Derek Polyak Email & Phone Number

An MBA qualified, highly skilled technology and finance professional with extensive experience in Global Transaction Banking, Trade & Supply Chain and Core Debt gained from many years of service within ANZ. During his tenure at ANZ Corporate and Institutional Banking, his account management clients were some of the largest businesses in Australia and New Zealand as well as many significant industry-leading trans-national corporations globally. He is a very active participant in Australia’s vibrant Start-Up and Entrepreneurial community, regularly associating with some of the stalwarts of the New & Emerging Industry scene such as General Assembly, Moula, Stone & Chalk, ESC, Fintech Melbourne, The Melbourne Bitcoin Technology Centre, Capgemini, KPMG and ANZ just to name a few. As the Commercial Head of Sales & Marketing for Ocean Software, a major systems provider to Defence and Government for 25 years, he was responsible for building Ocean’s engagement, capability and client base within the Corporate, FinTech and Emerging Industry sectors. Currently consulting to Acceleration Group as a Subject Matter Expert on Education Sector digital transformation, information systems, procurement and technology innovation and short term contracts with Niantic, Vic Super, Deloitte Risk Advisory Services, Swinburne University and ANZPAA over the last year.

Listed skills include Banking, Financial Analysis, Retail Banking, Portfolio Management, and 46 others.