Lloyds Business Brokers Team
Rudolph (Rudy) J. Weber, Director
Rudy Weber is an accountant, a licensed business broker and valuer, and an experienced "hands-on" business intermediary. He is a founding Director and Licensee of Lloyds Business Brokers specialising in mid-market mergers, acquisitions and divestments. Having an investment banking, stock broking and manufacturing background as well as owning and managing a number of Companies in insurance and business broking, Rudy is uniquely placed to advise both corporate and private buyers/sellers in the achievement of their business goals.Commencing his career by winning a scholarship from The Reserve Bank of Australia whilst studying Accountancy and Economics at Sydney University, he gained valuable experience in their Investment Department, which had sole responsibility for overseeing Australia's Monetary Policy, through Interest Rate, and Treasury Bill regulation, and Money Market and Trading Bank Control.
Rudy then joined a leading Stock Brokerage firstly as a trader then, Investment Advisor. To complete his mercantile experience base, Rudy accepted a senior accounting role in a large manufacturing Group where, following extensive analysis, he designed and successfully implemented a leading edge electronic accounting and management system.
Branching out on his own, Rudy formed an Insurance Brokerage Group, which, under his leadership became one of the largest independent Australian-owned brokerages, prior to being sold.
Since 1984, Rudy has been a leading Business Intermediary, specialising in private mid-market acquisitions and divestments. He has successfully negotiated on behalf of both private and corporate buyers and sellers of significant businesses in most States of Australia and Internationally.
Mobile : 0412 734 505
Direct: (07) 3822 1433
Fax: (07) 3822 2591
Email: rudy@lloydsbrokers.com.au
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Neil Stevenson, Senior Associate
Prior to joining Lloyds Business Brokers, for approximately six years Neil was a Director of Stevenson Group Consulting, a firm specialising in business restructuring, profit improvement, strategy development, and acquisitions and divestments. Assignments were carried out in Australia and offshore for clients that included a number of major Australian Public Companies such as James Hardie and Adsteam Marine. Neil also took on several contract CEO roles in some large organisations.Previously Neil held a number of General and State Management positions with Comalco and James Hardie in both Brisbane and Sydney. Businesses managed included manufacturing, contracting, marketing and distribution organisations with revenues in the order of $100M per annum.
Neil has tertiary qualifications in Industrial Engineering from UNSW. He has been a Director of a number of companies in Australia, New Zealand and Asia and has been the recipient of a Queensland Exporter of the Year Award (large manufacturers category).
Mobile : 0418 982 493
Office: (07) 3890 1822
Fax: (07) 3390 4679
Email: neil.stevenson@lloydsbrokers.com.au
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Garry Stephensen, Senior Associate
Garry Stephensen, Senior Associate at Lloyds is a fully qualified hands-on registered business intermediary with a wealth of experience to help his clients maximize the value of their business. He started his business life at the age of twenty-four purchasing his first, of several Newsagencies and then graduating to much larger business enterprises in the wholesale, building, construction industries and property development.In the early 90’s Garry accepted a left field opportunity to broaden his experience and became involved in the Business Brokerage Industry, since then he had extraordinary success negotiating the acquisition and mergers of major businesses to Blue Chip Public and Private National Companies, Equity Groups and high net wealth individuals.
He has strong business interest and experience in the private sale, acquisition and divestment of mid-market businesses in the resources, mining, contracting, import, wholesale and distribution sectors.
Business assignments have been successfully carried out in Australia from the major capital and provincial cities to the business and mining support infrastructure areas in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, Mt Isa’s North West and Western Australia’s Kalgoorlie mineral rich provinces.
Mobile : 0416 06 1964
Office: (07) 3890 1822
Fax: (07) 3390 4679
Email: garry@lloydsbrokers.com.au
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Ray Stallworthy, Senior Business Associate
Ray Stallworthy is a highly qualified Senior Business Associate, based in Lloyds Sydney Office.Before joining Lloyds, Ray had an extensive background in Senior Management in the Manufacturing Industry.
With an academic background in science, Ray began his career in QC Management, Product Development, and later turned to Production Management and Technical Service.
His advancement to General Management from Sales Management occurred at an early age, when he was appointed CEO of a newly acquired subsidiary of a large Public Company. His brief, which he completed with distinction, was to turn around the fortunes of this poorly performing Company. This became the first of a succession of positions as CEO charged with turning around poorly performing Companies, returning them to profitability, and staying on to grow them.
Ray has worked as CEO for large Australian Companies, International Groups, and privately owned Companies. He has served on a number of Boards as Managing Director, Independent Director, and Chairman.
In his career Ray has also successfully acquired and divested several businesses on his own account. Recently he had a controlling interest in a Mid-Market NSW Manufacturing Business, which was sold in 2006.
