Dan is an experienced business owner and considered business leader. He understands that challenges that face business leaders in growing their companies, and provides an empathetic approach to supporting those leaders to do so. Dan is located in Sydney.
As Managing Director of Visa Solutions Australia, he has led the expansion of the business to have a national coverage with offices operating in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Prior to relaunching Visa Solutions Australia, he was the Managing Director of an ASX listed company (Interstaff Recruitment Ltd).
Dan Engles has an in depth understanding of government policy. Prior to establishing his own firm in 2004, Dan was employed with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (‘CCI’) for more than eight years as a Senior Executive.
During most of that period he held the position of Senior Economist and was responsible for a number of matters including submissions to both State and the Federal governments and also represented the CCI’s views through the media. He was the architect of a new commercial business unit for the CCI and successfully established and operated the unit to become one of the CCI’s first commercial functions.
Between 1989 and 1996 Dan was employed by the Federal Departments of Treasury and Finance in Canberra. He held a number of roles during this period dealing with a variety of issues including debt management, investment promotion, current economic conditions, monetary policy and balance of payments.
His experience also includes almost a decade as a Senior Executive and Senior Economist with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (‘CCI’).
Dan holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in Economics and Finance from Curtin University and a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Canberra University.