Mr David Breeze
Chairman
David is a corporate finance specialist with extensive experience in the stock broking industry and capital markets. He has been a corporate consultant to Daiwa Securities; was formerly Manager of Corporate Services for Eyres Reed McIntosh and the State Manager and Associate Director for the stock broking firm BNZ North’s.
David has a Bachelor of Economics and a Masters of Business Administration, and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Management; an Associate Member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors of Australia. He has published in the Journal of Securities Institute of Australia and has also acted as an Independent Expert under the Corporations Act. He has worked on the structuring, capital raising and public listing of over 70 companies involving in excess of $250 million. These capital raisings covered a diverse range of areas including oil and gas, gold, food, manufacturing and technology.
Dr Bruce Whan
Non Executive Director
Bruce has been actively involved in innovation for some 20 years and is Director of Swinburne Knowledge, Swinburne University’s commercialisation unit, and CEO of Swinburne Ventures Ltd (SVL). Under his management, SVL has established or become involved in 18 start-up companies which have attracted investment of over $16 million and presently enjoy annual operating revenues exceeding $3 million. He is also Chairman of INNOVIC (the Victorian Innovation Centre Limited), which evaluates new products and technologies, and then plans and implements commercialisation strategies to attract investment and to optimise the likelihood of market place success. Bruce is also a member of the I&RD Board Engineering and Manufacturing Committee which administers applications for commercial ready funding.
Ms Deborah Ambrosini
Executive Director and Company Secretary
Deborah is a chartered accountant with over 10 years’ experience in accounting and business development spanning the biotechnology, mining, IT communications and financial services sectors. She has extensive experience both nationally and internationally in financial and business planning, compliance and taxation.
Deborah is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and was a state finalist in the 2009 Telstra Business Woman Awards. Deborah was also a recipient in 2011 of the highly regarded 40 under 40 award held by the WA Business News.
Mr Greg Gilbert
Non Executive Director
Greg is a specialist in strategy and planning and works in the health and aged care sector. He has a Masters of Science from Cranfield University in the UK and, in addition, has a Masters of Health Administration from La Trobe University, a Masters of Business Administration from Deakin University, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, and a Diploma of Applied Science from the Royal Military College, Duntroon.
Greg has an extensive background in merchant banking and banking, having held the position Global Head of Strategy and Finance and Project Director Global Credit Review with the National Australia Bank, as well as having worked in executive roles with Capel Court Investment Bank, CIBC Australia Limited and B&C Capital.
Greg has also worked with the National Australia Bank as an Internal Consultant on strategic operational reviews with McKinsey and Company and Booz Allen and Hamilton Consultants.
A former Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Defence Force, he has extensive senior management experience in strategic planning, financial management, change management and project management as well as merchant banking and corporate advisory experience in mergers and acquisitions and valuations.
