Mark Filby

 Mark Filby (Sydney, Australia) 

Background


 * Over 30 years of management experience at all levels both here in Australia and internationally


 * Have management skills that create opportunity for all involved.


 * Leadership skills with purposeful, outcome focused approach, encouraging and motivating colleagues and staff, with a proactive enthusiasm and enjoyment for the task.


 * A true believer in community values, integrity, loyalty and the importance of a commitment.


 * Over 30 years of logistics planning and operations with all facets that are required in the regulations safety and health area, plus the full responsibility of funding through sponsorship (10s of millions Dollars) of all the events in Australia and the USA, 10 yrs. writing TV Shows 36 with worlds 1st mass Audience participation and buy to win play


 * Inventions for Creative Mathematics and Marketing systems to run worldwide events, with abilities to strengthen the economy through many various steps, methods and a structured formula..


 * Increase productivity and brand sales promotions in mass numbers along with the sequences that intertwine media all with new revenue streams for Retail, Media and many other businesses, including ip Spreadsheets systems, Sales platforms, competition and entry systems.


 * This system has now been very successfully trialed by an Australian TV station Nationally and been on the news and Current affairs as the most significant promotional system in retail history and its results seen a rise of annual turnover of 16% which is in line with past performances.

Accolades


 * Winner of 5 National BOMA Awards for marketing excellence in the Retail industry.


 * Winner of 2 Frank Lowy Westfielder of the year awards.


 * Worked directly with 2 Australian Prime Ministers and different state premiers on projects that were officially endorsed and supported.


 * Executive producer of 2 major international official Paralympics’ CD projects that included 100s of international music and entertainment icons via The Spirit of Life and Wave to the World,
 * including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Reba McIntyre, Shania Twain, The Bee Gees, The Police, Trisha Yearlwood, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Jeff Bridges and many more


 * Executive producer/Director of numerous live events and city festivals. These include:

Events Organiser


 * The Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra- Marathon,


 * Homeless Mission Australia, Spirit of Christmas over 100 music Artist and Australian stars,


 * Aussie Gold, Most Australian Music Icons were involved in a National sold CD or in the live street concerts, Street parades and numerous other events that were official Paralympics fund Raisers
 * Carnivale,


 * Westfield Hooray for Christmas


 * The Warner bros Star Car Parades,


 * Lee Kernighan’s Pass the Hat around Australia,


 * McDonalds Don’t forget your tooth brush Sydney Entertainment Centre,


 * Doc Neesons Rock and roll circus,


 * The Sydney Royal Christmas Show,


 * Westfield Twin city trot. Director; Obtained all approvals, support and involvement from councils, Govt, Police, Navy, Air force, Army, planning operations, logistics, marketing, Budgeting, security, crowd control Staffing, PR, ticketing, legal, licenses, sponsorships, Sales, merchandising, Insurance, Safety


 * Marc Hunter Benefit. A Concert Night to Remember


 * Storm Aid Live, Stuart Park Wollongong Win TV- 130,000 at concert


 * Lee Kernighan Pass the Hat around Australia

Orchestrated
 * Various National Competitions and Events in Retail and Entertainment, including:
 * Live TV Broadcast,
 * The start of the Westfield Run which was part of the Westfield Liverpool City Festival.
 * The Royal Christmas Show RAS 101 Retailers sale Competitions 4 acres of rides, 4 acres of exhibitions and Entertainment, the show with real snow
 * Westfield Christmas
 * Westfield Saleathon
 * Westfield Fashion Spring and Autumn
 * Westfield Bandage Bear Children’s
 * Scratchathon Australia’s largest Shopping centre competition Buy to win
 * Westfield Hurstville City Festival and Parramatta City Festival,
 * Westfield Easter School Holidays
 * Live Concerts Wendy Mathews, Kate Cebrano, Jimmy Barnes, Angry Anderson, Choirboys, Mondo Rock, Australian crawl, Screaming Jets, and Buddy Holly live Theatre show, Bert Newton’s Best of Star Search,  Scandalous, and Southern Sons.

Marketing Consulting and obtaining Sponsorship partners for various events with:

Cumberland newspapers, Daily Telegraph Barclays Bank, Westpac Bank, Coke A Cola, Tooheys, Guinness, Schweppes, Pepsi, Cottee’s ,Bacardi Club Smith Chips, Peters Ice Cream Toyota, Ford Australian Government, NSW Government, Victorian Government Kmart Australia, Harvey Norman, Just Jeans, General Pants, Wollongong Council, Liverpool City council, Parramatta City Council, Australian Army, Win TV, Hanna Barbara, Warner Bros, Mushroom Records, EMI Records, Austar, Universal Music Australia and USA, Triple M, 2UE, 2WSFM, Royal Agricultural society, McDonalds Australia, Telstra, Qantas, Shell Australia, Kalarus Bros, Ray White Real Estate, Brashes , Travel World and many more companies.

History

Played soccer at Marconi and was in the team that was undefeated for 5 years, played for NSW and Australian School Boys and the Australian under 19s. At 17 years of age owned Liverpool Squash Centre, played in a squash marathon for 6 days and nights, set a world record.

In 10 years had 5 squash centres, the world’s biggest squash club, was the Executive Director for the Sydney Pro Open, the NSW Professional Open, the Australian Professional Open and The World Open this was the largest tournament in the world with 3,995 players, including Legends Heather McKay, Jeff Hunt, Jahangir Khan, Chris Dittmer, Rodney Martin, Michelle Martin, Sarah Fitzgerald and many more.

