Nigel Dews
Managing Partner
Nigel co-founded GNG Partners and has extensive experience in media, telecommunications, energy, technology, FMCG, healthcare, agriculture and venture capital.
nigel.dews@gngpartners.com.au +61 433 133 313
StrategyGrowthOperations
We solve business leaders' toughest problems.
GNG Partners is a trusted advisor to senior executives and boards, bringing real-world operating experience, top-tier strategic thinking and rigorous analysis to their most important decisions.
What we do
We help decision makers in every sector move forward.
Strategy
We answer the biggest questions our clients face, and develop clear, practical strategies to act on.
Growth
We build lasting growth, including by finding new markets, products and customers, and by sharpening pricing and positioning.
Operations and Performance
We make organisations run more efficiently, from everyday performance gains to large-scale change.
Deals and M&A
We give clients the evidence to make the right call, from commercial due diligence to market entry and post-deal value.
Independent, actionable advice.
Our approach
Why leaders choose us.
We work across the private and public sectors, from founder-led businesses to the largest enterprises in Australia and New Zealand.
We've run businesses, not just advised them
Most of our Partners have held senior operating roles, leading companies and owning the outcomes. It means we're hypothesis-led, with advice that's practical, pragmatic and ready to act on.
We're evidence-based
We ground every answer in rigorous analysis and hard data, not opinion.
We work in small, senior-led teams
Every engagement is led by Partners who are hands-on in the problem-solving, from first question to final answer.
We offer flexible engagement models
From a single tough question to a full-scale change programme, we shape the work around the problem, and align our incentives with your outcomes.
We don't overstay our welcome
We work alongside business leaders to help solve the problem, then step back until we're needed again.
Our leaders
Senior people you'll actually work with.
We bring decades of operating and advisory experience across a range of industries and disciplines, and our Partners stay close to the work from start to finish.
Graham Bougen
Partner
Graham is a founding Partner of GNG Partners, with extensive experience driving growth across healthcare, energy, technology, agriculture and infrastructure.
graham.bougen@gngpartners.com.au +61 423 882 619
Hanieh Taipalus
Partner
Hanieh helps companies achieve scalable and sustainable growth, and brings deep expertise in financial services, particularly retail banking and payments,
hanieh.taipalus@gngpartners.com.au +61 426 684 772
Ash Gray
Partner
Ash has deep expertise in why customers choose one brand over another, across brand, marketing and digital, including in financial services, media and aviation.
ashley.gray@gngpartners.com.au +61 401 593 116
Matt Roope
Partner
Matt has helped companies grow as an adviser and an operator, with expertise in retail and consumer goods, resources and heavy industry, and financial services.
matthew.roope@gngpartners.com.au +61 450 753 387
Patrick Mueller-Hermann
Partner
Patrick brings expertise in growth strategy, transformation, operating models and technology, gained across consulting, private equity and executive roles.
patrick.mueller-hermann@gngpartners.com.au +61 414 764 148
Ben Thompson
Partner
Ben has extensive global experience in strategy, growth and operating models, gained in consulting and executive roles across a range of sectors.
Simon Gattorna
Partner
Simon specialises in strategy, transformation and operational excellence, with a proven track record in delivering enduring benefit for financial institutions.
simon.gattorna@gngpartners.com.au +61 432 433 441
Nathan Jackson
Partner
Nathan advises senior executives on strategic, commercial and investment decisions, focused on mining, energy, infrastructure and the energy transition.
nathan.jackson@gngpartners.com.au +61 409 612 297
Case studies
Work that speaks for itself.
When the tech was built but the value wasn't landing
+30pts
rise in service centre productivity
20%
reduction in call handling time
Turning a pricing problem into a growth engine
+25pts
increase in Australian ARR growth
2
markets accelerated, AU and US
Finding the value in every customer segment
60%+
EBIT uplift delivered
18 months
from strategy to full value
A bolder valuation, backed by a credible growth story
50–100%+
enterprise value uplift identified
~400+
acquisition targets identified
Matching staffing to demand across a frontline network
18–28%
frontline labour-cost improvement
8
distinct levers sized
Growing more from the same orchards
+50%
annual contribution opportunity identified
+16%
target yield uplift per acre
From stalled sales to triple-digit growth
100%+
ARR growth per annum
25%
increase in capital base
From measuring activity to measuring impact
~1000
industry participants surveyed
Activity → impact
the shift at the heart of the strategy
A trusted launch at pace
Integration architecture and operating model design completed
Targeted remediations executed across 10 agreed areas
