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Ted Thacker

Name:

Ted Thacker

Chair since:

2005

State:

WA

TEC Group:

TEC 57

Biography:

Career & Achievements: Ted's career spans over 25 years with multi-national and private organisations. He has held a number of senior management positions in Australia and developed specific expertise in restructuring, reorganising and repositioning organisations.

In recent years he has developed interest through shareholding in a number of business entities and is a Director of two companies as well as on the advisory Boards of several other enterprises.

Ted has extensive experience in the professional services field having been a CEO and consultant to many organisations over the last twenty years. He is formally qualified with a Degree in Economics, Post-graduate in commerce, and Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment.

From 1989 to 1999 Ted established and grew one of the pre- eminent Financial Services firms in Perth. Using his entrepreneurial skills and ability to develop centres of influence he built this business to over 250 million dollars of funds under advice. During that time he was one of several active people within the industry calling for higher professional standards and educational requirements for FPA members. This led him to the national presidency of that organisation.

In 2001, he established his own organisation focusing on strategic consulting and business coaching with a focus in the SME sector. Today is a specialist in business transformation and working with businesses through to exit.

Over the past ten years Ted has either chaired or been on the board of various volunteer associations, participated on various Government and industry committees, as well as being a Director of both his own organisation and organisations he holds equity interests in.

Ted has been a TEC Chair since 2005.

Education & Associations: Ted holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Graduate Diploma in Applied Investment & Finance, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business. He is currently Chairman of Capital Partners Financial Consulting and also Chairman of Boutique Wealth Management. He is a Fellow of the Securities Institute of Australia and the past Chairman and President of the Financial Planning Association.