- BHP Billiton's $4.8 billion Steel Division divestment program which included the sale of four downstream steel businesses and the OneSteel and BHP Steel (now BlueScope Steel) demergers;
- CSR's $6.8 billion demerger of Rinker Group;
- Goodman Fielder's $500 million Ingredients Division divestment program and a US$200 million debt private placement;
- Carter Holt Harvey's acquisition of CSR Wood Panels and Brown & Dureau; and
- Burns Philp's $1.1 billion recapitalisation and sale of its Terminals Division.
Scott was previously an Associate in Chase Manhattan Bank's Aerospace Group in New York from 1990 to 1994.
Scott has a Bachelor of Commerce & Administration (Honours) degree from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has a MBA from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, Rochester, New York.
Scott is married and has two daughters. He enjoys running, horse racing and is a keen supporter of the All Blacks. Scott is a Trustee of The Catwalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust in New Zealand.