Then become Marketing and project manager for Westfield he created and produced some hugely successful shopping centre promotions. He won an unprecedented five BOMA national marketing awards for marketing excellence in retail. Awarded by the chairman of Westfield Mr Frank Lowy, the inaugural Westfielder of the year and then for the second time in a row he won the same award.

The story behind the Westfield Liverpool city Festival was so very special With a budget of just $10,000 he made it all happen, Front page all the Sydney Newspapers, a crowd of around 195,000, 6 streets closed, The Sydney to Melbourne Westfield Run Start, some of Australia’s greatest Music Artist Live, Kate Cebrano, Angry Anderson, Wendy Mathews, The Tin Lids, Mondo Rock, Choirboys, The Buddy Holly Musical, Col Joy, The cockroaches,

Live from Liverpool in England Sir Paul McCartney, 5 stages, 370 business and retail stalls, 40 carnival rides, Live simulcast 2MMM and 2WS, Star Search with Bert Newton live on Channel 10, Westfield Liverpool s sales figures in May were 17.5% increase on Christmas Figures. Then came Hurstville Hooray for Christmas, Warner Bros Star Car Parade, and Festivals with Jimmy Barnes, Chisel, Ian Moss, Australian crawl, Sir Bob Geldorf and many more.

He was then promoted to National Special projects manager, Carnivale, Aussie Gold which saw the Australian Music Industry Unite and The Prime Minister Hon Bob Hawke do a full advertising campaign, more city events and 5 B.O.M.A Awards and many Celebrity Westfield Tours and Events, which also included the sale of Macquarie St Liverpool to Westfield.

Leaving Westfield to pursue personal goals while still doing some work with them suppling    Shopping centres with the music industry acts he then followed his dream, that’s been the Music and events world, Mark  has produced and worked with some of the world’s leading artists including Michael Jackson, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Dionne Warwick, Keith Urban, Shania Twain, The Bee Gees, Ray Charles, Gladys Knight, George Clinton, Tom Petty, Smashmouth, Jamine Jackson and the Jackson Family, Reba McIntyre, Dolly Parton, Doc Neeson INXS, Midnight oil, Kylie Minouge, Jenny Morris, Margret Urlich and many more. TV Commercials, Corporate events and DVDs, Music Film clips, Documentaries, Live Concerts for TV and Web

Executive Produced the Guinness and Oyster festival George St Sydney; Lee Kernighan’s pass the Hat around Australia with the Australian Govt John Laws and Ray Martin, Royal Christmas Show, A National Tin Lids Tour, Consulting for Barclays bank with 36 Hotels, Years of Events at Darling Harbour, the launch of Michael Jacksons Album in Australia, HISTORY. Make a Difference and Spirit of Christmas, Drought Concerts with the State Govt and Lee Kernighan.

Wollongong Storm Aid 130,000 people attended in association with Win TV and the mayor Fully produced and funded to successfully make the Insurance companies cover the 3500 claims Marc Hunters benefit 162 combinations on stage, Producer/Director for the Good Vibrations A concert for Marc Hunter on the 10 Network and funded the event, producer- director of 100s of concerts events and shows including the Creative concept of festival events around Sydney for the Olympics.

Wave to the World for the Sydney Paralympics Games, Working in LA, New York and Nashville Executive Producer, Universal Music’s Wave to the world, Supported by The Prime Minister of Australia Hon John Howard. 2 simultaneous DVDs’ and CDs with over 100 international Music Artist and Screen stars Advertising campaigns with Michael J Fox and Christopher Reeves, Cuba Gooding Jnr, with songs and in the opening Ceremony, Spirit of Life and Wave to the World.

Venue management and owner, Entertainment and Sporting; Organized the World Squash professional Open, 5xSquash clubs Australia’s largest and most successful, World Squash Marathon, NSW Professional Open Squash championships. Stock Control, Fitness classes, Tennis, Golf, BMX Bike Track, World Squash Doubles Championship, 36 Pubs and Night spots,

Marketing consultant and part owner with W.W Hotel management various venues and Marketing consultant for Barclays bank, Harbourside Darling Harbour Westfield Shopping town Liverpool Marketing Manager, Hurstville Shopping town Marketing Manager and then was the National Special projects Manager at Westfield. National CD Launches Bob Geldof, Jimmy Barnes, The Tin Lids and the cartoon feature Walk the dinosaur, The Teen Queens, Human Nature, Michael Jackson History, Tommy Emmanuel, Aussie Gold 28 Aussie artist and the feature song with 60 artist Bound for Glory; the PM Hon Bob Hawke stared in the TV commercial. Make a Difference the spirit of Christmas for the homeless, Good Vibrations ,The Marc Hunter benefit Concert and many more TV events and Executive producer, Storm Aid with over 60 Acts WIN TV O/B Stuart Park Wollongong, 3xThe Westfield Liverpool City Festival, The Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Run, Channel 10 Star Search, Mike Gibson’s Sydney Afternoon, Paul McCartney Liverpool sister city live cross interview on the Steve Vissard Show. The 2UE Live Live Radio Show, Lee Kernighan’s pass the hat around Australia with John Laws and Ray Martin WIN TV O/B. Good vibrations A Benefit Concert for Marc Hunter, O/B The 10 Network and simulcast on the Triple MMM network Executive producer for Government Events, Carnival Darling harbor International artist from around the world, including Buckwheat Zydaco, Boundo Boys, State Drought Concerts NSW, Queensland Victoria, Carnivale The Rocks

Further Mark Filby Links http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2096733/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhWB6LylSyI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw1DQIriSw0 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489585/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_1 http://boards.mjjunderground.com/topic/1545-michael-supports-wave-to-the-world-with-his-family/#