datasquirt

Executive team

Datasquirt Board of Directors

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  Mark Loveys

  Chairman/Non-Executive Director

  As one of the founders of Datasquirt, Mark had early involvement in the architecture and design of the company’s products and solutions. Prior to this, he was a founder and product designer of Exonet, a market leading ERP solution for small to medium businesses, currently used by thousands of businesses throughout Australasia. Mark’s success in the design and commercialisation of the Exonet software package, led to it being acquired by a global ERP organisation. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Auckland University and he is a member of the global SAP Solution Partner Advisory Council.

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  Jens Neiser

  Non-Executive Director

  Jens joined the Board following his investment in Datasquirt in June 2006. He manages the Neiser Capital Investment fund and was previously a partner with Boston Consulting Group in New York and Munich specialising in technology companies. He holds a Masters degree in law and PhD in economics.

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  Aaron Ridgway

  Managing Director/CEO

  Aaron is the founder and a major shareholder in Datasquirt and has an extensive, successful background in the mobility and telecommunication industry. He is widely respected as a retailer of mobile phones owning several of New Zealand's most successful First Mobile Vodafone franchises.

Datasquirt Management Team

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  Karen Hormann

  Chief Financial Officer

  Karen joined Datasquirt in 2006 as Chief Financial Officer. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Canterbury and is a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years commercial experience. Prior to Datasquirt, Karen has worked in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom in similar roles with a variety of companies including Dun & Bradstreet and Garuda Orient Holidays.

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  Kieron Lawson

  Chief Technology Officer

  Kieron's 15 years of software architecture and development experience includes leading the development team as Chief Software Architect at Exonet 6; design and development of the award-winning Aegility eLearning workspace platform; developing the world's first graphical geothermal engineering charting package; design and development of the Dejar archive and retrieval system; and leading the development team for Aim Direct; as well as developing marketing databases for clients such as Air New Zealand, Mercury Energy, Team New Zealand and the National Heart Foundation. Kieron has been working on CONTACT since 2004 and has been responsible for the architecture and framework of the platform.