EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW
distributor and that’s where my
passion for supply chain management,
distribution and logistics began. It was
a business that turned over $1 million
when I first started and when I left it
was turning over $150 million. We also
went from having ten staff to more
than 100. I moved my way up through
the various positions and eventually
became the operations manager. We
had sites all around the world by that
stage, so I was able to travel a lot, and
spent six months in America working
on the logistics end. Sitting next to the
owner of that business for eight of the
ten years I was there was great; he wasmy mentor and that was really where I
learned what I liked to do.From there I went and worked in the
manufacturing division of the business.With that experience behind me I was
appointed as the National Operations
Director with the GPS device company
Navman. That was a great period in my
career. It was the only navigation unit
in Australia and it hit the market before
anyone else. The company was acquired
twice during that time and ended up
being split up, so there were a lot of
changes with regard to processes and
people management.Following that I jumped into a business
called Healthy Life — the direct
competitor to Go Vita. While I was with
that business it unfortunately went into“Communication has probably
been the biggest shift internally.
I am focused on giving the
employees the tools they need,
and giving them the authority
that goes with that
responsibility.” - Scott Horwell