Dean Weinman is Managing Director of Deasil and is responsible for the Group’s strategic initiatives and investments.

With his ever-expanding global network of business, social and community contacts, Dean has an exceptional talent for identifying opportunities and making them a reality. He takes pride in being an eternal optimist and a positive contributor in every situation.

Amongst the many investments, Dean was a founding shareholder of Locomote and played an integral role in taking the company from inception to eventual sale.

Prior to Deasil, Dean spent two years at LeasePlan and three years as an academic tutor at Monash and Deakin Universities, in both the Marketing and Management Faculties. Dean graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Marketing), Bachelor of Business (Management) and Bachelor of Business (Honours).

Philip Weinman is a self-made businessman and entrepreneur with an impressive track record in starting and developing his own companies as well as investing in start-ups.

He has led the way in disruptive innovation for more than 30 years across a wide range of industries, from IT and satellite communications, recruitment and educational training to travel, property management and beverages.

Philip turned the software and hardware solutions industry on its head when he founded HiSoft in 1983. Within five years HiSoft was Australia’s largest privately-owned computer company with a turnover of more than $300 million and a 35-percent market share in Australia.

In 1995 he founded CTS Travel and Events and three years later listed it on the ASX with a turnover of more than $450 million. In 2012 he returned to travel as CEO of Locomote, transforming how the corporate market operates globally.

In 2006 he established Deasil Management which invests in start-ups, existing private companies and under-performing, under-valued ASX-listed public companies.

Since reducing his day-to-day involvement in the running of his businesses, Philip is channeling his energy and expertise into consulting to other businesses and to speaking engagements.

Semi-retirement will also give him the opportunity to devote more time to his family’s philanthropic foundation which funds capital projects in family welfare and health.

Peter Williams is a Partner with Deloitte, CEO of Deloitte Digital and until recently was CEO of Australia’s largest online mobile and emerging technology firm, Eclipse. Prior to his time at Deloitte Digital & Eclipse, Peter founded Deloitte’s e-business consulting group in Australia in 1996.

Peter is one of Australia’s key thought leaders on innovation and online, mobile & emerging technology. He has worked with many high profile organisations such as Telstra, CSIRO, Holden, Victorian & Federal Governments and Meat & Livestock Australia. Peter is a sought after commentator on web and technology trends and in 2006 & 2007 has been featured in articles in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, BRW and Fast Thinking Magazine.

Peter’s other roles include:

• Chairman of the Deloitte Innovation Council
• Advisory Board Swinburne University, School for Business Innovation
• Board member of Circus Oz
• Institute of Chartered Accountants-Future of the Profession Thought Leadership Committee

Lori Katz is an active member of Deasil’s management team, based in New York, responsible for spearheading Deasil’s strategic business development and capital access divisions.

Lori is a strategic advisor to start-ups and organisations looking to scale. She is currently partner in an international boutique advisory firm working across industries and assisting companies with market entry and capital access. Her focus is companies with cross border aspirations with an emphasis on tech startups, sustainable consumer products, e-commerce and hospitality. Lori’s expertise includes strategy and implementation, capital access, business development, marketing and sales, channel partnerships, corporate and organisational structure and scaling operations.

Lori was Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Clamour, an app and web platform for trusted community online marketplaces. She also served as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for c/o Hotels, a Scandinavian luxury socially-conscious hotel company, overseeing operations in both the U.S. and Sweden. Prior to relocating to New York, she worked as the Senior Managing Attorney at a tribunal dealing with WWII Swiss bank accounts in Zurich, Switzerland. She has volunteered and worked extensively in the area of international human rights and social justice, including with HPCR International, the UN Peacebuilding Support Office, and the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. Lori has been involved with several young adult focused organizations, including running seminars on public policy and social activism in Washington, DC and as an advisory board member.

A Boston native and a current New Yorker, Lori holds a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School and a B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University. In 2009, Lori was awarded a fellowship and certificate for study of Social Entrepreneurship at Columbia University Business School through the Ariane de Rothschild Program.