He has also spent 10 years as a member, and over 5 years as Chairman of the world’s largest organization of CEO’s, “The Executive Connection”.Ray has also served on Employer Associations, and was Deputy National President of Australia’s largest Employer Association, “Australian Industry Group”.
Mobile : 0413 880 070
Direct: (02) 9977 6078
Email: ray.stallworthy@lloydsbrokers.com.au
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Adrian Horan, Senior Business Associate
Adrian brings a multiplicity of business and marketing skills to his position as Senior Business Associate, based in Sydney, with Lloyds Business Brokers.He started his business life studying accountancy and commenced his early career with a large Chartered Accounting firm. Adrian saw an opportunity to move into banking and spent 10 successful and enjoyable years with Westpac.
Some years ago he was the managing director of his own business in Manly which he successfully ran for over 4 years and then sold, before being asked by an international marketing company to join them and help them market computer accounting and diverse software packages.
He has a depth of marketing and sales experience with a number of large corporations. These include Banking, Insurance, Real Estate and Information Technology companies. Adrian has also had many years of “hands on” experience in marketing and selling Software and Hardware associated with Accounting and Hospitality packages. He has achieved many successful business transactions and had many business dealings with major corporations, their CEO’s and senior personnel.
On a personal note, Adrian is a keen sportsperson, landscape gardener and renovator. He plays regular tennis and is past president of the Manly Beefsteak and Burgundy Club.
Mobile : 0412 227 227
Direct: (02) 9977 6078
Email: adrian.horan@lloydsbrokers.com.au
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Andrew Leung, Senior Associate
Andrew Leung is uniquely qualified to serve as a Senior Associate with Lloyds Business Brokers.After completing a Management Degree BSc (Hons) specializing in Business and Economics in the UK, Andrew obtained a rarely available opportunity to join one of the World’s oldest trading companies as a Graduate Trainee based in Antwerp, with secondments in New York, Tel Aviv, Mumbai and London.
Andrew specialised in the SE Asian markets and eventually after five years of being based in Belgium was given the opportunity to establish the company’s first office in Hong Kong as Executive Director.
Andrew’s eventual move to Australia precipitated a change of direction and he joined a Management Consultancy group specialising in the commodities sector, which was followed by a move into the Business Brokerage Industry.
He is a Certified Practicing Business Broker with a number of years experience and has been involved in the sale of a diverse range of businesses. Apart from running his own wholesale/import business in Australia, Andrew has had experience running a number of family concerns.
Email: andrew@lloydsbrokers.com.au
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Dennis Thornton, Senior Associate
Dennis Thornton brings a lifetime and wealth of business experience to his position with Lloyds Business Brokers as Senior Consulant stationed in Port Macquarie, covering the Territory from Gold Coast to the Hunter Valley.
A Licenced Real Estate Agent, Auctioneer, Business Broker, Hotel-Motel Broker, Dennis commenced his career in 1969 with LJ Hooker Double Bay, specialising in prestige Property. He advanced quickly to City Commercial and Industrial property, and was instrumental in assisting Bill Gehrig to franchise the LJ Hooker chain of offices, a first in Australia. He then went on to do the same with Doug Laing and Spencer Simmons in franchising Lang and Simmons.
After four years of running his own successful Real Estate and Hotel Brokerage, he bought the historic Freehold Tattersalls Hotel in Mudgee, which he restored, changed it's name to The Lawson Park Hotel and ran profitably until its sale after twelve years.
Dennis also boasts a long history with sports and sports management, due to his involvement as a professional athlete, and 43 years membership and ex-captain of North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club.
His business management expertise extends to Director and Manager involved in operation, buying and selling of various business enterprises, including Thornton Marine and Leisure Centre – Port Macquarie.
Email: dennis@lloydsbrokers.com.au
Clive Rainbow, Senior Associate
Clive Rainbow has been associated with Lloyds Business Brokers virtually since the inception of the business. He currently oversees operations in the Sydney area, and occasionally may handle Business Broker enquiries himself.
Clive is also the Founder and Director of a successful Software House and Consulting business that has won the prestigious Australian Small Business Award. Over the last thirty years he has been actively involved in hundreds of medium sized businesses, with the focus of how to increase their profitability and market value.
Originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant, he worked in Commerce in a variety of industries including Finance, Wholesale, Manufacturing, Service, and Importing. He was Finance Director for Gillette (NZ) Limited, before immigrating to Australia in 1979.
Clive has purchased and sold his own businesses, and after running a highly successful business in a competitive industry for over twenty five years, is well placed to advise you on how best to capitalize on your own business.
Email: clive.rainbow@lloydsbrokers.com.au
