Gareth is Managing Director at Odyssey Private Equity and he has 15 years’ experience in private equity. He was a Director of CHAMP Ventures across a number of funds. Prior roles include two years with Livingbridge in the UK. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Manchester University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Gareth has been a Council Member of AVCAL since January 2011 and was Chairman between 2014 and 2016.

George is Managing Director at Odyssey Private Equity and he has 25 years’ experience in private equity. He was founding partner of Quadrant, having raised and invested six private equity funds, totalling in excess of $1.7 billion across 54 investee companies. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University and was a 30-year Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. George was Chairman of AVCAL in 2001.

Haydn is the CEO of MST Global. Haydn commenced his career in underground gold mines in South Africa before joining Rio Tinto with roles in manufacturing, smelting and mining in the UK and USA. He has held senior leadership roles with Groundprobe and Komatsu Modular Mining Systems based in the US and Australia. Prior to MST Global, Haydn was the CEO of Leica Mining and COO of Hexagon Mining. He has extensive experience in executive management, mining technology and best practice. Haydn has a Mining Engineering degree from Cardiff University, Wales and a Master’s Degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.

Shaheed is the CFO of MST Global. Shaheed has held senior positions at Siemens and various accounting practices. Prior to joining MST, Shaheed was the CFO and Finance Director with Hexagon Mining. Shaheed holds a Bachelor’s Degree, majoring in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of the South Pacific.

Haydn is the CEO of MST Global. Haydn commenced his career in underground gold mines in South Africa before joining Rio Tinto with roles in manufacturing, smelting and mining in the UK and USA. He has held senior leadership roles with Groundprobe and Komatsu Modular Mining Systems based in the US and Australia. Prior to MST Global, Haydn was the CEO of Leica Mining and COO of Hexagon Mining. He has extensive experience in executive management, mining technology and best practice. Haydn has a Mining Engineering degree from Cardiff University, Wales and a Master’s Degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.

Shaheed is the CFO of MST Global. Shaheed has held senior positions at Siemens and various accounting practices. Prior to joining MST, Shaheed was the CFO and Finance Director with Hexagon Mining. Shaheed holds a Bachelor’s Degree, majoring in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of the South Pacific.

Vadim is the CTO of MST Global. Vadim commenced his career as a software engineer at Komatsu Modular Mining Systems and since that time he has held multiple senior leadership roles at Scientific Technologies Corporation and Leica Mining. Vadim has extensive experience in delivering innovative technology products for mining and other industries. Vadim has a M.S in Systems Engineering from the University of Arizona and M.S in Computer Engineering from the Moscow Institute of Physical Engineering.

Yan is the General Manager – China for MST Global. Yan has held multiple roles in finance, accounting and operations in various industries. Prior to joining MST, Yan was the Finance Manager at Arrow Electronics in Singapore and before that with Arrow Electronics in the USA. Yan holds an Accounting Degree from the Beijing International Studies University and an MBA in Financial Management from the City University Seattle.

Martin has a wealth of knowledge in applied technology across the mining industry which all started as a mining engineer in 1982. These early roles saw Martin work in both open pit and underground mines in Australia. With a keen eye for drill and blast Martin took an engineering role with the one of the world’s leading explosive and blasting companies, Orica. It wasn’t long before Martin moved into strategic roles at Orica which saw him develop new business opportunities across NSW, WA and Vietnam. Keeping true to his focus on technology that increases efficiency and productivity, Martin started with Modular Mining Systems. His tenure at Modular over 17 years consisted of a wide range of regional management roles across Australia, Canada and Chile, as well as global roles as Vice President Global Operations and Vice President Strategic Alliances. Martin started consulting to Mining Technology companies in early 2019 which lead him to start his current role with MST Global. Martin is the General Manager, APAC at MST. Martin will continue using his guiding principles to find solutions to the unique customer situations and has a real desire to build and scale the business in Asia-Pacific.

Mark joins MST Global as the General Manager, Product Management & Marketing with a wealth of knowledge across Electrical Engineering, Product Management and Marketing. Which has seen him scale the Engineering and Product Management world by taking many leadership roles such as Chief Engineer and International Product Management, Strategic Channel Management and National Marketing Management. Early on in Mark’s career he focused on the design and implementation of power distribution systems, and control and automation. Mark spent many years with one of Australia’s largest energy providers, Origin, in which he took on senior leadership roles across Product Management, Sales and Marketing. Mark has a keen interest in commercialising global products and services.