Board of Directors

Richard Mathews: Non Executive Chairman

Richard has over 20 years of management experience in telecommunications, software and investment.
Prior to eServGlobal, he established MHB Holdings, and held the position of Managing Partner. Previous positions include senior Vice President of J.D. Edwards and Chief Executive Officer of Mincom, Australia’s largest enterprise software company.

Craig Halliday: Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Craig Halliday has a strong record of growing businesses to achieve consistent, profitable growth. Prior to eServGlobal, Craig served as Executive President of Field Operations (COO) at Mincom, where he achieved record-breaking growth in both revenues and profitability.
He has worked in the high-tech industry as an executive and investor since 1996 and has held senior roles including President of PeopleSoft Japan and various management positions within J.D. Edwards.

David Smart: Non-Executive Director

David has held senior executive positions in large scale manufacturing and merchandising businesses for more than 20 years. This includes 13 years as chief financial officer of Tubemakers of Australia Limited and, more recently, Metal Manufactures Limited.
He has a Bachelor of Commerce and MBA from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants.
David has been a director since July 2000.

Anthony M. Eisen: Non-Executive Director

Anthony has over 15 years experience in finance and investment. He is currently an executive of Guinness Peat Group (GPG). Prior to joining GPG, Anthony was an investment banker in Australia and the United States, wherein he specialized in the media, technology and telecommunications industries.
Anthony commenced his professional career as an accountant with Price Waterhouse. Anthony currently represents the interests of the GPG group on the boards of MMC Contrarian, Capral Limited and Tower Limited.

François Barrault: Non-Executive Director

François is President of BT International. He has played significant roles within Lucent Technologies such as President Mobility International and President and CEO EMEA. Prior to Lucent, François worked at Ascend Communications, where he had the position of Senior Vice President, International. He has over 18 years’ experience in this industry, including executive positions within IBM, Computervision/Prime and Stratus.
François was also co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Astria, an e-commerce software supplier. He has an extensive knowledge of the International and European sector.
He holds a Master of Science (D.E.A) in Robotics/AI and an E.D.P in Engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Nantes. François is based in Brussels, Belgium.
François has been a member of the Board since March 2003.

James Brooke: Non-Executive Director

Mr Brooke is based in London, United Kingdom, and has extensive business experience in the European technology and communications marketplace.
He is a fund manager at Gartmore Investment Limited, a UK based independent fund manager with over £22bn under management as at 31 December 2009.