Who I am
I’m a product and technology leader with over 25 years experience in Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK. I offer product, technology, and commercial insight to companies supporting their growth in regional and global markets. I’ve got a great track record of delivering IT transformations and delivering business value in fast moving, highly competitive environments. I focus on building great teams as the foundation of the organisation and I manage risk and deliver business effectiveness.
What I do Best
Technology Leadership Providing business vision, technical direction, motivation and cultural guidance in agile, digital technology companies Managing Change Implementing and supporting changes to enable business growth
Financial Management Defining budgets, forecasting and managing to agreed budgets
Innovation Bringing creativity to life with new ideas and innovations
Strategic Thinking Demonstrated ability to develop business, product and technology strategies
Planning & Execution Effective prioritisation of activities, co-ordinating and managing people
Stakeholder Relationships Building powerful relationships with key stakeholders at executive and director level
Where I’ve Worked
APRIL 2022 – PRESENT
Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers is one of Australia’s largest companies by revenue. A conglomerate with interests in retail, health, chemicals, energy, industrial, and safety.
CTO, Catch
Seconded into the Catch business to help drive a turnaround. Responsible for all product and technology across digital, operations, and supply chain. Achieved a year-on-year $50m profitability improvement and developed growth programmes such as retail media and fulfilment services.
CTO, OnePass
Launched the OnePass membership program into Australia with participation from Kmart, Target, Bunnings, Officeworks, and more brands. Transitioned from a high-cost consultant-led delivery model to a sustainable permanent workfoce.
OCTOBER 2016 – APRIL 2022
Marketplacer
Marketplacer is a platform for people who want to build marketplaces, making it easy for people to sell stuff they don’t own and to grow their business. Customers include Myer, Woolworths, Fishbrain, Nokia, Providoor and BikeExchange.
Chief Technology Officer
I was responsible for Marketplacer’s product and technology. As part of the executive leadership team, I ran the team building, maintaining and operating a global SaaS platform. Direct oversight of all product direction and contributing to business operations, sales and marketing.
MARCH 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2016
News Corp Australia
News Corp Australia is one of Australia’s largest media companies with brands across news, sport, business and lifestyle.
Head of Software Engineering
Responsible for all engineering and testing across News Corp Australia’s digital platforms and products. Building highly scalable technology that powers some of Australia’s highest-trafficked websites.
Working with team leads, architects, product, platform, infrastructure and others to improve culture, quality and product outcomes.
DECEMBER 2013 – SEPTEMBER 2014
Australia Post
The Digital MailBox product enables all Australians to receive digital communication from service providers.
Technology Lead, Australia Post Digital MailBox
Strategic technology role for the APDM product; working in tandem with the commercial lead to launch this major piece of Australia Post’s digital future; responsible for all IT investment and delivery.
JUNE 2010 – NOVEMBER 2013
iProperty Group
iProperty Group is an ASX-listed company that owns leading online property portal websites across Asia, making it the number 1 portal across the region, and serving more than 20,000 property agents and 165 developers across 4 countries.
Chief Information Officer
Key management position for the organisation; responsible for IT policy and aligning IT strategy with the firm’s business strategies, including effectively managing the IT budget to maximize return on the investment.
JANUARY 2007 – JUNE 2010
REA Group
REA Group Limited (ASX:REA) is a leading digital advertising business specialising in property, operating Australia’s No.1 residential and commercial property websites, realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au, as well as the market-leading Italian property site, casa.it.
Delivery Manager, Customer Experience
Member of the REA Group Senior Leadership team, leading a team of developers, BAs and QAs responsible for end-to-end delivery of major strategic projects focusing on customer/advertiser relationships and core business systems
Previous positions held:
2001 to 2006
Global Head of Integration - Venda
1999 TO 2001
Developer/Database Administrator – Ask Jeeves
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