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LEADERS?
THEY’RE DISRUPTERS,
COLLABORATORS AND
AGILE NETWORKERS.
Many display a strong desire to make a personal
impact by using their business know-how in
social enterprises. All of this year’s INTHEBLACK
Young Business Leaders are aged under 40 and
most have a finance qualification, but their
careers are extraordinarily diverse.
MEET THE
JUDGING
PANEL
Penny Egan FCPA
President and chairman,
CPA Australia
Alex Malley FCPA
Chief executive,
CPA Australia
David Spong FCPA
CFO, Ericsson Australia, NZ
and Fiji
Jen Dalitz CPA
Gender balance consultant
and founder, Sphinxx
Preston Kevin Lewis
Managing director, Warner
Bros Consumer Products,
Australia, NZ and India
Aaron Musca CPA
CFO, IKEA Australia
“You need to ask silly
questions when you are
in the early part of your
career, before you are
seen as ‘the expert’.”
READ MORE
Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 22
Ground well engineer, Shell
“The motivation was
really trying to create
something from the
ground up.”
READ MORE
Paul Luczak CPA, 31
Director, White Sky
LEADERSHIP DOES NOT
JUST EQUATE TO
EARNING BIG DOLLARS.
There is a genuine passion and vision to do
something that makes a difference and the
commitment there is so refreshing.
“When you have that accounting
background, you realise it’s still
a numbers game if it’s
engineering or another kind of
firm.”
READ MORE
Matthew Tee Kai Woon CPA, 38
Group executive director
Bina Puri
“Sound financial management makes
a difference where it really matters.”
READ MORE
Chelsea Collins CPA, 29
Finance Manager, Oxfam GB
INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders 2014
“We turn out great
technology but because
we are a small market we
have a much harder job.”
READ MORE
Israel Cooper CPA, 32
Co-founder, CFO and senior VP
Trigger Happy
“We were trying to
solve the challenge of
the chicken or the egg:
whether you get the
people or the clients
first.”
READ MORE
Vickie Ping Wai Fan CPA, 37
Managing partner, Fan, Chan & Co
THEY APPLY EARLY
SUCCESS TO A
BIGGER CANVAS.
Young business leaders should always be looking
to develop their skills for a larger map of
leadership; to test themselves all the time with
their capacity to influence better behaviour.
“I’ve never let age get
in the way of anything
I wanted to do.”
READ MORE
Matt Baxby, 37
Group executive
Retail and online banking
Bank of Queensland
“The first 10,000
users are the hardest
to get and we are just
at that stage.”
READ MORE
Tim Fung, 30
CEO and co-founder
Airtasker
INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders 2014
“How you
manage people
determines how
successful you
will be.”
READ MORE
Neel Augusthy CPA, 36
CFO supply chain
Johnson & Johnson Medical
“You always have to
overcome something
in the process of
innovation.”
READ MORE
Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, 37
Group executive,
institutional banking and markets, CBA
LONG TERM
EMPLOYEES ARE
BECOMING RARE.
Young leaders’ careers are fluid in nature, with a
disregard for geographic boundaries or traditional
hierarchy being both a benefit and a challenge for
organisations.
“I believe in a quiet,
strong and grounded
leadership.”
READ MORE
Rachael Chong, 32
Founder, Catchafire
“If you over-plan you
can blindside yourself
to opportunities.”
READ MORE
Greg Angenent CPA, 38
Acting director, financial
accounting and operations
Department of Parliamentary Services
INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders 2014
“You have to have a lot
of passion but if you
can’t pay the bills it
doesn’t work. But I’m
an accountant and it’s
natural to me.”
READ MORE
Steve Hui CPA, 38
CEO and founder, iFLYflat
“Having a replicable
model, we can to
expand at a much
quicker rate for the
next 18 months..”
READ MORE
Katerina Kimmorley, 26
Co-founder, Pollinate Energy
THEY ARE ALL DOING
THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
Today’s young leaders play their own game – they
are not predictable. They make a name for
themselves by being disruptive. Yet there is also
an eagerness to collaborate.
“Most Asian countries are
trying to reform their
accounting and auditing
framework to comply
with international
standards.”
READ MORE
Le The Viet CPA, 36
Deputy director general,
Nexia International
“I force myself out of
my comfort zone and
take on challenges,
because if you don’t,
you don’t know what
you’re capable of.”
READ MORE
Nicolette Maury, 35
Country manager and managing
director, Intuit Australia
“I do feel motivation
to do something that
contributes to a better
world, not only to
make money.”
READ MORE
Dorjee Sun, 36
Social entrepreneur, founder & CEO Carbon
Conservation, director Carbon Agro
INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders 2014
“You have to think as
though you are one of
the owners of the
business.”
READ MORE
Fergus Lam FCPA, 39
Director, internal audit and management
services, Sa Sa International Holdings
“The growth has
definitely been
surprising. And through
word of mouth.”
READ MORE
Ned Dwyer, 30
CEO, Elto
“The best advice I’ve
had came from my
dad: you are never
really the owner of the
business, you are the
gatekeeper for the
next generation.”
READ MORE
Katherine Brown, 32
Brand manager
Brown Brothers
INNOVATORS.
ENTREPRENEURS.
HIGH ACHIEVERS.
