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TIM NIEWAND

Director, Operations Practice

Tim Niewand is a senior operations and business transformation leader with nearly 15 years of global experience driving Lean transformation, strategy deployment, and commercial and operational excellence across diverse and complex environments. A hands-on leader, he embodies true Gemba leadership—personally facilitating Kaizens and leading cross-functional transformation initiatives that deliver measurable, EBITDA-driven results.


Trained by former Toyota plant managers and Danaher Business System leaders, Tim has facilitated more than 80 Kaizen events across 25 companies in 10 countries. He has built a reputation for translating strategy into execution—aligning teams, simplifying processes, and eliminating operational friction to unlock performance.


During his tenure with Danaher, Fortive, and Vontier, Tim held multiple senior leadership roles including Business System Director, Head of Supply Chain, and Head of Marketing. As a Business System Director, he played a central role in driving policy deployment, leading global transformation initiatives, and coaching executive leadership teams to embed Lean thinking across operations, commercial, and functional organizations.


In an operational leadership capacity, he led end-to-end supply chain transformations, delivering significant improvements in productivity, margin, and working capital while simultaneously improving safety, quality, and employee engagement. He has also led M&A integrations, establishing governance, execution cadence, and cross-functional alignment to accelerate value capture.


He serves as Board Vice Chair of Cornerstone College and has previously held Non-Executive Director roles within aged care organizations, bringing governance, financial oversight, and strategic guidance.


Tim holds a Senior Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School, a Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace (First Class Honours), and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Aviation (Distinction) from RMIT University. He is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Tim Niewand’s Industry Experience

FINTECH

AGED CARE

EDUCATION

MEDICAL DEVICES

RETAIL PETROLEUM

HEALTH & WELLNESS

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

MANUFACTURING & ASSEMBLY

WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

TOURISM & HOSPITALITY

COMMUNITY SERVICES

STEEL FABRICATION

FMCG (FOOD)

BANKING

OIL & GAS

& MORE