With over two decades of experience spanning finance, technology and risk — Paul O’Rourke brings a uniquely pragmatic lens to the evolving enterprise risk landscape. Now Chief Risk Officer at Tabcorp, Paul is redefining what that title means, finding ways to encourage business innovation (safely, of course) and building strong, agile and complementary teams, to tackle what lies ahead. He joined Atlas Director, Craig Gorton, for our Pathways Podcast

Andy Mellor has had a career that many could only dream of — he’s experienced it all, all around the world. A secondment as a fresh faced graduate would kick-off a 20 year stint abroad in the banking world, with Credit Suisse; returning to Australia to play a crucial role in the IPO, capital raising and sale of PointsBet. His wealth of knowledge and experience has led him to Consulting, currently advising GB Energy. He shared some of this wisdom with Atlas Director, Craig Gorton for our Pathways Podcast. 

Sarah Seddon’s time with German owned chemical producer, BASF has been nothing short of impressive, joining the company in the height of COVID as Business Operations Manager, and kicking goal after goal — four years and five promotions later landing her current role of Head of Supply Chain Management. With over 15 years of experience in mining, metals and FMCG and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAANZ), Company Director (GAICD) and a non-technical accreditation in Robotic Process Automation (UiPath) — we’re excited to see where the future takes her.

Sarah joined Craig Gorton, Director of Atlas Partners for our Pathways Podcast.

You won’t find many CV’s like Clint May’s. With a track record of delivering business outcomes for major retail brands including Carpet Court and the Spotlight Group — it comes as no surprise that omni-channel power-house David Jones came knocking.

The ‘turnaround specialist’ joined Liam Killen, Director of Atlas Partners for Pathways to chat about his rise to Chief Financial Officer, for one of Australia’s household names.

Once you find out CFO of Zero Latency, Glenn Johnson’s career began at GM Holden — you know you’re going to be in for a wild ride. Glenn’s resume boasts a timeline of mega companies including Tabcorp, Service Steam, Sensis — and now, Zero Latency, one of the worlds finest virtual reality experiences, renowned for its multiplayer, free-roam VR experience in a warehouse-scale arena. See, wild ride.

Glenn sat down with Liam Killen, Director of Atlas Partners to chat about the journey, new adventures, and finding time for passions.

It was a series of fortunate events, paired with a career of dedication and hard work — that led to Trent Bond stepping into the role of Chief Financial Officer for Sports Entertainment Network (SEN). Once a young boy who dreamed of a playing AFL, and now a self confessed Arsenal fanatic — the finance leader has found his place in the sports world, doing what he does best, building high performing teams with purpose.

Liam Killen, Director of Atlas Partners, chatted to Trent about the early days of his career, sliding door moments, and what he’d say to the finance leaders of tomorrow.

***Please note: The introduction to Oliver's interview was unfortunately cut-off due to a technical issue in recording.

From moving from professional services into his first commercial role as Financial Controller, Oliver has walked a path full of challenges which have shaped his CFO capabilities.

Craig Gorton, Director of Atlas Partners, sits down with Oliver Kysela, CFO of Endota, and walks through his professional career to date, challenges, mentors and key learnings.