ABOUT JOE KING
A professional and accomplished senior executive and leader with an extensive background in various management positions, M&A and integration, with a proven track record of turning distressed businesses around. Experienced across Australia, Europe, North America and Asia.
Joe is a committed and resilient professional with diverse expertise and ability to lead and deliver key business objectives and strategy.
With strong values based leadership skills, Joe is able to work with teams from diverse backgrounds and cultures, and achieve outstanding results. He has strong experience in both retail and wholesale, as well as developed and emerging markets. Joe is an innovator who is able to tackle complex projects and business transformations.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT VARIOUS CLIENTS (inc PHOENIX GROUP)
GROUP CEO INDIA PHOENIX GROUP
MANAGING DIRECTOR AUDI INDIA AUDI AG
MANAGING DIRECTOR, AUDI RETAIL OPERATIONS SYDNEY
MANAGING DIRECTOR BMW SYDNEY
GENERAL SALES MANAGER, FINANCE MANAGER BMW MELBOURNE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AUDI INDIA MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO INDIA SEPTEMBER 2013 - JULY 2017
Responsibility for all activities of the Audi Brandin India. Full P&L responsibility with annual volume of approx. 11,000 and turnover approx. USD $700 mil. 6 direct reports, 78 employees and 43 franchised dealers. #1 luxury Brand in India in terms of volume (2013/14), customer satisfaction, Brand recognition and with highest social media interaction in the world outside the USA. Turned loss making, purely volume driven organization into substantial profit. Improved Dealer profitability, quality, restructured, implemented personal development and succession planning and maintained one of the highest market shares for Audi worldwide with negative price index position due to strong Brand positioning. Several innovations adopted worldwide.
AUDI AG MANAGING DIRECTOR, AUDI RETAIL OPERATIONS, AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2009 – AUGUST 2013
Full P&L responsibility with staff of 105 and annual volume of 2000+ vehicles. Involvement in strategic direction of Audi Australia. Restructured organization to turn business profitable. Increased New and Used Car volumes as well as customer satisfaction results. Planned, developed and oversaw USD$43mio investment in largest service facility for Audi worldwide, implementing innovate customer experience initiatives since adopted worldwide. Recognized as a benchmark business for Audi worldwide.
BMW GROUP AUSTRALIA MANAGING DIRECTOR, BMW SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA JANUARY 2007 – AUGUST 2009
Full P&L responsibility of retail operations in Sydney, including the acquisition and subsequent sale of additional locations in Sydney. Peak staff of 200 and annual volume of approx. 2500 vehicles. Chosen to lead a national BMW program on leadership and innovation.
BMW GROUP AUSTRALIA GENERAL SALES MANAGER, BMW SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 2004 – 2007
Responsibility of sales operations, senior member of leadershipteam. Staff of approx. 60 with annual sales volume of approx.2000 vehicles. Investigated and resolved high level fraud andtook sales operations from worst performing to ultimate BMWTrophy in 2007.
BMW GROUP AUSTRALIA GENERAL SALES MANAGER, BMW MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 2000 – 2004
Responsibility of sales operations, senior member of leadership team. Staff of approx. 50 with annual sales volume of approx. 1500 vehicles. Improved sales volume by >60%, achieved top 2 consistently in customer satisfaction and maintained the highest implied market share in the BMW network. Received BMW Trophy in 2002 & 2003.
BMW GROUP AUSTRALIA FINANCE MANAGER, BMW MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 1996 – 2000
Operational responsibility for the Finance and Insurance department. Increased department profit by 300% over the period and developed strong financially robust processes for funds management for the dealership.
PENFOLD MOTORS VARIOUS ROLES, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 1991 – 1996
Started as a sales cadet and carried out several roles within the dealerships including sales consultant, finance management and sales management.
EDUCATION DETAILS
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Bachelor of Arts
CAULFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Higher School Certificate
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Various international leadership development courses with BMW AG and AUDI AG.
LANGUAGES
English (native) German (conversational)