Our Directors
Ray Hart
Ray is an Australian qualified finance professional with more than 25 years of international experience delivering complex business transformation and restructuring assignments. Ray has worked across many industries and geographies gaining a wealth of experience in delivering tangible results through leveraging experienced teams with a cultural appreciation to stakeholder management.
Ray has lead many large scale transformation and restructuring assignments for global brands including international airlines (Caribbean and Southern Europe), finance and technology service companies (Central & Western Europe) and specific advisory on numerous other projects. Ray’s specialty lies in his ability to prepare “bankable” business transformation plans, their translation in action and ultimate delivery – remaining accountable throughout the process.
Ray, now based in Perth, founded Catalise in 2001 in London where he built a multidisciplinary team of professionals with operational experience that design and deliver all aspects of sustainable change.
Catalise has been recognised on numerous occasions with industry awards for their delivery approach and results.
Ray has lead many large scale transformation and restructuring assignments for global brands including international airlines (Caribbean and Southern Europe), finance and technology service companies (Central & Western Europe) and specific advisory on numerous other projects. Ray’s specialty lies in his ability to prepare “bankable” business transformation plans, their translation in action and ultimate delivery – remaining accountable throughout the process.
Ray, now based in Perth, founded Catalise in 2001 in London where he built a multidisciplinary team of professionals with operational experience that design and deliver all aspects of sustainable change.
Catalise has been recognised on numerous occasions with industry awards for their delivery approach and results.
Neale Anderson
Neale is your go to man for all things relating to change management, people, organisation restructuring, communications, stakeholder management, culture change and labour relations.
He has over 25 years experience in working with companies in Australia, Europe, the UK and the Caribbean.
He holds an Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Sydney. Neale has been a Director of award winning consultancy Catalise since 2003, firstly in the UK and now in Australia. Prior to Catalise, he worked with PwC in London and Direct Line Insurance in the UK helping them start up a new line of business. In Australia, Neale has worked for Caltex, Pepsi Co, Sony and Westpac.
Some of his clients at PwC and Catalise include Nokia, DHL, Deutsche Post, Caribbean Airlines, Clinphone, Carlton Television, 7-Eleven, Barclays Bank and Air Malta - where he was a member of the restructuring team that turned the airline around from loss maker to break even. He has signifcant international experience in turnarounds of underperforming organisations, implementing strategic improvement initiatives, business start ups and mergers & acquisitions.
