Ai-Media Financial Overview and Strategic Vision
Board of Directors
Deanne Weir
Non-Executive Director and Chair
Deanne has served as a director of Ai-Media since 2010 and became Chair in
August 2013. An entrepreneur, company director and philanthropist, Deanne
previously spent 10 years at ASX listed company Austar United Communications as
a senior executive, including as General Counsel and Company Secretary. Deanne
is also Chair of Seer Data and Analytics, an Australian technology start-up. Deanne
was a long-term Board member and Deputy Chair at Screen Australia and in 2017
was appointed Chair of the Sydney Film Festival. Deanne is a Graduate of the
Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Alison Loat
Non-Executive Director
Alison joined the Board in 2018 is the Chair of Ai-Media's Canadian entity. Alison is
the Managing Director, Sustainable Investing and Innovation at OPTrust, a
Canadian public pension plan, where she is responsible for environmental, social
and governance-related aspects of $22 billion in globally diversified investments
and for developing a new investment portfolio that deploys capital at the
intersection of sustainability and innovation. She is also a Director of The Logic, a
Canadian media company. She holds a BA (Honours) from Queen's University and
a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the Harvard Kennedy School.
John D. Martin
Non-Executive Director
John joined the board in 2010 and served as the company's first Chairman until
2013. He is an experienced company director and business executive having
served as CEO and director of ASX-listed Babcock & Brown Communities, Primelife
and Regeneus. John is a former corporate and executive partner of the law firm
Allens where he specialised in M&A, fundraising and corporate advisory. John is a
member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Tony Abrahams
Chief Executive Officer, Director and Co-Founder
Tony is the CEO of Ai-Media, a business he co-founded in 2003. As a Rhodes
Scholar, Tony attended the University of Oxford from 1998-2001 where he received
a MBA and MPhil in Economics. Tony has Commerce and Law degrees from
UNSW and was the university medalist in accounting in 1998. Tony served as a
Director of Northcott Disability Services from 2010 to 2018 and was recognised by
the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2013.
Jonathan Pearce
Non-Executive Director
Jonathan was appointed to the Board in January 2020. He has significant
experience in the finance industry and has held senior roles in a number of
boutique investment houses. He is a portfolio manager of the CVC Emerging
Companies Fund and focuses on primarily on corporate finance and advisory for
small and mid-cap companies listed on the ASX.
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