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- 1. The Curtin Ignition Team Richard Thorning - Director Prior to establishing his consultancy, Gabor has held senior Richard was appointed Director management positions with high profile FMCG companies Entrepreneurship & Executive Education such as Arnotts Biscuits, McWilliams Wines and Palandri at Curtin Business School in 2007, Wines as well as prestigious B2B organizations like Kailis & following a period as an Adjunct France Foods and Innerspace Commercial Interiors. Professor. He had worked closely with the University since 2000 as an industry He has a B. Bus. degree with a double major in Marketing partner and was attracted to this new and Information Technology as well as an MBA. He is a role, because he identified strongly with Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM) and is an Associate the themes of helping businesses grow Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He holds and lifelong learning. several other professional memberships including Fellowship at the Australian Marketing Institute. Richards business experience included thirty years in the information and communications technology industries, in the UK and three states of Australia. Over the last twenty Jenny Boylen - Administrative Officer years Richard has performed a series of executive roles for IBM, Telstra and Optus, leading sales and service business Jenny joined Curtin Centre for units and major change projects. Immediately prior to Entrepreneurship in March 2011. She has Curtin, Richard was General Manager Western Australia for many years experience in customer SingTel Optus. service, administration and event organisation in Commonwealth Richard completed an executive MBA at Curtin in 2005 and Government, private sector and this year is studying for a Graduate Diploma in Community Organisations. Entrepreneurship & Innovation (just for fun). She is familiar with the work versus family challenges faced by many women in the modern Jane Garrett Program Director workforce, and with her roots in the country, is very aware of the additional barriers faced by country people in accessing Jane Garrett is a seasoned business information and services. professional with over 25 years in technology company management. She Most recently Jenny was employed in a large state-wide not- has a degree in Physics and spent many for-profit organisation in the dual role of Executive years as an employee learning the 'ropes' Assistant/Office Manager, managing client services, before embarking on developing her own supervising staff and supporting senior managers. Internet software business which she floated on London's AIM in July 2000. Born in the UK and educated in England Jenny Duggan - Catering and Wales Jane spent over 21 years in Cambridge during the Whilst the Ignition program fuels the rapid growth of technology businesses that happened in mind, Jenny has been fuelling our Cambridge from the beginning of the 1980's and now participants bodies for over 10 years. commonly referred to as the 'Cambridge Phenomenon'. With extensive catering experience Jane now undertakes consulting, training, mentoring and gained at various high profile venues, interim management roles. Since migrating to Australia in Jennys culinary skills are consistently 2006 Jane has been involved in the WA state government's rated the best by Growth participants. 'Innovator of the Year' competition, Univation, has mentored on Curtin Growth and the BiZFiT program and is a sessional academic for Curtin's School of Management. Jane is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship and returns to Cambridge yearly to mentor on Cambridge Leah Bosse - Finance Officer University's Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning's 'Ignite' program, a weeklong 'pressure cooker' learning environment Leah was born in Melbourne and moved to which will debut as Ignition on WA shores this coming. Perth when she was 3 years old. Spending her schooling years in Perth, she then decided to leave the home nest and head Gabor Hernadi - Program Manager east again, this time to Sydney. Leah spent 5 years in Sydney working as a With over 18 years consulting and senior Cabinet Maker and then moved to careers corporate experience in Perth and Sydney, as an Office All-rounder and Accounts Gabor specialises in innovating, planning Receivable/Office Manager. Leahs return and executing breakthrough business to Perth saw her continue her career as an Accounts initiatives. Payable/Payroll Officer. Leah joined the Curtin Growth team in June 2007, as Finance Officer. Gabor has worked across small, private and large, multi-discipline, multinational corporate environments where he gained significant experience in the retail, agribusiness, professional services, hospitality, tourism and resources industries.