Bill Lang
B.Comm LLB(Hons) MBA(Harv)

Bill Lang founded the company after a successful career in the education, corporate and entrepreneurial sectors. Bill has worked in the UK, USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand and South Africa. Bill was born in Australia and educated at The University of Melbourne and Harvard Business School.

Prior to founding Bill Lang International, Bill worked internationally as a marketing strategist and management consultant with KPMG, AXA, Macquarie Bank and McKinsey & Company. He co-founded the internet technology company Sharinga Networks Inc, in Silicon Valley, in a multi million joint venture with AT&T and British Telecom.

As a Melbourne University student in the early 80’s, Bill built the Doctor Dog hot dog business before completing an MBA at Harvard Business School where he was awarded with the highest academic honours as a Baker Scholar.  For more information on Bill see his full profile below.

Bill Lang’s personal business career spans more than 20 years in a range of very successful businesses.

Prior to founding Bill Lang International, Bill was a co-founder of IMSG a holding company that created Freeonline and Sharinga Networks Inc. As an Executive Director he was responsible for the strategy and corporate development of each company culminating in $120m global alliance with Concert Communications Company (the global joint venture of AT&T and British Telecom). He moved to San Francisco in 2000 to establish the global head office of Sharinga Networks Inc.

In 1993 Bill was the founder of Customer Management Strategy & Systems, a consulting business managing strategic marketing and management development projects for major corporations which included the Commonwealth Bank, National Mutual, National Australia Bank, ANZ Bank, Advance Bank, RACV, NZI, Australia Post and Monash University.

Formerly Bill worked with:

• McKinsey & Company where he worked as a business analyst and was a member of their International Finance Faculty
• National Mutual (now AXA Australasia) as a marketing strategy executive
• Macquarie Bank as a corporate finance associate
• Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) as a consultant
• The University of Melbourne as a member of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce.

While working with these firms Bill served corporations in the financial services, leisure and tourism, automobile, telecommunications, media, manufacturing and insurance industries. Each project involved detailed reviews of industry structure and the conduct and financial performance of competitors, the development of corporate and business strategy and in most cases the development of marketing and customer relationship management strategies.

While working with KPMG and McKinsey & Company, Bill managed the recruitment and selection process and the professional development of university graduates.

As a student at The University of Melbourne he co-founded Doctor Dog, a fast food business in Melbourne.

Education:

• Bill holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School with highest academic honours as a Baker Scholar.
• He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the United States, won the Macquarie Bank Scholarship to attend Harvard and while at Harvard became one of two Proctor and Gamble International Fellows in 1990.
• He graduated from The University of Melbourne with a combined Commerce/Law (Hons) degree in 1986.
• He received numerous academic awards from The University of Melbourne in both the Commerce and Law faculties.
• In 1983 he received a British Australian Vocational Exchange award to work in London with Peat Marwick and Mitchell.
• He was educated at St Patrick's College Ballarat and resided at Newman College while attending The University of Melbourne.

Publications and Productions:

• Winning the Career you Deserve, DVD, host and executive producer
• Career Success with Bill Lang, Executive Producer and host of the 13 episode television series
• 8 Skills for Career Success™ skill development series
• 8 Skill for Management Success™skill development series
• Scores on the Board™ performance improvement system
• Best Practices in Customer Value Management - The Six Building Blocks" a strategic marketing process workshop and implementation guide.
• Subscriber Value Management for ISP's a strategy framework for ISP's
• Net Present Value - Career and Lifestyle Guide for the Harvard Business School Managing Editor 1990
• Income Tax - The Clear Guide Published in 1988
• Saving Tax for Wage and Salary Earners Published in 1987 Community

Activities:
Commencing in his University days, Bill has been active in a number of community organisations. His roles have included:

• President of the Newman College Students Club
• The University of Melbourne Treasurer of the Melbourne University Cricket Club
• Chairman of The Melbourne University Intercollegiate Sports Council
• Delegate of the Victorian Cricket Association
• President of the Australian and New Zealand Club - Harvard Business School
• Executive Committee Member of the Harvard Club of Australia ( Victoria)

Media Coverage:
Bill's academic and business career have been reported in:

• Channel 9 Morning Show
• CO Magazine
• Marketing Magazine
• The Recruiter
• CareerOne
• The Age
• The Herald Sun
• The Sydney Morning Herald
• The Sydney Herald Sun
• The Australian Financial Review
• Business Review Weekly
• The Ballarat Courier
• The Today Show - TV
• Channel 7 Today Tonight
• Channel 7 National News
• Bloomberg Business Report
• CNBC Market Wrap

Speaking Engagements:
In recent years, Bill has addressed the members of several organisations, including:

• Ernst and Young – Sydney 2007
• Australian Human Resource Institute Special Int. Group – Melbourne 2007
• VECCI Conference – Melbourne 2007
• Churchill Club – Melbourne 2006
• Customer Management World Conference - Sydney 2005
• ANZ Pacific Executive Conference - Brisbane 2004
• Yorkshire Bank Flagship Program – England 2004
• Clydesdale Bank Flagship Program –           Scotland 2004
• Melbourne University Commerce Student Association 2004
• The Last Thursday Creative Club – Sydney 2004
• Financial Management Association of Australia 2004
• Melbourne University Commerce Faculty Alumni – 2003
• Melbourne University Regiment - Melbourne 2003
• Austrade Silicon Valley Trade Mission - San Francisco 2001
• Harvard Club of Melbourne - Melbourne 2000
• Harvard Club of Australia - Sydney 2000
• CEDA - Melbourne 2000

Bill has delivered many corporate presentations and workshops around the world on the topics of strategic marketing, marketing on the internet, career and enterprise success and management for start-up companies entering the US market.