CEO - Mike Purchas
Mike has over a decade of experience managing businesses that supply portable financial markets solutions. After completing a business degree in marketing, Mike traded physical commodities and then established a niche importing company in London. In 1993 he started marketing wireless financial markets informaiton and moved to MarketSource in 1998. Mike comments, "We operate in two of the most demanding industries in the world - financial markets and high tech wireless IT. Our business model forces our standards to be very high, because our income is dependent not on one-off sales, but on our end users and licensees deriving enough benefit from our solutions to keep subscribing for many years."
Regional Manager: International Ventures - Will Gilbert
Will accepted a sales and marketing executive position with the MarketSource team in 2002 after a number of years working in sales and marketing roles in Australia and the United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing and International Business) and has over 7 years industry experience. Will managed the MarketSource Australia retail business before moving into the international division where he manages international accounts and his responsibilities include regional management of Marketsource's global network of wholly owned subsidiaries.
Sales and Marketing Executive - Katy Daniells
Katy joined the MarketSource team in 2007 as a Sales and Marketing executive. She completed a business degree in Marketing at the University of the West of England, Bristol. She has experience in Sales and Marketing and worked for UBS and citigroup on the FX operations in London before coming to Australia. Katy is currently responsible for sales and marketing efforts within Australia. She is the point of contact for major Australian financial and banking institutions and contributes to MarketSource’s continued growth within these sectors.
Sales and Marketing Executive - Shaun Ng
Shaun has completed a Bachelor of Commerce(Marketing) at Macquarie University. He joined MarketSource early in 2007 after spending 4 years in Singapore. Whilst abroad he worked in the Health industry as a Marketing Assistant. He currently is an avid stock trader and has a great interest in the futures market. He is a key point of contact on the Australian retail front.
Technical Manager - Peter Frank-Rath
Peter joined the MarketSource International team in September 2000. He has 19-years IT and management experience, starting his career with Coca Cola Amatil, where he was responsible for managing IT operations in S.A., W.A., and the N.T. He then worked for Boeing at the Joint Defence Facility, Pine Gap, resposible for IT systems and security. He was introduced to MarketSource technology when he accepted an appointment with Infoscan Pty Ltd, who holds the license for the technology in New Zealand. Peter has training and experience across a broad range of platforms, including Microsoft, Linux, Unix, and VAX/VMS. He also developed and supported network solutions at distributed sites, supporting users in excess of 200. Today, Peter is responsible for providing technical advice and operational support to clients and licensee in Australia and overseas, as well as contributing to product development and managing relationships from a technical perspective with key accounts.
Systems Administrator - Neil Ramsay
Neil joined MarketSource in September 2005. Prior to joining he worked in Risk Management as a Business Continuity Co-ordinator and Database Programmer/Administrator for Scottish Widows, a leading life insurance and investment company in the UK. Neil has a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Studies and a Post Graduate Certificate in Information Systems from Napier University in Edinburgh (UK). In addition he holds an M.A Honours Degree in German Studies from Aberdeen University (UK) with a Distinction in spoken German. Neil is responsible for providing operational support to internal and external customers, and for administrating the office network and the live systems that transmit MarketSource financial data to our clients.
Technical Analyst - Simon Lukell
Simon joined MarketSource in July 2007 after having worked on the MarketSource systems for nearly a year as an Infostream R&D engineer. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science specialising in computer network security and has two years research experience in security protocol analysis tools and technologies. Simon is responsible for the technical aspects of current and future MarketSource systems.
YourTradingEdge Editor - Chelsea Reid
Chelsea is the Editor of YourTradingEdge (YTE), a bimonthly magazine published by MarketSource. YTE is the definitive educational source for traders in futures, options, forex, stocks and commodities. Chelsea holds a Bachelor of Communications (Advertising), Marketing and Graphic Design qualifications. Prior to joining YTE she worked in the area of business intelligence, building a skill set which encompasses extensive project management. Chelsea brings to YTE a strong desire to contribute to the publications continued success.
