Russell Krause – Non-executive
director & acting Chairman of EBS
Russell is a consultant stockbroker advising on
initial public offerings, capital raising, acquisitions, divestments, and
restructuring. During his career Russell has held senior positions with the
stock broking firms of Ord Minnett, ANZ Macaughan, Bankers Trust
Australia,
and HP JDV.
His stock broking experience includes directorships and board positions,
participation in and chairmanship of underwriting and risk committees, and
acting as divisional head of private client business; he has also held senior
investment banking positions with responsibility for institutional banking,
corporate finance and research. He has international experience
overseeing the establishment and development of margin lending businesses.
David Glavonjic– Non-Executive Member (former
Managing Director) of EBS
David’s executive experience in the IT and
communications sector spans a period of more than twenty-five years – the
majority of them as chief executive or in positions of equivalent
responsibility. He has a track record of demonstrable achievement as a
professional manager in creating shareholder value, in bringing new
technologies to market, and in the conception, creation and management of
profitable commercial businesses. He initially qualified as an accountant
before embarking on a professional management career during which he has held a
variety of management positions within the I.T. and communications
sector.
His early professional experience was gained with the CSIRO (Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) where his interest in both
innovation and technology was first stimulated. Subsequently, both with
the CSIRO and in other organizations, he acquired extensive hands-on experience
in conceiving and establishing innovative ventures and managing them to
profitable growth. Highlights include the establishment of Connect
Internet Solutions as a leading provider of business solutions using Internet
technologies and a culture of customer service. At Connect Internet
Solutions (a subsidiary of AAPT) he held the positions of chief executive and
managing director, both before and after the acquisition of AAPT by Telecom New
Zealand, and
was responsible for its successful integration within the Telecom New Zealand
Group. In this role he further developed his specific expertise in
e-business.
His executive experience includes not only technology
commercialisation and business operations but formulation of strategy and
negotiation of business partnerships and alliances. He is a member of the
Australian Institute of CompanyDirectors.
Agim Isai– Managing Director of EBS
Agim was
one of the founding members of Corpnet Computer Solutions (a predecessor of
Corpnet) in 1997 and has been involved in the growth of the Corpnet business up
until Corpnet’s merger with EBS in November 2008.
He has worked in the IT industry for more than fifteen years and has a
diverse range of managerial experience spanning project management, operations,
sales and marketing. He has held the position of managing director at Corpnet
since November 2004. and holds affiliations with the Australian Institute of
Project Management and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jeremy Martineau - Company
secretary of EBS
Throughout his career Jeremy has specialised in
company transactional work where he has extensive experience in both
project-management and advisory capacities. The main focus of his
experience has been private business – often businesses with a strong growth profile
or growth prospects.
He has a background in law and qualified in
1981.
He was a partner with a substantial and long-established commercial firm in
Birmingham for ten years
before moving to
Brisbane
where he practised with McCullough Robertson from 1996. He subsequently
worked in the corporate finance & investment banking practice of
PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was involved in initiating, structuring and
managing a number of transactions (equity investments and company sales) to
successful completion.
Although no longer involved in legal practice, he remains admitted to practise
both in the
UK
and in
Australia.
He holds a diploma in entrepreneurship studies and is a member of the
Australian Institute of Company Directors.