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Bolton Equities is a family office focussed on direct equity investment in private companies, primarily in New Zealand and Australia. I oversee all aspects of the investment lifecycle - sourcing, due diligence, investment, governance and advisory, and exit. I represent Bolton Equities as a Director and Board Member for a number of portfolio companies including Nano Platform, Izon, Vending Direct and Corporate Cabs.

The Rocks, New South Wales, Au

Nano is making Financial Services better. We help Financial Institutions improve their loan processes, accelerating digital customer acquisition by automating underwriting and decisioning with real-time data. I represent Bolton Equities as a Director and Board Member at Nano.

Christchurch, Canterbury, Nz

Izon Science brings precision and reproducibility to the world of nanoparticle separation and analysis. Izon supports academic and industry scientists working with nano-sized biological particles, by designing and manufacturing solutions for particle isolation and physical characterisation. I represent Bolton Equities as a Director and Board Chair at Izon.

Vending Direct provides everyday convenience to everyone. Vending Direct is New Zealand's Number 1 Supplier of Vending Solutions - Snack, Beverage, Fresh & Frozen Food, Gym Nutrition, Coffee and Pantry services - to over 2000 locations across the country. I represent Bolton Equities as a Director and Board Chair at Vending Direct.

Nz

New Zealand's premium provider of ground transportation. Corporate Cabs is a better wayto travel. Safe, luxurious cars, smooth journeys and pick-ups that are on time, everytime. I represent Bolton Equities as a Director and Board Chair at Corporate Cabs.

Ultimo, New South Wales, Au

aglow is the world's only dedicated beauty membership platform. We combine technology, payments and beauty industry expertise to help business owners generate predictable monthly recurring revenue, build valuable businesses and achieve financial freedom. I am an Independent Director and Board Chair at aglow.

I led our Global Payments Function, managing delivery of embedded payments solutions through our owned software and direct payments solutions to clients, software and payments partners. My teams were responsible for product management and development of our platforms, infrastructure and operational support, customer services including B2B and B2C, and management of all processing, acquiring and partner relationships. Processing volumes were in excess of US$25B.

I led our team of ~650 people at TSG through a period of high business growth (>50% Revenue and EBITDA), alongside preparing for and successfully executing a majority sale of the business to Private Equity Investor Advent International.

I oversaw the entire operations of the company across all regions, in New Zealand, Australia, UK, and the USA, and provided senior leadership and management of over 300 staff members of Customer Services, IT Infrastructure and Operations, Product Development, and Support. My primary responsibility was to direct the entire organisation on the development and delivery of Organisational Strategy across all operating functions and to ensure implementation of business strategies, plans, and procedures to realise the goals of the company. My duties and achievements consisted of the following:• Leads the assessment and validation of organisational budgeting ensuring alignment with operational requirements, and operational and strategic planning.• Provides operational oversight of due diligence and acquisition integration, incorporating cross-functional projects, including software development with 3rd party dependencies, Contact Centre, and Operational Consolidation.• Improved systems and revenues through the implementation of a series of operating initiatives that increased gross margins through standardised pricing models and management of several operational aspects of various business units.• Created and disseminated organisational identity, vision, culture, and strategy across all levels of the organisation. • Led the design, implementation and ongoing refinement of a unified and standardised system of management across the whole organisation that allowed alignment and direct comparison of key financial and operating performance metrics of the various business units.• Provides leadership and relationship management in Key Client Negotiations with clients.• Spearheaded the expansion of Product Development Management Methodology and Capability and integrated New Group CIO with New Group CISO.

My main responsibility was the global management of IT Infrastructure and Operations, Product Development and Support across New Zealand, Australia, UK, and the USA, made up of a total of 60 members as part of a multicultural and cross-functional team. I was tasked to direct all areas of operations, strategic planning, and delivery of complex projects and initiatives. In detail, I: • Evaluated, assessed and attended projects and issues with product and infrastructure platforms that affected growth, revenue and cost margins.• Headed operational due diligence efforts on mergers and acquisition opportunities, as well as post-acquisitions management, as part of my duties as Key Operational and Technical Subject Matter Expert.• Managed the incorporation of Technical Sales responsibility for High Value/Strategic Prospects, Key Account Project and Relationship Management.• Fostered excellent client relationship management and led contract renewals with the primary decisionmakers, playing a significant role in various strategic sales deals and onboarding/implementation.• Achieved successful delivery and market entry of Debitsuccess Product Platform in the USA and managed its transition to an API-driven service model.

In this position, I was responsible for management and development of the IT Infrastructure and Operations, Product Development and Support teams for the regions of New Zealand and Australia. I:• Reviewed and organised the implementation of product and infrastructure platforms and monitored the work progress of a team of 30 staff, ensuring that each member was aligned with the overall goals of the organisation.• Led the Level 1 PCIDSS Compliance Project • Headed the platform integration of the newly acquired Paysmart business unit with Clubware.• Designed and implemented Information Technology and Information Security Policy that supported better processes for operations in New Zealand and Australia.• Initiated, developed and successfully launched a project innovation in health and fitness markets in Australia and New Zealand that introduced electronic signature-based contracts in both desktop and web-based applications. This rapidly became the preferred method of data capture across the client base and as a result reduced costs and improved data integrity and service.

South Melbourne, Victoria, Au

South Melbourne, Victoria, Au