YourTradingEdge - Business Development Manager - Khatijah Dean
Khatijah joined the MarketSource team in early 2005. She studied at Murdoch University and graduated with a Bachelors degree of Commerce, majoring in Marketing. Khatijah has had extensive experience within the publication industry and is currently responsible for driving the commercial success of YourTradingEdge, a bimonthly educational magazine published by MarketSource.
YourTradingEdge - Marketing and Advertising Co-ordinator - Cyndi Pierre
Cyndi is the latest addition to the YourTradingEdge magazine staff as of June 2007. She is a Bachelor of Arts graduate in the area of Communications with an emphasis in Journalism and obtained another degree in Fashion Merchandising from Marist College (New York). Cyndi has been in the publishing arena with U.S. titles such as ELLE, Details, and HONEY magazines. Cyndi’s expertise with innovative campaigns, tight deadlines and varying demographics lend to her ability as the new Marketing & Advertising Coordinator.
Finance Manager - Neil Miller
Neil joined the MarketSource team in April 2005. He has over 8 years of finance and management experience. During his career path, he has various positions including the role of a finance manager cum company secretary in a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and as a Director of the subsidiary companies. Presently Neil is responsible for providing financial management as well as contributing towards cost effectiveness which enable MarketSource to maintain its competitive edge in the financial markets solutions industry.
Accounts Payable - Sherry Tait
Sherry joined the MarketSource team in July 2003. She has over fifteen years of management accounting and audit experience. Sherry has held a variety of roles in government, banking, technology and the media production industry and is now responsible for payroll, accounts payable and administration of accounting procedures. Her day-to-day commitment ensures all these areas are synergistically streamlined.
Accounts Receivable - Vivien Ware
Vivien has a background in Banking and Insurance and for the past thirteen years has been involved in accounts receivable. Vivien states we are proud to have a most pro active department incorporating invoicing and the collection of funds, both locally and internationally. We are pleased to be able to offer a selection of payment methods including credit card, direct deposit and cheque.
Mike has over a decade of experience managing businesses that supply portable financial markets solutions. After completing a business degree in marketing, Mike traded physical commodities and then established a niche importing company in London. In 1993 he started marketing wireless financial markets informaiton and moved to MarketSource in 1998. Mike comments, "We operate in two of the most demanding industries in the world - financial markets and high tech wireless IT. Our business model forces our standards to be very high, because our income is dependent not on one-off sales, but on our end users and licensees deriving enough benefit from our solutions to keep subscribing for many years."
Regional Manager: International Ventures - Will Gilbert
Will accepted a sales and marketing executive position with the MarketSource team in 2002 after a number of years working in sales and marketing roles in Australia and the United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing and International Business) and has over 7 years industry experience. Will managed the MarketSource Australia retail business before moving into the international division where he manages international accounts and his responsibilities include regional management of Marketsource's global network of wholly owned subsidiaries.
Sales and Marketing Executive - Katy Daniells
Katy joined the MarketSource team in 2007 as a Sales and Marketing executive. She completed a business degree in Marketing at the University of the West of England, Bristol. She has experience in Sales and Marketing and worked for UBS and citigroup on the FX operations in London before coming to Australia. Katy is currently responsible for sales and marketing efforts within Australia. She is the point of contact for major Australian financial and banking institutions and contributes to MarketSource’s continued growth within these sectors.
Sales and Marketing Executive - Shaun Ng
Shaun has completed a Bachelor of Commerce(Marketing) at Macquarie University. He joined MarketSource early in 2007 after spending 4 years in Singapore. Whilst abroad he worked in the Health industry as a Marketing Assistant. He currently is an avid stock trader and has a great interest in the futures market. He is a key point of contact on the Australian retail front.
