Officers

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 Company Directors.



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.