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.

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.

James is the General Manager of Product Development. James is a technology professional with over 25 years of experience delivering solutions in the mining, manufacturing, infrastructure, and wholesale investment management industries. He has been involved in designing, developing, and deploying production reporting and safety systems. He has worked on projects in surface and underground operations across Australia, South Africa, India, and North America. James has extensive experience in strategic planning, including delivering tertiary level education. He is committed to the benefits of evidence-based decision making enabled by near real time data systems.

Jon is the General Manager of our North American team for MST Global. Jon is a mining engineer with over 22 years of domestic and international mining expertise. He has extensive experience in the implementation of technology solutions for mining. Jon has more than 15 years of managerial experience leading project teams and managing P&L operations for more than 70 staff. He has experience in open pit and underground design, mine optimization, strategic and production mine scheduling, and complex material blending for strategic and production planning.

Peter joins MST Global as our General Manager - APAC. He has had held leadership and business development roles with industry leading OEM’s , providing equipment and leading edge technology to the mining industry both domestic and international.

Claes joined MST Global with over 30 years of experience from the Mining, Construction and Infrastructure industries. He started his career with Epiroc and has also worked with Hitachi and Imdex. He is a mechanical engineer and a specialist in Sales management, Key Account management and Business Development.

Sarah is the Marketing Manager for MST Global. Sarah brings over a decade of digital marketing technical skills specific to B2B sales cultures. Her experience encompasses corporate events, strategic campaign management and brand management, centring the customers' priorities. Sarah has worked with a number of international organisations to meet the demands of national and global markets. Sarah leads our global brand and product marketing delivery, and champions our internal digital transformation as guided by her considered marketing approach.