MEET TEC CHAIRS

Biography:

Harvey's CEO experience spans over 20 years across a range of organisations from larger corporates to SMEs and start ups. These organisations covered a number of industries from sporting goods and other consumer products, industrial fibreglass, commercial and industrial property development and a national franchise business he established under licence from the USA.

These leadership roles saw him make some significant strategic moves involving a number of international alliances and joint ventures including two Asian manufacturing plants and international marketing organisations.

More recently he has consulted in marketing and strategic management for a wide range of organisations in the agricultural, manufacturing, IT and service industries, taking a more coaching and mentoring role to CEO's in the last few years. This has led to some Board appointments in both the public and private sectors.

In addition to being Chair of TEC 33, Harvey is also Regional Chair of Victoria.

Specialties:

• Leadership - mentoring CEOs, Boards and senior management.
• Developing strategy throughout the organisation and performance measurement.
• Workshops for analysing, conceptualising, focusing and planning, with the people in the organisation to achieve alignment and effective results.

Education and Associations:

Harvey holds a Commerce Degree from the University of Melbourne, is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Member of the Institute of Management Consultants.

Harvey blogs regularly for Dynamic Business, an online resource dedicated to providing entrepreneurs and small to medium business with the information, guides, blogs, news, tips and advice on how to start, manage and grow a business. You can view Harvey's blogs by clicking on the titles below:

Why we never have time to implement strategy | December 2010

The only way to get something done is to do it myself! | October 2010

Shooting Bambi and terminating the terrorist | September 2010

Making decisions and being accountable | September 2010

Why we cheer at the football, and what's it got to do with business? | September 2010

Personal:

Apart from a year living in the USA to establish a business there, Harvey has always resided in Melbourne, raising three children who are now well a truly adults and producing their own children. This extended family takes up much of Harvey's time outside working with TEC members. Walking and cycling, reading extensviely and sometimes trying to capture what he once had on the guitar and 5 string banjo takes up the rest of his spare time.

Harvey Martin's TEC Group experience:

Harvey's new group, TEC 280, is for CEOs from larger SMEs in a diverse range of industries who are keen to grow themselves and their businesses to become significantly more successful, have less stress in their lives and improve their personal relationships.

Harvey is bringing together a  group of experienced leaders, with established organisations who are not satisfied with the status quo and are stimulated by an entrepreneurial spirit that drives them to  always be looking at  'what next' to grow their companies, whether that be cutting edge technology or out of the box management strategies.