Ben Chidlow

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Chief Financial Officer at Hickinbotham Group

Greater Adelaide Area, Australia

Overview

Ben Chidlow is the Chief Financial Officer at Hickinbotham Group, South Australias largest home builder. A Chartered Accountant, his career includes senior finance roles at Bickfords Group and as a Director at Deloitte, where he specialized in advising large private enterprises.

His professional focus has been on leading operational finance teams and providing high-level tax advice to prominent businesses within the South Australian market.

He has progressed from a tax advisor to leading the entire finance function for a major private company.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Unexpressive

Tough To Convince

They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much.

Topics They Care About

Private Enterprise Finance
Has built a career advising and leading finance for some of South Australia's largest private businesses, from beverage manufacturing to property development.
Financial Operations
As Financial Controller at Bickford's Group, he led the operations finance team for its diverse portfolio, including manufacturing, distilleries, wineries, and farms.
Talent Development
Has shown a commitment to building teams by actively recruiting for graduate and experienced accountant roles in his previous positions.

Media Appearances

Ben has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Chief Financial Officer at Hickinbotham Group
7-2025 - 10-2025
Financial Controller at Bickford's Group of Companies
3-2023 - 10-2025
Finance Manager at Bickford's Group of Companies
7-2021 - 3-2023
Director at Deloitte Australia
1-2020 - 3-2023
Senior Tax Manager at Deloitte Australia

Education

7-2022 - 12-2022
Education details unavailable from Australian Institute of Company Directors
2016 - 2018
Chartered Accountant from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

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Insights For Selling To Ben

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ben is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ben

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ben move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Ben take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Ben

Personality Compatibility


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