Kleinhardt CV Business Profile
Cam Charlton
Cam Charlton is an experienced business consultant with more than 19 years as a chartered accountant, a registered company liquidator, a registered trustee in bankruptcy and an accredited management consultant. Many of these capacities were as a partner and senior manager of "big six" accounting firms. The emphasis of Cam's work in the last seven years has been towards business consultancy and assisting clients in the evaluation, financial management, development and growth of their businesses as well as implementing "turnaround" strategies for companies and organisations in financial distress.
Cam also acts as an independent adviser to each of the mainstream banks, in undertaking viability assessments of corporate ventures. Cam has a detailed appreciation and knowledge of regional economic development issues having served in honourary positions on a number of Boards and committees. Cam has resided in Tropical North Queensland for over 20 years.
Professional Expertise:
- Strategic planning and business planning
- Corporate policy development
- Organisational structuring and change, and corporate performance improvement
- Market research and planning
- Industry cluster facilitation
- Industry development planning
- Regional economic development strategy and facilitation
- Investment attraction
International Business Experience:
- Papua New Guinea
- United Kingdom
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Brunei
- China
- Indonesia
Current Position:
- Managing Director Kleinhardt Pty Ltd Business Consultants
Current Appointments:
- Director - Cairns Region Economic Development Corporation Ltd (from 2001 )
- Director - Advance Cairns (from 2005)
- Chairman - Finance, audit and risk management committee, National Maritime Safety Authority of Papua New Guinea
- Chairman - Queensland Tourism Awards
- Member of the Judging Panel - Australian Tourism Awards
Former Honorary Appointments:
- Chairman - Tourism Tropical North Queensland (2001- 2005)
- Director - Tourism Tropical North Queensland (1995-2006)
- Chairman - Finance and Risk Management Board Committee of TTNQ (1995- 2001)
- Chairman - Advisory Committee of the Centre for East and South East Asian Studies, James Cook University (1994-1999)
- Member - Cairns International Trade Centre- Executive Steering Committee (1993- 2000)
- Chairman - International Business Committee (Queensland Chamber of Commerce & Industry) (1991-1993)
- Deputy Chairman - Regional Council (Queensland Chamber of Commerce & Industry) (1991-1994)
- Ministerial Appointee - Advisory Committee to Cairns College of Tafe (1988-1990)
- Chairman - Housing Industry Association (1986 - 1988)
Academic and Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Commerce - (UNSW 1977) (B.Comm)
- Bachelor of Laws - (UNSW 1980) (LL.B.)
- Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia(1982) (FCA) (Retired)
- Member of the Institute of Management Consultants in Australia (1994) (MIMCA)
- Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM)(Retired)
- Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Accredited consultant with UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Organisation) (1995)
- Accredited Ausindustry Consultant (1991)