Mark Frydenberg was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1990, and then completed a formal clinical urological oncology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA between 1990-1992.

Upon return to Australia he was appointed as a urologist at Monash Health and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and in 1997 was promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, and also became the Chairman of the Department of Urology, Monash Health, a position he held until 2017. He was also academically promoted to Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University in 2012, and also holds Professorial positions within the Faculty of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biosciences School and the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, both at Monash University.

Professor Frydenberg has been involved in many leadership roles within Australia. He was the inaugural chairman of the Urological Oncology Special Advisory Group of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) between 2007-2013, President- elect of USANZ (2013-2015), President of USANZ (2015-2017), past-president, Treasurer and Investment Committee Chairman of USANZ (2017-2019) and remains on the Board of Directors of USANZ currently. He also currently sits on the Council of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, is the Deputy Chair of the Professional Standards Committee, member of the Resources, Property and Investment Sub-Committees and is a Federal Board member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. He has recently been appointed to the position of the Academic Chair of Urology, Cabrini Institute, Cabrini Health a major private hospital institution in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

He has been on multiple National Health and Medical Research Council guideline committees, as well as multiple Australian Government and Cancer Australia committees and remains heavily involved in urological cancer management from a health policy perspective.

He has published more than 190 peer reviewed articles in the medical literature, has been awarded more than $10 million in competitive grants, and is an invited speaker to many national and international urological conferences. He is a regular review for major international urology journals and is on the editorial board of Urologic Oncology, and World Journal of Urology. Due to his contributions to medicine and professional organisations he was award Member, Order of Australia (AM) in 2016.

Amanda Gome has been a CEO, senior executive, entrepreneur and publisher in the media and communications industries, leading change through the digital and social revolution.

Amanda is CEO of Notable Media, a communications consultancy, advising leading organisations and executives on social and digital media, profiles and content to build trust, reputation and improve business results. She also runs the multi award winning program NotableWomen to assist female business leaders and executives build strong communications skills and profiles with a focus on social media.

Amanda was ANZ Bank’s Head of Digital and Social Media, publisher of business magazines BRW and Smart Investor, CEO of Private Media which owned Crikey and a business journalist at Fairfax for many years.

In 2006, Amanda used angel investment and started Australia’s first digital media sites, including SmartCompany, Start-Up Smart and Women’s Agenda.

Amanda is an adjunct professor of business at RMIT University and a GAICD.

Felicity Grey is founder and managing director of Theory Crew PR, a modern PR agency delivering expert PR, influencer marketing and content solutions to innovative lifestyle brands. Brands who have benefited from Theory Crew’s expertise include Honeywell, Ansell and Lifestyles, Palace Cinemas, Dilmah, Crumpler, Samsonite, iRobot and many more.

Following a near 3-year stint at the helm of Australia’s largest blogging network Nuffnang Australia (departing shortly after supporting its ASX listing under parent company Netccentric), Felicity returned to Theory Crew to welcome a stable of new clients.

Felicity is highly passionate about the rapidly changing PR and digital marketing landscape and the role of Australian influencers when it comes to authentic and transparent influence. She is featured regularly in the media including The Australian, Huffington Post, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and Qantas Business Radio. She has also given lectures, keynotes and contributed and moderated panel discussions for Mumbrella, B&T Daze event, Public Relations Institute of Australia, Government Communications Council, Australian Marketing Institute, General Assembly, RMIT and Swinburne University of Technology. I’ve also sat on the judging panel for the ADMA AC&E awards.

Peter Pagonis is a member of the Deloitte Growth Solutions team. With over 25 years experience, Peter specialises in servicing privately owned businesses and family offices with revenues typically ranging between $10 million and $400 million. He is actively involved in accounting, taxation and business consulting services to retail, manufacturing, service organisations and family businesses within this private segment. Peter is experienced in providing advice on sale of business transactions and has significant experience in the due diligence process. Peter’s clients are predominantly large families with a diversity of investments centred on the operation of successful and growing enterprises. Peter has a Diploma Of Business Studies Accounting is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a registered Tax Agent.

