Marketing Director, UK/Ireland
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare

Marketing Director, Canada
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare

Category Manager
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare

Experienced and passionate builder of consumer brands in Canada and Internationally.
* Grew Advil to #1 pain reliever in Canada, more than doubling sales
* Grew Centrum to #1 multivitamin in UK
* Developed award-winning multi-media ad campaigns anchored in consumer insights
* Launched 20+ successful new consumer products
* Strong strategist and team leader

BBA (Marketing) – Wilfrid Laurier University

Executive Development in Marketing Management, Consumer Insights, Media Planning, Strategy, Creative Development

Working proficiency in French, currently learning Spanish

Principal
Z. Miljkovic Consulting

Managing Director
Hawk Capital (Canada) Inc.

Director & Head of Credit
The Bank of Nova Scotia

Led the credit and risk management functions for a US$3.0 billion enterprise within Scotiabank. Presided over asset and net profit growth of 150% and 250%, respectively, with no credit losses and 100% valued customer retention.

Integrated a $1.0Bn portfolio of 75 higher-risk borrowing accounts.

Restructured and fully recovered $135MM in distressed and defaulted loans across 8 debtor accounts.

CMA

Honours B. Comm (Finance)

B.A. (Psychology)

VP Operations & Data Management
TransUnion (consumer credit reporting)

VP Canadian Operations
TransUnion

VP Marketing Operations
TransUnion

-Tasked with leading a full transformation of technology division. Successfully developed an IT Governance program, including the creation of Release, Incident and Problem Management programs.

-Led a Business Consolidation initiative; a complex project centralizing three key business locations into one location affecting 160 employees. Developed business case to gain CEO approval of $16 million fund appropriation.

Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certification (CISSP)

ITIL V2 Certification

B.A. Sc.; University of Guelph

Financial/Audit Executive and Consultant
ANTHROCC INC.(President/Owner), Jefferson Wells

CFO
Maranello Group of Fine Automobiles

Audit Manager
RSM Richter, PWC

*Strong audit & finance leader of 20+ years delivering effective & value added results – catalyst for saving $$$ through financial/operational process & systems/applications improvements.
*Instrumental in companies’ attainment of SOX/Bill 198 corporate compliance.
*Developed & executed corporate group strategic growth plans & led computer conversions .
* Expertise in profit & non-profit co’s, private & public co’s with $150M to $250M revenues.

CA (Ontario), CPA (Illinois)

BBM (Ryerson University)

Fluent in English and Italian; limited working knowledge of Spanish

Senior Director, Shared Finance Services
Livingston International

Senior Vice President, Finance / Corporate Development
Aviva Canada

Vice President, Planning & Expense Management
ING Canada (now Intact)

Moderator – CMA Ontario’s Strategic Leadership Program

Led planning & analysis role at RBC, ING, Aviva & Roots of Empathy

Led change team implementing financial system for planning & reporting

Deep expense management – successes in procurement & process

Developed delivery channel strategy for Aviva Board

Led strategic sourcing at RBC – run rate savings over $100M

CMA – CMA Ontario

MBA – Concordia University

B. Comm., Honours Quantitative Methods – Concordia University