Board of Directors

Experience and expertise

Mr Peter Kazacos has over 30 years experience in the IT industry. He founded KAZ in 1988 and led the Company over its 17-year history. Mr. Kazacos was responsible for guiding KAZ from a small IT services company in NSW to one of Asia Pacific’s leading IT services and business process outsourcing service providers. KAZ grew from 350 employees at its inception, through its listing on the ASX in 2000, to over 4000 employees, as a fully owned subsidiary of Telstra. Prior to establishing KAZ, he held a number of senior technical positions in the Australian IT industry with leading Australian organisations. Mr. Kazacos was the recipient of the inaugural, Australian Entrepreneur of the Year 2001 award in the Technology, Communications, E-Commerce and Biotechnology category. Mr. Kazacos was also inducted into the Hall of Fame for the 3rd Annual IT&T Awards in October 2004. This Award was in the category of “Champion of the vendor community”. Most recently, Mr Kazacos was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the inaugural ARN IT Industry Awards Ceremony (September 2007). Mr Kazacos was also the recipient of the prestigious CSIRO Tony Benson Award for Individual Achievement in ICT at the 2008 iAwards. This award is presented in recognition of outstanding accomplishments of an individual in the Australian ICT industry. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics and Computer Science) from the University of New South Wales.

Experience and expertise

Mr Sean Mulhearn was appointed as Director on 17 November 2015. He has been involved in the financial markets for over 30 years with experience in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and has obtained formal financial accreditations in the US and Asia. Sean has particular expertise in risk management. He recently founded Jacaranda Capital Partners, a boutique advisory and markets training business with offices in Singapore and Australia. He has been Member of Advisory Board of Pelican Point Capital Partners, LLC since October 30, 2014. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Greka Drilling Limited since October 5, 2015.

Experience and expertise

Dr Nicholas Hartnell was appointed as Non-Executive Director on 07 March 2018. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Hartnell brings to Allegra a wealth of orthopaedic industry experience. He completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Sydney in 1995. Since then he has been focused on orthopaedic training and specialisation and hence has many years of experience in all facets of Orthopaedic care.

Dr Hartnell set up his practice in Bowral in the Southern Highlands, NSW and has since expanded his surgical practice into the Goulburn, and Camden/Campbelltown areas. As a result of Dr Hartnell’s extensive experience as an orthopaedic surgeon, he will continue in his role as a member of Allegra’s Panel of Surgeon Advisers.

Experience and expertise

Robyn is a qualified Governance Professional (CGI) and Associate of the Governance Institute of Australia (GIA), who holds a Masters degree in Corporate Governance and a Bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance. Robyn is currently a Company Secretary of and provides company secretarial support to various ASX listed, unlisted public and private companies across a range of industries including financial services, biotechnology and healthcare, technology, cyber security and manufacturing. Prior to joining Automic, Robyn worked at a Lloyd’s of London Syndicate and subsidiary of a global finance and insurance corporation, providing in-house Company Secretarial and Governance support to all local and international entities within the Group.