The individual approaches of the 2014
INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders inspire a
bright future for enterprises in all sectors.
INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders 2014

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INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders 2014

  • 2. THEY’RE DISRUPTERS, COLLABORATORS AND AGILE NETWORKERS. Many display a strong desire to make a personal impact by using their business know-how in social enterprises. All of this year’s INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders are aged under 40 and most have a finance qualification, but their careers are extraordinarily diverse.
  • 3. MEET THE JUDGING PANEL Penny Egan FCPA President and chairman, CPA Australia Alex Malley FCPA Chief executive, CPA Australia David Spong FCPA CFO, Ericsson Australia, NZ and Fiji Jen Dalitz CPA Gender balance consultant and founder, Sphinxx Preston Kevin Lewis Managing director, Warner Bros Consumer Products, Australia, NZ and India Aaron Musca CPA CFO, IKEA Australia
  • 4. “You need to ask silly questions when you are in the early part of your career, before you are seen as ‘the expert’.” READ MORE Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 22 Ground well engineer, Shell
  • 5. “The motivation was really trying to create something from the ground up.” READ MORE Paul Luczak CPA, 31 Director, White Sky
  • 6. LEADERSHIP DOES NOT JUST EQUATE TO EARNING BIG DOLLARS. There is a genuine passion and vision to do something that makes a difference and the commitment there is so refreshing.
  • 7. “When you have that accounting background, you realise it’s still a numbers game if it’s engineering or another kind of firm.” READ MORE Matthew Tee Kai Woon CPA, 38 Group executive director Bina Puri
  • 8. “Sound financial management makes a difference where it really matters.” READ MORE Chelsea Collins CPA, 29 Finance Manager, Oxfam GB
  • 10. “We turn out great technology but because we are a small market we have a much harder job.” READ MORE Israel Cooper CPA, 32 Co-founder, CFO and senior VP Trigger Happy
  • 11. “We were trying to solve the challenge of the chicken or the egg: whether you get the people or the clients first.” READ MORE Vickie Ping Wai Fan CPA, 37 Managing partner, Fan, Chan & Co
  • 12. THEY APPLY EARLY SUCCESS TO A BIGGER CANVAS. Young business leaders should always be looking to develop their skills for a larger map of leadership; to test themselves all the time with their capacity to influence better behaviour.
  • 13. “I’ve never let age get in the way of anything I wanted to do.” READ MORE Matt Baxby, 37 Group executive Retail and online banking Bank of Queensland
  • 14. “The first 10,000 users are the hardest to get and we are just at that stage.” READ MORE Tim Fung, 30 CEO and co-founder Airtasker
  • 16. “How you manage people determines how successful you will be.” READ MORE Neel Augusthy CPA, 36 CFO supply chain Johnson & Johnson Medical
  • 17. “You always have to overcome something in the process of innovation.” READ MORE Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, 37 Group executive, institutional banking and markets, CBA
  • 18. LONG TERM EMPLOYEES ARE BECOMING RARE. Young leaders’ careers are fluid in nature, with a disregard for geographic boundaries or traditional hierarchy being both a benefit and a challenge for organisations.
  • 19. “I believe in a quiet, strong and grounded leadership.” READ MORE Rachael Chong, 32 Founder, Catchafire
  • 20. “If you over-plan you can blindside yourself to opportunities.” READ MORE Greg Angenent CPA, 38 Acting director, financial accounting and operations Department of Parliamentary Services
  • 22. “You have to have a lot of passion but if you can’t pay the bills it doesn’t work. But I’m an accountant and it’s natural to me.” READ MORE Steve Hui CPA, 38 CEO and founder, iFLYflat
  • 23. “Having a replicable model, we can to expand at a much quicker rate for the next 18 months..” READ MORE Katerina Kimmorley, 26 Co-founder, Pollinate Energy
  • 24. THEY ARE ALL DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY. Today’s young leaders play their own game – they are not predictable. They make a name for themselves by being disruptive. Yet there is also an eagerness to collaborate.
  • 25. “Most Asian countries are trying to reform their accounting and auditing framework to comply with international standards.” READ MORE Le The Viet CPA, 36 Deputy director general, Nexia International
  • 26. “I force myself out of my comfort zone and take on challenges, because if you don’t, you don’t know what you’re capable of.” READ MORE Nicolette Maury, 35 Country manager and managing director, Intuit Australia
  • 27. “I do feel motivation to do something that contributes to a better world, not only to make money.” READ MORE Dorjee Sun, 36 Social entrepreneur, founder & CEO Carbon Conservation, director Carbon Agro
  • 29. “You have to think as though you are one of the owners of the business.” READ MORE Fergus Lam FCPA, 39 Director, internal audit and management services, Sa Sa International Holdings
  • 30. “The growth has definitely been surprising. And through word of mouth.” READ MORE Ned Dwyer, 30 CEO, Elto
  • 31. “The best advice I’ve had came from my dad: you are never really the owner of the business, you are the gatekeeper for the next generation.” READ MORE Katherine Brown, 32 Brand manager Brown Brothers
  • 32. INNOVATORS. ENTREPRENEURS. HIGH ACHIEVERS. The individual approaches of the 2014 INTHEBLACK Young Business Leaders inspire a bright future for enterprises in all sectors.