The Team
John Innes
John is an Executive Director of BIG. Following a successful 30+ year career as a Corporate Lawyer he is now focused on venture capital and the portfolio of disruptive technology companies. He holds qualifications in law, accountancy, corporate finance and IT and has operated at Director, General Manager or Senior Executive level within some of the largest Australian insurance carriers and US technology corporations, responsible for product development, business development, technology solutions and strategic business units in Australian, Asia, China and USA markets. John is a Member of the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia and the Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association.
Raymond Tai
Raymond is an Executive Director of BIG. Raymond’s commercial and sales experience in the IT Industry with scope that spans from strategy to integration to outsourcing and includes IT products and services. His industry coverage includes Banking and Finance, Government, Energy Distribution, Shipping, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Telecommunications. Most recently, in the Information Technology industry, he has been a dealmaker with over 0.5Bn successfully completed in deals in India, China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong , Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. Raymond is a Certified Practicing Accountant, Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Wesley Chow
Executing Vision & Strategy
Financial Operations Management
P/L & EBIT Improvements
Risk & Compliance Controls
Budget & Cash Flow
Commercial Tender Evaluations
International experience – Asia Pacific, USA, Australia
Nizar Irani
Executing Vision & Strategy
Financial Operations Management
P/L & EBIT Improvements
Risk & Compliance Controls
Budget & Cash Flow
Commercial Tender Evaluations
International experience – Asia Pacific, USA, Australia
Ronald Slocombe
Qualified chemical engineer
Industrial products and environments
Technical processes
Renewable energy and clean fuel technologies
Fossil fuels
Mineral processing
Fire and heat protection systems
Building products and processes
Packaging and paper products
Occupational health, safety and environmental programmes
International experience – USA, Europe, China and SE Asia
Gregg Eichhorn
Technology products
Software applications
Digital displays, software UI and computing services
CAD, virtual reality, gaming and augmented reality technologies
FMCG
Automotive, electronics and entertainment
Tooling, manufacturing supply chain and fulfillment planning
Australia, China, Taiwan, USA and European markets
Lindsay Collinson
Biotechnology / Life Sciences
Medical Devices
Molecular Diagnostics
Healthcare IT
Business Planning
Sales Management
Technology Licensing
R&D
Service Delivery
Margaret Smart
Bio-chemical / Reagents
Life Sciences Fine Chemicals and Diagnostic Products
Educational Services, Books and Publishing
FDA approvals and ISO certification
Motivational, Mentoring and Business Coaching
Australia, New Zealand, Asia-Pacific