Willow Consult
About Willow Forsyth
Willow Forsyth established her private consulting practice, Willow Consult, in 2001. Originally graduating as a geologist, she immediately entered the world of banking at a time when the Australian resources boom demanded banks offer more innovative financing structures. Over a period of 15 years she rose from being a research analyst, through project finance to head of strategy of Westpac’s institutional bank. In her work in the banking sector and in her consulting practice, Willow has undertaken research, investment and strategy analysis across the financial services, health care, resources, mining contracting, property, education, child care, not-for-profit, and retail sectors. Her strengths lie in the fields of strategy (and implementation), market research and analysis, business and operational planning, and commercial deal structuring (including negotiation/documentation). She has a special interest in the funds management and financial planning sector (she runs her own superannuation fund), board performance and distressed business turnarounds.
Willow is a graduate of the University of Sydney, Securities Institute of Australia and a prize-winner and graduate of Institute of Management Development (IMD), University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She is a Graduate Member of the Institute of Company Directors and Treasurer of her school alumni association. Willow’s pro bono work includes strategic advice, coaching support and business planning assistance for a number of small family run businesses that operate within her local community. She is married to Tom, a specialist IT network systems consultant, and they have a 2 year old daughter. On the weekends, she completes small landscaping and house renovation projects when she is not on the water sailboarding. She loves reading, running, skiing and going for long bushwalks or bike rides with her family and friends.
Recent clients include Australian Rugby Union Ltd, Emergence Consulting Pty Limited, Centre for Health Informatics UNSW, the NSW Post-graduate Medical Council, Retail Cube Limited, and SageCo Pty Limited.
Willow Forsyth
Director