Management team

Ed Adams has over 15 years senior experience in international finance, mergers and acquisitions, and business development. Ed was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Technology for Mirant Corporation the leading gas marketer in the United States at the time, and was Chief Financial Officer for the Asian subsidiary of the Southern Company, the largest electric utility in the United States. Ed has also held senior roles at other South Company subsidiaries, at First Financial Management Corporation, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Data General. Having completed more than $2 billion of international bank and capital market financings and more than $1.5 billion of acquisitions and divestitures Ed became convinced of the need for a product like Affinitext.
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Graham Thomson has over 30 years experience in construction and major projects around the world. Graham was a partner of two international law firms; Mallesons Stephen Jaques, based in Hong Kong, and Masons, based in London. With pre-eminent expertize in the field of project alliancing, and a reputation for facilitating resolution of complex legal and commercial disputes, Graham has advised on major projects worldwide. Graham was also seconded for a considerable period of time to a major Asian infrastructure client as its Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to his legal career, Graham qualified as an engineer and spent 10 years in large scale international project management. This unique combination of international engineering and legal experience makes Graham a sought-after expert on innovative solutions for project documentation and project disputes.
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Andras Puskas has over 17 years experience in project management and software development in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Andras is a specialist in client-centric project management and the secure management of sensitive financial and personal data. Andras co-designed and managed development of a pioneering account security alert system for CIB Bank providing SMS notifications to account holders. As Research & Development Manager for KCS, Andras developed secure systems for over 100 clients across South East Asia and Australia. Andras also has extensive experience in large database applications for sensitive financial and medical data in the government and non-profit sectors.
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Frank Stranges has over 20 years sales & marketing experience in the technology sector and internationally recognised expertize in document and knowledge management. As founder of 80-20 Software, Frank variously held roles as CEO and as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, driving continuous growth and expansion in Australia, USA, and Europe. 80-20 Software innovation in search, document management, governance, risk management and compliance software lead to equity investment from Intel, Telstra and GE. At the age of 24 Frank founded Information Technology Solutions (ITS) and grew it to become the 12th fastest growing company in Australia. Frank holds a USA patent in the structure and use of document management storage systems.
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Phillip Frantz has over 20 years experience in large scale IT projects, with particular expertize in search and content management. As Technical Services Manager and R&D Manager at Co-cam Computer Group, Phillip managed development for a range of blue chip corporate clients. As founder of Blackdog Software, Phillip has developed systems including document management systems, e-sales & marketing systems for the retail sector, and content deployment and search solutions for Thomson CPD, part of The Thomson Corporation (TTC) – one of the world's leading information companies. Phillip has also developed a Meta-search engine for Telstra, Australia’s largest telecommunications company.
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