Technical Manager - Peter Frank-Rath
Peter joined the MarketSource International team in September 2000. He has 19-years IT and management experience, starting his career with Coca Cola Amatil, where he was responsible for managing IT operations in S.A., W.A., and the N.T. He then worked for Boeing at the Joint Defence Facility, Pine Gap, resposible for IT systems and security. He was introduced to MarketSource technology when he accepted an appointment with Infoscan Pty Ltd, who holds the license for the technology in New Zealand. Peter has training and experience across a broad range of platforms, including Microsoft, Linux, Unix, and VAX/VMS. He also developed and supported network solutions at distributed sites, supporting users in excess of 200. Today, Peter is responsible for providing technical advice and operational support to clients and licensee in Australia and overseas, as well as contributing to product development and managing relationships from a technical perspective with key accounts.
Systems Administrator - Neil Ramsay
Neil joined MarketSource in September 2005. Prior to joining he worked in Risk Management as a Business Continuity Co-ordinator and Database Programmer/Administrator for Scottish Widows, a leading life insurance and investment company in the UK. Neil has a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Studies and a Post Graduate Certificate in Information Systems from Napier University in Edinburgh (UK). In addition he holds an M.A Honours Degree in German Studies from Aberdeen University (UK) with a Distinction in spoken German. Neil is responsible for providing operational support to internal and external customers, and for administrating the office network and the live systems that transmit MarketSource financial data to our clients.
Technical Analyst - Simon Lukell
Simon joined MarketSource in July 2007 after having worked on the MarketSource systems for nearly a year as an Infostream R&D engineer. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science specialising in computer network security and has two years research experience in security protocol analysis tools and technologies. Simon is responsible for the technical aspects of current and future MarketSource systems.
YourTradingEdge Editor - Chelsea Reid
Chelsea is the Editor of YourTradingEdge (YTE), a bimonthly magazine published by MarketSource. YTE is the definitive educational source for traders in futures, options, forex, stocks and commodities. Chelsea holds a Bachelor of Communications (Advertising), Marketing and Graphic Design qualifications. Prior to joining YTE she worked in the area of business intelligence, building a skill set which encompasses extensive project management. Chelsea brings to YTE a strong desire to contribute to the publications continued success.
YourTradingEdge - Business Development Manager - Khatijah Dean
Khatijah joined the MarketSource team in early 2005. She studied at Murdoch University and graduated with a Bachelors degree of Commerce, majoring in Marketing. Khatijah has had extensive experience within the publication industry and is currently responsible for driving the commercial success of YourTradingEdge, a bimonthly educational magazine published by MarketSource.
YourTradingEdge - Marketing and Advertising Co-ordinator - Cyndi Pierre
Cyndi is the latest addition to the YourTradingEdge magazine staff as of June 2007. She is a Bachelor of Arts graduate in the area of Communications with an emphasis in Journalism and obtained another degree in Fashion Merchandising from Marist College (New York). Cyndi has been in the publishing arena with U.S. titles such as ELLE, Details, and HONEY magazines. Cyndi’s expertise with innovative campaigns, tight deadlines and varying demographics lend to her ability as the new Marketing & Advertising Coordinator.
Finance Manager - Neil Miller
Neil joined the MarketSource team in April 2005. He has over 8 years of finance and management experience. During his career path, he has various positions including the role of a finance manager cum company secretary in a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and as a Director of the subsidiary companies. Presently Neil is responsible for providing financial management as well as contributing towards cost effectiveness which enable MarketSource to maintain its competitive edge in the financial markets solutions industry.
Accounts Payable - Sherry Tait
Sherry joined the MarketSource team in July 2003. She has over fifteen years of management accounting and audit experience. Sherry has held a variety of roles in government, banking, technology and the media production industry and is now responsible for payroll, accounts payable and administration of accounting procedures. Her day-to-day commitment ensures all these areas are synergistically streamlined.
Accounts Receivable - Vivien Ware
Vivien has a background in Banking and Insurance and for the past thirteen years has been involved in accounts receivable. Vivien states we are proud to have a most pro active department incorporating invoicing and the collection of funds, both locally and internationally. We are pleased to be able to offer a selection of payment methods including credit card, direct deposit and cheque.