Board of Directors

Mark Bouris
Chairman and Executive Director

Mr Bouris has been involved in the finance and property sectors for over 25 years. In 1996, he founded Wizard Home Loans – which became one of Australia’s largest non-bank lender. From 1996 to 2004, Mr Bouris introduced four substantial capital partners to that business. The money was raised with subscription from Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd, E Corp Limited, Deutsche Asset Management Ltd (representing four Australian industry funds) and ABN Amro Australia Limited. All of these entities became equal shareholders in the group holding company Australian Financial Investments Group Ltd. Each of the above shareholders had two board seats and Mr Bouris was executive chairman.

Australian Financial Investments Group Ltd made a major acquisition in 2002 from ABN Amro Australia Limited when it acquired Australian Mortgage Securities Ltd (AMS). AMS was a global leader in issuance of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities. Following the acquisition of AMS, Mr Bouris chaired that part of the business and attended the global road shows in raising those funds. In 2004, General Electric acquired the Australian Financial Investments Group Ltd and its subsidiary company Wizard Home Loans Ltd, from companies associated with Mr Bouris, Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd, E Corp Limited, Deutsche Bank Asset Management Ltd and ABN Amro Australia Limited. Mr Bouris was retained as non-executive chairman by General Electric until February 2009 when his tenure terminated.

In July 2004, Mr Bouris was appointed Adjunct Professor (Banking & Finance and Business Law & Tax) at the University of NSW and also sits on the Australian School of Business Advisory Council Board. He is also an industry leader on consumer protection issues, having chaired the Federal Government’s enquiry into E-Commerce and consumer protection in 2001.

Mr Bouris is the founder and chairman of Yellow Brick Road, a financial advisory firm. The primary function of YBR is providing financial advice and accounting services. Yellow Brick Road (YBR) owns a number of accountancy practices and one legal practice. In addition, it owns financial planning businesses and insurance broking businesses. YBR advises a range of clients from small business to large business in most aspects of finance, tax, fund raising, accounting standards and audit. Mr Bouris is a fellow at the Institute of Chartered Accountants and YBR has 40 professionally qualified staff in its Sydney Head Office.

Kenneth Ting
Executive Director and Company Secretary

Mr. Kenneth Ting has a background in accounting, law and investment banking with a focus on the commercialisation of technology and public and private equity raisings.  Mr. Ting joined Deutsche Bank in 1997 after 4 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance and Tax division.  He was Vice President of Technology Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank and worked in Deutsche Bank's Sydney, San Francisco and London offices.  

Mr. Ting has a passion for technology and has worked with technology companies throughout his career.  He has been involved in the completion of over $5 Billion in M&A, private equity and IPO assignments in Australia, USA and Europe.  His industry specialisation is in the electronics manufacturing, software, IT services, telecommunication and Internet sector.  

Mr. Ting holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law with First Class Honors from Adelaide University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.  Mr. Ting is currently an Associate Director of Nextec Strategic Capital, a Technology Investment Banking firm based in Sydney.  He is also a director of an international telecommunications company which he founded in 2002.

Mr. Rudduck is a prolific inventor and is the founder and source behind TZ Limited's technology and thinking.  An Architect by profession, Mr. Rudduck established and built a successful Sydney based industrial architectural practices over a 20-year consulting career.

Mr. Rudduck is recognized as a respected industrial and interior designer with past corporate clients such as Deloitte and Touche, Barclays Bank, Warners and Alcatel.  At one stage, Mr. Rudduck managed the design of over one million m2 of industrial space for Slough Estates, one of the largest industrial property developers in the world.

The success of his consulting practice enabled Mr. Rudduck to focus on his interest in innovation and invention and allowed him to establish Intellectual Exchange Pty Ltd in 1996, with the objective of developing intellectual property with global relevance and application.  Since then, Mr. Rudduck has successfully commercialized many of his creations, the most lucrative being patented furniture systems with revenues in excess of $40 Million.  He has explored a diverse range of patented concepts from electronic hardware and software developments, building and construction systems to even sporting inventions.  Some of his innovations include an on-board video switch and software for the IBM PC, a low cost housing solution for developing countries and a multi-functional golf tee that integrates a pencil and eraser within the “tee” form.

In 1999, Mr. Rudduck co-founded Telezygology Pty Ltd with John Wilson and has since focused all his attention on developing the intellectual property and technology portfolio for the company as Chief Technology Officer.