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@qantas.com.au
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David Parfett is listed as Operating Principal @ AirTree | Growth Investor & Operator | NED at Airtree, based in Greater Sydney Area, Australia. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at qantas.com.au, phone signal with area code 140, 129, and a matched LinkedIn profile for David Parfett.
David Parfett previously worked as Operating Principal at Airtree and Board Observer at Employment Hero. David Parfett holds Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And E-Commerce from University Of Technology Sydney.
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About David Parfett
I am an Operating Principal at Airtree Ventures, a leading venture capital firm that invests in early and growth stage technology companies in Australia and New Zealand. With 17 years of strategy, investment and operating experience across a range of industries, business models and growth stages, I have a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by entrepreneurs and investors in the region.I am passionate about supporting founders and operators who are building disruptive and impactful solutions for our future. As a board member and the lead investor across 10+ portfolio companies, such as Employment Hero, DesignCrowd, HotDoc, Qwilr and Edrolo, I provide strategic guidance, operational support, and network access to help them grow, scale, secure investment and exit.
Listed skills include Strategy, Due Diligence, Corporate Finance, Mergers And Acquisitions, and 29 others.
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Board Observer
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Board Observer
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Managing Director
Independent CCO/COO and advisor to growth stage ventures and growth orientated enterprises. Key achievements include:▪ Founding CRO/COO responsible for seeding and launching Upkeep+, a home maintenance and improvement subscription business for IAG’s venture arm. Led opportunity identification, proposition design, market testing, fundraising as well as GTM strategy & execution. Secured & onboarded trade & distribution partners + recruitment & leadership of growth, sales, customer success & biz ops.▪ COO advisory role for high growth legal services and technology firm to establish op model for scale + determine key priority growth areas
Board Adviser
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General Manager - Strategy And Ventures
Established greenfield, multi-disciplinarian team to develop, launch and scale portfolio of new B2B and B2C ventures across loyalty, payments, retail marketplace and last mile fulfilment. First venture in market, WhatsMine - a loyalty and offer platform - grew to 100k users is less than 1 year. Responsibilities also included strategic partnerships and investments across key growth vectors: marketplace/e-commerce; payments & data (incl. Slyp); logistics (incl. Shippit), and mobility (incl. Uber Elevate).
Board Observer
Head Of Qantas Ventures | Qantas Group
Founded and led Qantas Ventures - Qantas Group’s corporate venture unit established in 2016 to partner with and invest in early and growth stage technology businessesMandate also included:- seeding & incubating captive new ventures across financial services (incl. mortgage distribution platform) and airline SaaS (revenue management + ops platforms)- partnering with core business units to design, validate and launch new products
Head Of Strategy & Growth | Qantas Loyalty
Qantas Loyalty, a separately managed division of Qantas Airways, operates Australia’s leading loyalty business, generating external EBIT of c.$350 million with an enterprise value of ~A$4.5 billion. Led a multi-disciplinarian team of ex-founders, strategy consultants, investment professionals, designers, product managers and engineers. Key achievements included:- Loyalty Ventures: business lead and GM for the design and incubation phases of two new greenfield ventures (Qantas Assure - digital wellness and health insurance business; Qantas Money - neo-banking play initially starting in credit cards and PFM). - Proposed IPO: co-lead, responsible for valuation and structure review, development of prospectus and presentation materials, negotiation of separation agreements, and day-to-day management of financial and legal advisors.- Strategic Review: Led comprehensive development, assessment and recommendation of refreshed strategic direction.
Senior Manager | Group Strategy
Selection of key achievements included:- Emirates, China Eastern & China Southern partnerships: Co-led $4 billion joint business partnership established in September 2012 between Qantas and Emirates as well as China Eastern and China Southern partnership & revenue sharing alliance. Responsibilities: development, assessment and presentation of deal rationale and alternative structures, negotiation of value sharing mechanism, day-to-day management of deal team, CEO and Board papers. - Qantas International strategy – comprehensive development and assessment of options to arrest Qantas International’s performance and position the business for growth. Responsibilities include initial development and assessment of alternate pathways, business case development including day-to-day management of multiple worksteams & stakeholders, design of integrated network-wide financial model to guide option assessment, partnership appraisal & discussions as well as drafting CEO and Board reports. - Jetstar Pan-Asia strategy – comprehensive development and assessment of options to improve Jetstar’s Pan-Asian operations (Singapore, Vietnam, Japan) and position the business for growth. Responsibilities included development of integrated financial model, assessment of alternate pathways, day-to-day leadership of multiple worksteams & stakeholder management, partnership appraisal as well as drafting CEO and Board reports. - 2x operational unit strategic reviews (combined $1.4 billion cost base) – Project lead responsible for determining project scope, identifying structural efficiency improvement and cost reduction initiatives, overseeing financial model development and alternative ownership option assessment, as well as day-to- day management of cross-functional and business unit workstreams.
Associate Director / Vice President | Investment Banking
Key achievements included:- Nick Scali – corporate advisor to Australian furniture retailer. Responsibilities include development of integrated financial model, strategic evaluation & portfolio review, review of sale considerations and indicative valuation.- Hills Industries: corporate advisor to diversified industrial company. Responsibilities include strategic evaluation & portfolio review, review of transaction opportunities, tactical planning & assessment & assistance with financial projections and valuation.- State Super Financial Services: proposed sale of state owned financial planning business. Responsibilities included preparing three year financial model & Information Memorandum, running data room and Q&A process, day-to-day management of bidders, financial analysis of final offers and negotiation of sale documentation.- Roc Oil/ Anzon Energy: financial advisor to Roc Oil on its merger with ‘dual listed’ Anzon Energy Australia. Responsibilities included assistance in developing bid strategy & consideration structure, development and integration of Anzon’s corporate model into Roc’s, drafting of scheme booklet, Chairman’s letter & shareholder Q&A.- Gresham fund proposals: assistance with the development of various Gresham sponsored investment funds. Key responsibilities included concept analysis, Information Memorandum drafting, trust structuring, and analysis of taxation and accounting implications as well as operational modelling of fund returns, fee & remuneration structures.
Senior Consultant | Transaction Advisory Services
EY is a top tier provider of assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services. The Transaction Advisory team focuses on providing vendor and bidder financial due diligence advice.- Nine Network: vendor due diligence on behalf of PBL in its successful sale of its 50% interest in Nine Network, ACP and ninemsn business units.- Pacific National: acquisition due diligence on behalf of Pacific Equity Partners for its proposed acquisition of 50% of Australia’s largest freight rail business.- Babcock & Brown Power: forecast review for Initial Public Offering.
David Parfett education
Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And E-Commerce
Disruptive Strategy & Innovation
Graduate Diploma, Applied Finance: Investment Banking
Graduate Diploma, Chartered Accounting
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What company does David Parfett work for?
David Parfett works for Airtree.
What is David Parfett's role at Airtree?
David Parfett is listed as Operating Principal @ AirTree | Growth Investor & Operator | NED at Airtree.
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David Parfett is based in Greater Sydney Area, Australia while working with Airtree.
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David Parfett has worked for Airtree, Employment Hero, Design.Com, Hotdoc, and Qwilr.
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What schools did David Parfett attend?
David Parfett holds Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And E-Commerce from University Of Technology Sydney.
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David Parfett is listed with skills including Strategy, Due Diligence, Corporate Finance, Mergers And Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate Development, M&A Experience, and Financial Modeling.
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