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Franz Knoll
Strategic planning, food retailing and manufacturing, acquisitions, governance, culture, marketing, exit and succession planning, mentoring.
Skills:
- Management-
- Relationships-
- Exit/Succession-
- Import/Export-
- Marketing-
- Governance-
Industries:
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and rural-
- Manufacturing-
- Retail trade-
- Public administration inc. Government relationships-
- Wholesale trade-
Spoken Languages:
- English-
- German-
State: South Australia
Primary Locations:
- Adelaide-
Locations by request:
- (I am available in and around Adelaide during business hours)
Mentoring available by:
- In Person, Face to Face in (South Australia) or by Phone and online
Current Occupation:
Company Director, chairman 2 boards, Board member 3 positions
Detailed CV:
PRIMARY POSITIONS
Franz has 40 years experience in the food industry across management, manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing. Strategically growing Barossa Fine Foods over 32 years successfully transitioning the management to the next generation. The business successfully acquired multiple businesses that supported the company to grow in a mature highly regulated market., he has been recognised with the Bickfords Food Industry Leaders Award 2012, South Australian Telstra Medium Business Award 2016, Honorary AMIC Master Butcher 2018, Sausage King Hall of Fame 2020 Telstra Business Awards Judge 2022-23 and numerous quality and product awards.
Business excellence is the hallmark of his management style and philosophy, mentoring and developing the skills within his businesses. Franz focuses on research and development and analysing competitive advantage, innovating with technological advances creating defensible strategic capabilities. Through setting clear goals, mission and values has been able to create strong company culture and commitment from factory and shop floors to senior management to have a unified purpose in a shared future.
Through his 25 years in community and industry board roles has created extensive positive connections with leaders and governments to engage businesses and represent their interests in helping shape future commercial opportunities across a range of industry sectors. Franz has mentored individuals to support their personal and business development.
Summary Business Roles.
Knoll Consultants & Investments Pty Ltd. SA
Barossa Fine Foods, Angelakis Brothers, Standom Smallgoods 1991- Present Director/Owner
City of Adelaide 2018- 2022 Area Councillor, Rundle Mall Management Authority board 2019-2020, Audit & Risk Committee 2022
1986-1991 Multiple management positions in the Northern Territory and New South Wales
Bavaria Smallgoods SA
1972-1986 Family Business positions across production and sales management
Qualifications:
- Certificate of Management
- Master Butcher