Mike Wallas

Non-Executive Director

Mike Wallas is a trusted business angel and successful entrepreneur who has used his own success and experience to develop a unique methodology to help businesses expand. He was Managing Director of the largest IT distribution operation in Africa with revenues in excess of $400m, and was responsible for over 35 different vendor distribution and alliance agreements.

Mike has more than 22 years' experience in the International IT industry, finance, mining and a host of other industries. He held senior roles at Hewlett-Packard for nine years and as a senior executive assisted H-P Europe with channel development and strategy for the largest sector of their business. As a business angel he has assisted many start-up technology businesses and has added significant value to his companies through his extensive international networks.

He was CEO of Brisbane-based Ephox Corp for three years, a world leader in Java-based content authoring. During his tenure, he drove its growth and development as an international business to a point where it now earns 90% of its revenues overseas.

He sought and negotiated strategic agreements with large US Software vendors such as Vignette, Filenet, Kana, IBM and many others. He assisted with the raising of angel funding in excess of $1 million, and drove the venture capital raising plans for the company, both in Australia and USA.