Specialisation:

• International Business Development
• Capital Raising & Funding
• Strategic Advisory, Mentoring
• Enterprise solution specialisation includes:
  Messaging and Collaboration, Mobile Applications,
  Sales Incentive Management, Security

Mobile: +65 9185 3044 (Singapore)
Mobile: +61 405 448 938 (Australia)

Email: olavs@ventures-international.net

As the founder and CEO of Ventures International Group, Olavs has three decades of international business experience, with considerable experience and connections across the Asia Pacific region. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, having founded and served as CEO of his own software and consulting services businesses. After senior management roles with Burroughs and GE Information Services, Olavs has run his own software, services and Internet-related companies in Australia and Asia for the past 20 years, primarily representing US and European vendors, including Verimation, Soft.Switch, Infodata, Critical Path and Callidus Software in the Asia Pacific region. Olavs is well-versed in establishing, managing and supporting channel partners throughout Asia, Europe and Australia. He has a passion for working with early stage companies, providing them with business development assistance, mentoring, strategic advisory services, and assistance with capital raising. As an Australian expat, he is based in Singapore, with frequent travel across the region, including regular visits to Australia to service the needs of the company's Australian clients.

Specialisation:

• Mobile Telecommunications
• Mobile Payment Solutions
• Mobile Media Applications, such as Live Video Streaming and Mobile Gaming
• Capital Raising for Start-up Companies
• International Business Development and Sales

Mobile: +65 9624 9828

Email: olohmann@ventures-international.net

Olaf has thirteen years of experience in sales and business development as well as in product and project management. Initially working for mobile operator Orange in Europe, he has been an entrepreneur in Asia for the past nine years, mainly working on projects in the mobile applications space. During this time Olaf played pivotal roles in three successful fund raising rounds from VCs and strategic partners; in Malaysia, USA and Singapore. Olaf has lived and worked in several countries of Europe and Asia and gathered further experiences in the USA and the Middle East.

Olaf holds a Masters Degree of electro-technical engineering with the University of Applied Sciences of Hanover, Germany. Olaf joined Ventures International in June 2010.

Specialisation:

• Telecommunications
• Security
• Business Analytics
• Geospatial Applications

Mobile: +61 411 157 609

Email: jeremy@ventures-international.net

Jeremy Brown has been involved in all aspects of growing technology-based businesses across three continents for over 25 years. He has held senior management roles with venture-backed organizations including Alphablox and Symantec as well as several start-ups. Jeremy managed the process of building Symantec UK (a privately held company) from start-up to the point of acquisition by Symantec Corporation and led the successful integration of the two companies. He has managed sales and marketing initiatives across the spectrum from retail to enterprise, and has considerable experience with channel sales and development. Jeremy is involved in Asia Pacific due diligence research and has held multiple interim CEO positions as well as start-up advisory board membership.

Jeremy holds a BSc in Management Science and an MSc in Operational Research and Computer Simulation from Warwick University, UK.

Specialisation:

• Strategic Business Development
• Post Acquisition Integration, Business
  Transformation and Change Management
• Fix and Grow business transition
• Company-wide or business division ERP
  implementation (SAP and Computer Associates)

Mobile: +61 424 147 714

Email: robert@ventures-international.net

With over 30 years of business experience, a versatile and accomplished results driven international commercial executive with a diverse background in multiple sectors, including telecoms, technology, industrial and services. and has worked in Australia, Asia, Europe, USA, Middle East and Africa.

Robert has proven success in the areas of complex business problem resolution, new market identification and penetration, capital raising, strategic planning and implementation, business development and its implementation, business transformation and change, major restructure and footprint alignment, full business ERP implementation, regulatory and business governance.

Utilising his strong people management skills, Robert has the ability to coach, train and educate clients and staff in stressful growth or change situations. Where appropriate he has used TQM and 6 Sigma to support change initiatives.

Specialisation:

• Banking
• Financial Services
• Resources and Manufacturing

Mobile: +61 414 868 197

Email: peter@ventures-international.net

An experienced IT executive with many years in the industry, both from a Consumer and a Vendor perspective, Peter has run his own Consulting and Services company for the last 5 years and prior to that had several successful, lengthy stints of Sales and Sales Management at various global, multi-national software companies.

With industry experience in Banking, Financial Services, Resources and Manufacturing, in Australia and Europe, Peter's past roles provide a firm grounding to deal with any Client situation.

Specialisation:

• ITC investment and growth
• Retail Technology
• Logistics and Supply Chain sectors

Mobile: +61 434 398 758 (Australia)
Mobile: +65 9170 0554 (Singapore)

Email: probilliard@ventures-international.net

Peter has over 25 years of international business experience across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the UK. He is a talented entrepreneur having founded and served as CEO of his own investment and consulting services businesses. With a key focus in ICT and technology across the Banking, Retail and supply chain sectors, Peter provides the expertise and enthusiasm to find, grow and generate new business. Peter is based in Victoria, Australia and is married with 3 children.

Specialisation:

• PR and Communications
• Cross-cultural Consulting
• Asia Business Connections
• International Business Facilitation
• Client Relationship Management

Mobile: +66 8 0284 7227 (Thailand)
Mobile: +65 8303 9048 (Singapore)

Email: warunyar@ventures-international.net

Warunyar is responsible for managing international client and investor relations. With her dual Thai-Australian citizenship, she has extensive business connections throughout Asia, as well as in Australia. Warunyar has a PhD in Communications and Public Relations from Australia, and has successfully managed her own Public Relations and cross-cultural consulting business for a number of years. Warunyar has been extensively involved in international business facilitation, managing client and investor relationships, as well as working with the media industry throughout her 12-year international business career. She is also a successful published author and motivational speaker.

Specialisation:

• Prestige Residential
• Bulk Residential Deals
• Retail Redevelopment
• Commercial Investments
• Property Fund Raising
• JV Opportunities

Mobile: +66 8 6553 2574

Email: darren@ventures-international.net

Darren White is based in Bangkok, Thailand, for the last seven years, specialising in major joint venture deals with international investors and developers in real estate, property development and hotel and resort projects. He comes from a career spanning more than 20 years in property, including international firms such as Knight Frank and CBRE and Savills. During his career he has been responsible for heading commercial and retail teams in the Melbourne, Hong Kong and Bangkok property markets. A highlight of his career is the management of high profile investment clients and wealth funds from groups in Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Moscow, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Specialisation:

• Asian market entry for technology companies
• Payment Industry
• Strategy, product and service development

Mobile: +65 9337 1144

Email: simon@ventures-international.net

Simon Lang is currently working with the Royal Bank of Scotland helping in the Technology Services area. Simon has over 25 years of experience in a number of roles in helping businesses develop products and services in a number of vertical markets, with specific skills in managing business development, new product development, product management and project management for payment related solutions.

With the last decade dealing with development of Loyalty Programs, M-Commerce, Smart Cards (EMV), and Contactless Cards and developing commercial cases for other emerging technology solutions, he has business experience spanning from his own consultancy business to working for organizations such as Visa Worldwide Services, Ingenico International, MAOSCO, GE Capital Finance and National Australia Bank.

Simon is listed on Strathmore's Who's Who, a member of the Project Management Institute and for the past 6 years, has lived and worked in Singapore, now as a Permanent Resident, after working and living in other locations such as India and Australia.