Board
Noel Higgins
Managing Director
Noel is the Managing Director and a key shareholder of Install Assist.
Noel joined Install Assist in September 2007 and has been critical in expanding the business from a trial in Victoria to an Australian-wide business, expanding the services offered along the way.
Prior to joining Install Assist, Noel was General Manager of C-Store Distribution and CEO of CD’s Distributors. With sales of $300m and over 300 staff, C-Store Distribution is the major national wholesaler and distributor of FMCG products to the convenience and route markets in Australia, including 7 Eleven, BP, Caltex, Newslink (HDS), Greater Union Cinemas plus numerous state based independent fuel and convenience customers.
Previous to this, Noel was Chief Executive Officer for Co-operative Purchasing Services Ltd/W.A. Hardware Services Pty Ltd (CPS). CPS is a buying/wholesaling/retailing co-operative with a retailing arm of 65 independently owned retail hardware store trading under the co-operatives retail banner MAKIT Hardware. As a result of the strong performance results, CPS was approached by Mitre 10 and the outcome was the creation of a joint venture company to provide hardware wholesale services to CPS, Mitre10 and the independent hardware sector in WA.
Bart Hart
Non-Executive Director
Bart is a founding shareholder and Non-Executive Director of Install Assist.
Having worked with Bunnings for a number of years, Bart worked closely with them to develop the original concept and launch the market entry pilot at the Bunnings store in Box Hill, Victoria.
Bart’s expertise in the development of sales and marketing strategies, specifically for new and developing businesses, has seen him involved in the development and implementation of new business market entry and positioning strategies for an array of leading organisations including Bunnings, Water corporation, AAPT mobile, Telstra, Caltex Distributors, HIF [Health Insurance Fund of Western Australia], StateWest Credit Society and CPS (Makit Hardware).
Bart’s comprehensive marketing knowledge and passion for innovation has seen him engaged by both mature and burgeoning organisations seeking to acquire or expand market share. Working to define a cohesive business development strategy, identifying new markets, and implementing benchmarked sales and marketing programs are core to Bart’s business development process.
In 2005 Bart created Antenna, Australia’s only specialist business development agency, in 2006 Antenna was identified as the second fastest growth company in Australia by BRW. In the same year Bart started Install Assist Pty Ltd. Prior to this Bart was the Business Development Director and a partner at JMG Marketing Australia Pty Ltd.
Nicolas Meyer
Non-Executive Director
Nicolas is a founding shareholder and Non-Executive Director of Install Assist.
Nicolas’ expertise in business intelligence and systems has driven the development of Install Assist’s job management and workflow system, TradeBox.
Nicolas is a Director of Practical Management Solutions and Insights (PMSI), a global boutique strategy consulting firm with offices in Europe, the USA and Australasia. PMSI works with blue-chip companies and private equity houses across a range of industries, supporting management teams in addressing strategic, operational and transaction-related challenges. PMSI has a particular expertise in business intelligence development and implementation, with one of the founding partners having written a book about performance improvement for Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and owned by IBM.
Jim Murphy
Founding Shareholder & Advisor
Jim is a founding shareholder of Install Assist and his advice and experience is a valuable asset to the Board.
Previously, the Chairman and Managing Director of JMG Marketing, Jim is the acknowledged authority of relationship marketing in Western Australia. A frequent guest speaker at marketingseminars and universities throughout Australia and overseas, Jim’s knowledge and experience is widely sought within both industry and government.
Jim has an instinctive and proven understanding of sales and adoption processes for both consumer and business markets, and brings years of constructive knowledge to Install Assist. He is regarded as an innovator in the field of one-to-one sales and marketing engagement.
Jim’s marketing innovations and his integrated approach have led him to become involved in a number of Western Australian based organisations such as Western Potatoes, AGWest’s Trade and Market Development Partnership Group, Technology Precinct and the Lions Ear & Hearing Institute.