PAUL R WILSON - Chairman
Paul Wilson is an experienced board director and private equity investor, with a track record of driving outstanding returns. His 15 years principal investing experience includes senior positions with leading Australian private equity house, CHAMP, and the media focused private investment vehicle of Lachlan Murdoch, Illyria. Paul is a co-founder of Bailador Investment Management, a fund focused on expansion capital opportunities in the information economy sector. Paul has executed investments and held board positions across a broad range of sectors, with particular expertise in media and communications.
He is currently Chairman of ASX listed media group, Commstrat Ltd; a Director of the Rajasthan Royals IPL cricket franchise; a Director of online video platform software provider, Viocorp International a Director of global intelligent data provider, Standard Media Index; and a Director of Yellow Pages New Zealand.
Paul is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, a fellow of the Financial and Securities Institute of Australia, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
MARK SOWERBY
Mark Sowerby is the Founder and Managing Director of Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited. He established the Blue Sky Group in 2006 as a private equity house investing expansion capital into Australian small to medium-sized businesses. Since that time, Mark has expanded the Blue Sky Group’s suite of investment opportunities across a broad spectrum of asset classes.
Mark worked for a number of years with a US based commodity merchant, living in various parts of the US and working in a wide variety of locations including Mexico, Central America, China, South East Asia, Korea and Japan. He developed a strong understanding of export markets, business cultures, foreign trade, futures markets and derivatives. Mark completed his MBA and then joined an Adelaide based co-operative undergoing a substantial restructure. He re-engineered the business and delivered a new model for commercialisation partnerships between public and private entities, exporting to over sixty-five countries.
Mark has a strong academic foundation having completed a Master of Business Administration at the University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment at the Securities Institute of Australia in Sydney, and a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Mark has completed the Private Equity and Venture Capital course at Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
ALEXANDER MCNAB
Alexander McNab is an Investment Director at Blue Sky Private Equity (BSPE) and is involved in all aspects of the private equity business, including deal sourcing, portfolio management and fund-raising. Alexander is a director of a number of BSPE’s portfolio companies.
Prior to joining the Blue Sky Group, Alexander worked for eight years with Bain & Company, a leading global strategy consultancy. He worked in numerous locations including Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and San Francisco and developed a broad skill set including the formulation of corporate and business unit strategies, leading performance improvement projects and influencing management teams to drive results.
Alexander brings a wealth of global experience and skills well suited to the Blue SkyGroup. His experience stretches across a broad range of sectors including financial services, telecommunications, retail, consumer products, and technology.
Alexander holds a Bachelor of Economics (University Medal), and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland. Alexander is also a graduate of the Royal Military College of Australia and is an INSEAD graduate with a Masters of Business Administration (Hons).
He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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