Mark is one of the three founders of Talu Ventures which was established in January 2013 as the successor to CM Capital. With more than 20 years of experience in the information technology sector, Mark joined CM Capital in 2006 and assumed responsibility as Head of the Technology Practice at CM in 2008. With a strong background in hardware and software engineering, as well as the media and communications sectors, Mark oversees all aspects of Talu’s IT and Telecommunication investments.
Prior to joining CM Capital, Mark spent 16 years in various General Management, Chief Executive, and Global Sales/Marketing roles with a central theme of building organizations to deliver technologies to the global market. With experience developing, commercializing and selling complex systems in more than 30 countries, Mark has confronted the plethora of challenges facing entrepreneurs and managers in the technology sector, including operations and capital raising.
In 2003, Mark became the CEO of DSpace, an Australia-based satellite modem developer. In this role, he recruited the management team and created strong revenue growth, enlisting a top tier industry customer list. Mark transitioned his role to the team upon reaching profitable and cash positive operations in 2006. He then led and managed, on behalf of the Board and investors, a successful trade sale to a large US Corporation, EMS Technologies (now a subsidiary of Honeywell).
In early 1994, Mark became CEO of Pacific Star Technologies (PST), a telecom software products company based in Brisbane, Australia. Under Mark’s guidance, PST grew to 100 staff in Australia with major contracts in Europe, Asia, Central America and Australia before concluding a successful trade sale to fast-growing US-listed company, Claremont in 1997. Claremont was subsequently acquired by CBSI in 2008 and Mark held the role of Regional VP, Asia. What followed was a number of key senior executive roles in global US organizations, both public and private and relocation to the US. Based in Portland, Oregon Mark was EVP Worldwide Sales for UshaComm, a telecom software organization which grew sales globally above 100 percent per annum during his three year tenure in the role.
Investments/Boards
Mesaplexx Pty Ltd Threatmetrix Inc. Xumii Inc Datacastle AdGent Digital
Qualifications
BE (Hons I) Electrical Engineering, UNSW
Diploma of Company Directorship, AICD & Uni of Sydney Graduate School of Management
FAICD, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Markets), AFMA