Michael joined NAB in November 2011 and was appointed as General Manager NAB Corporate Australia with responsibility for all the major privately owned companies and publicly listed ASX companies outside the ASX200. His remit included major property exposures across Australia with responsibility for the Corporate Property Australia Portfolio which managed relationships with the major property investors and developers across the country.

In July 2014 Michael was appointed to lead the NAB UK operation which has responsibility for numerous global lines of business operating in the United Kingdom, including NAB UK Commercial Real Estate, a portfolio of assets in run off.

In February 2017 Michael was appointed as Chief Risk Officer for Business and Private Bank, which covers NAB’s Business Bank, Specialised Businesses of Agriculture, Health, Government and Education, Small Business and Direct, Private Bank and JB Were.

Prior to joining NAB Michael was at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group where he led diverse businesses in Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Private Banking and Corporate Banking including Agriculture and Health.

George Savvides was appointed Managing Director of Medibank Private, Australia’s largest health insurer, in early 2002. Throughout his 13 years of CEO leadership the organisation has enjoyed record membership growth and strong financial performance and expanded into health services. Medibank’s annual revenue has grown to over $6 billion with a customer base of 3.8 million people.

George has 25 years of experience in the Australian & NZ health care sector. He has list two ASX companies, Sigma in 1999 and Medibank Private in 2014. The Medibank float of $5.6 Billion was the second largest in Australia’s history and the third largest in the world in 2014. It is now a top 100 company Australian company.

George has an honours degree in Engineering from UNSW and an MBA from UTS and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

He is a Board member of NZX listed Ryman Healthcare, the largest age care operator in New Zealand and is a Vice President on the Council of the iFHP (International Federation of Health Plans). His “not for profit” roles include the Chairman of World Vision Australia and is the patron of Arrow Leadership Australia. He previously served for 10 years on the World Vision International Board.

He continues to play veterans hockey for Melbourne University.

Neil Slonim is an experienced senior banking executive, most recently with the NAB, with a long and impressive track record in adding value to businesses and their owners.

With over 30 years broad experience primarily in Melbourne’s middle corporate sector, Neil has successfully guided countless private and listed companies through the challenges and opportunities which come with economic cycles. He has strong relationships with many of Melbourne’s large private family groups as well as small to medium sized listed companies.

This combined with his connections with corporate advisors, solicitors, accountants, private equity firms and especially banks makes him an ideal “go to” man.

Since leaving the NAB Group in 2008, Neil has worked with a number of private and listed companies. Neil is a founding principal of Athenaeum Capital Pty Ltd, which provides financial and management resources to actively steward the rapid growth of small to medium sized private businesses. Neil holds a B.Ec. and a MBA both from Monash University. He is a CPA and a graduate member of the AICD.

Abe Tomas has over 25 years local and international experience in Asset Finance, Motor Vehicle Insurance and Warranty. Abe is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) and formerly a member of the Securities Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Abe has had considerable experience with start-ups, being part of the start-up team in Australia for LeasePlan, which is today the world’s largest vehicle leasing and fleet management company and held the position of Managing Director of LeasePlan in Australia for 4 years prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Managing Board of LeasePlan Corporation NV in 2005, based in The Netherlands. In Australia he led LeasePlan to market leadership, growing assets under management to over $1.3 billion.

In April 2010 he was appointed Managing Director Fleet and Financial Products at the ASX listed McMillan Shakespeare Limited after assisting the Board of McMillan Shakespeare to purchase vehicle leasing and fleet management businesses from GMAC. Over the past seven and a half years he has expanded McMillan Shakespeare’s global presence from NZ to the UK.

Abe brings considerable financial and risk management expertise to Deasil.

Richard Uechtritz has over 20 years experience in retailing. He was co-founder of Australia’s two leading photo chains, Rabbit Photo and Smiths Kodak Express and was formally Director of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.

Richard led the management buy-in of JB Hi-Fi in July 2000 and was CEO and Managing Director until his resignation from these positions in May 2010. He currently acts as a consultant to the JB Hi-Fi Group and is also a Non-Executive Director of Seven Group Holdings Limited.