11.40am - 12.10pm or 12.10pm - 12.30pm
The story of how an idea to help protect financial institutions and governments from threat, crime and corruption grew into a $118 million NZX listing of a unique software company counting Fortune 500 and world's best known policing and homeland security agencies as customers.
Craig will share the Wynyard Group case study of how to create the corporate infrastructure of a world-class scalable technology business through recruitment of a senior leadership team, world-class advisory and globally experienced governance board.
Key Themes: Innovation, Infrastructure, Governance and getting the right advisors.
About Craig
Craig is Wynyard Group’s (NZX:WYN) co-founder and Managing Director. Wynyard Group specialise in advanced software to help protect companies and countries from threat, crime and corruption. Wynyard have more than 400 customers including fortune 500 companies and the world's leading law enforcement and homeland security agencies. The company listed on the NZX in July 2013 and has offices in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates.
Craig was previously Managing Director of Jade Software, Chief Financial Officer of Coca-Cola Amatil’s (ASX:CCL) pacific operations and Vice President Finance for BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) for the region. Craig has also held senior executive roles in finance, strategy and planning with Vodafone (LON:VOD) in Sweden and Australia.
A New Zealand citizen, Craig holds a BCom from the University of Tasmania, MBA from Deakin University and is Fellow of CPA Australia. Craig has studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is currently a board member of Crown entity Callaghan Innovation. Craig has previously held directorships with Enable Networks,the Motor Neurone Disease Association NZ and South East Asian anti-human trafficking not-for-profit SISHA.
