheaded Operations and Finance of a manufacturing company specializing in hydraulic cylinders, hose assemblies, manifolds, and related parts for global OEMs across various sectors, including defense, earthmoving, oil & gas exploration, materials handling, mining, shipbuilding, and transport. The company also owned assets in tourism, hospitality, property, beverage manufacturing, motorsport, and software. Jason's role as COO/CFO extended to overseeing these diverse businesses and entities as well.
- 32 Years – Managing Director, of various Bresnehan Family Office companies including a diverse range of investments and operating businesses.
Case Studies
Explore case studies of interim executive, director, and advisory panel roles that Jason has successfully undertaken here.