The Team





Contingent CXO are an experienced team of business specialists, planners and delivery experts.

We're passionate about solving business challenges, before they become performance or brand issues.

We help get the answers needed, provide direction & free up time, with insights & enhancing the capabiities of our Client's team.

CCXO PRINCIPALS

DEREK WATERHOUSE (EMBA)

Unlocking next level growth & scale for Enterprise & SMBs, through innovation strategies. Passionate about solving Clients' market & product challenges, addressing industry agnostic challenges that limit growth potential & operational stability. Background in delivering large scale and bespoke initiatives through product and programme management, commercial, technical and governance, in J.P. Morgan, Barclays Capital, Optus line-roles and directly for PwC. Melbourne & Singapore focus, with experience across Australia, Asia & UK.




NICK BARRY

Nicholas has significant national and international experience in business development, business transformation, and service innovation. He has been responsible for leading transformation initiatives with cost values exceeding USD100M in a single year, leading international business development & sales teams, and leading business transformation planning initiatives for mid-tier companies that have resulted in turning their business around from near death to profitable businesses with enviable and leading market positions. He enjoys helping Clients overcome real business growth challenges.

DEREK
WATERHOUSE
(EMBA)

Unlocking next level growth & scale for Enterprise & SMBs, through innovation strategies. Passionate about solving Clients' market & product challenges, addressing industry agnostic challenges that limit growth potential & operational stability. Background in delivering large scale and bespoke initiatives through product and programme management, commercial, technical and governance, in J.P. Morgan, Barclays Capital, Optus line-roles and directly for PwC. Melbourne & Singapore focus, with experience across Australia, Asia & UK.



  • People At The Centre: Launched an interview content repository of business leaders.
  • PATC: Piloting a recruitment tool to simplify the hiring process.
  • ThoughtBranch: Piloting an online business advice marketplace to connect professionals.




NICK
BARRY

Nicholas has significant national and international experience in business development, business transformation, and service innovation. He has been responsible for leading transformation initiatives with cost values exceeding USD100M in a single year, leading international business development & sales teams, and leading business transformation planning initiatives for mid-tier companies that have resulted in turning their business around from near death to profitable businesses with enviable and leading market positions. He enjoys helping Clients overcome real business growth challenges.




CCXO ASSOCIATES

  • Innovation Consultant - Facilitates strategic innovation workshops & training for our Clients' staff.
  • Business Process Re-Engineer - Simplifies organisational processes, reduces costs and finds efficiencies.
  • Qualified Chartered Accountant - Financial specialist, significant experience accounting & regulation.
  • Senior Sales Consultant - Multinational experience, shaping sales funnels & distribution channels.

The team's experience across Australia and Asia have collectively shaped taught us how to reinvent organisations that may have lost direction.

We’ve seen many businesses had growth potential inhibited, despite the awesome capabilities they have. This could be from areas of business they might be overlooking, or the need to pause and reflect on a new way forward.

We've also learnt the hard way, through our own investments, teaching us what makes businesses successful – bad business models make the simple complicated. Good business models articulate complex ideas simply.

Contingent CXO

     

"the catalyst" for business