Marc's career has spanned some 25+ years across a broad industry base from;
- such enterprises ranged in size from $1M to multi- billion dollar corporations, from listed, unlisted and private structures, from early stage to well established large corporates;
- and overseeing a range of off-market investments in the technology sectors, equities and other securities. Roles held were from middle management to senior executive to board, across various disciplines.
Marc’s core and broad skill base covers; corporate finance, management accounting & reporting, advisory, corporate development to strategy, risk identification, raising capital, steering projects and a very high level experienced working knowledge of business in general and threats imposed (and opportunities in creating barriers to entry and market entry points).
* denotes either Founder, Co-Founder, top 20 shareholder, activate participant
He holds;
One of the core observations in his career is all stakeholders' interests, seeking "clarity" in all steps, and achieving balance.
Associations, Memberships & Sponsors, Ares of Interest (past & present)...
Marc enjoys and cherish's...
travelling, the ocean and beach, nature at large, bicycling, the snow (sadly, still a novice on the skii's) European football, occasional golf (because he can't cut & paste each good shot), bodysurfing / swimming, gym, cycling, cooking, restaurants and hotels, movies, technology & science, business in general, Da Vinci, the works of Robert E. Grant, art, music, rural areas, drawn to Africa and the Pyramids of Giza, Chaos Theory, jigsaw puzzles, a really witty joke, great laugh with friends, simple honesty, perspectives, peaceful moments of reflection and Christmas time of the year with Family and all that maybe near
Marc's motto...
"it's not about proving others wrong, or yourself right, its the search in the truth, love, respect. doing the best one can, with the gifts one has (whatever they maybe - he certainly cannot sing, dance or act [maybe the latter a little]). contributing to and re-defining boundaries, don't judge, observe, don't be an arsehole nor be mistaken as kindness for weakness. it's a continual journey of self discovery, spiritual and Divine alignment whilst acknowledging the world we do live in, meshed with our own wishes and goals (the nature of duality)
- balance, hopefully that aligns with one's heart, body, mind and soul, and the bigger picture at play as we all inhabit and share our green and blue Planet, we are all connected, natural capital & biodiversity inextricably linked"
May Gd bless us all, everything, everywhere 🙏🕊
- infrastructure (tollways, water and gas distribution)
- renewable energy (across generation to distribution & transmission, storage to efficiencies through gaps in the supply chain)
- communications (namely fast past SMS and app)
- agriculture and horticulture (with a specific focus on integration, waste materials management, branding)
- sustainability and financial disclosures (in a fast evolving landscape)
- property development
- investment banking : through a private boutique Melbourne based firm and contract projects, which straddled a range of sectors and projects
- hotels, accommodation, resorts, casino and entertainment industries
- travel technology platform
- the value in creating value through various touch points (IP, team, relationships, suppliers, business models, and identifying risks)
- such enterprises ranged in size from $1M to multi- billion dollar corporations, from listed, unlisted and private structures, from early stage to well established large corporates;
- CityLink : Australia's first tollway that utilised "e-tags" ie boothless highways and gantry technology
- Westar Gas : distribution, transition and storage of natural gas across Victoria (Australia) during their privations stages and sale via public EOI's
- Crown Resorts (Casino & Hotels) : one of Australia premier entertainment complexes, an integration of hotels, entertainment, food and beverage dining experiences with casino operations across various market demographics; mid-range to premium to International VIP. Marc formed part of the initial team (World Trade Centre Casino to the Southbank Complex, and some input to the Macau development (City of Dreams), across varying Mngt to Senior roles with reporting lines to CEO, COO, CFO and Chairman.
- Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation (SPHC) : resort restructuring, Far North Queensland (Australia, Palm Cove)
- AWB Ltd (Australian Wheat Board) : public, corporate and ASX listing phases (Melbourne, Australia)
- Renzella Property & Hospitality : as Director - Finance, Investment & Strategy of a large diversified private Family Office, undertook a range of directives from restructuring and growth of assets to strategic advice
- Rydges Hotel Group : various roles
- *Integrated Energy (& Agriculture) Corporation : includes a number of enterprise (such as, Olive Plantations of Australia and Australasian Olives [olive growing and development], Green Acres Energy [solar harvesting], Quantum Fuel [biofuels from waste streams], SOLIVeAR [carbon management], Water-Link Australia (water management], Virgin Oil (olive oil processing, branding, distribution].
- *Funds management through the Australian based MIS framework. MIS: Managed Investment Schemes, and applying this sound corporate framework to Australian agriculture and land to water resources.
- *Greentech Minerals Ltd (formerly Yilgarn Minerals Ltd) : operating in the HPQ (high purity quartz) sector. a valuable strand minerals underpinning the renewable energy step changes and digital age, as well high-end engineering/fibre optics and alternative construction materials.
- *Australasian Quartz : HPQ processing within Australia, adding value to raw HPQ.
- *AIRSTAYZ : travel technology platform NB; rebranded to Centralis X, a USA based merger of hotels, travel platform, fintech and crypto currency. with a core pillar of focus across "sustainable travel" through a range of App based product features and programs (such as, 'Sunrise'), galvanising awareness, interest and action through its traveller customer base and hotel operators.
- *Olives Italia Estate®️ & *Virgin Oil®️ : private development within the olive, oil and horticulture sector through to product, brand development, sales and distribution.
- *Waterlink Australia : a focus on water infrastructure, technologies and water management incl GRP pipe (glass reinforced plastic) which also extended to recycling materials through an extensive focus on Australia's waste steams (namely agriculture, plastic, glass, tyres, materials in general). Included a personal invitation to Velden (Austria, some yrs ago) to attend an exclusive water summit between Norway, Saudi, EU and USA industry and technology leaders and financing for infrastructure projects and scale. where the term Eco-Efficiency was a key pillar, at term attributed to the giant French group, 'SUEZ - Sustainable Activities', as a powerful driver for innovation (including circular of materials) and protecting the environment. In addition through Waterlink, Marc was key to promoting Australia as a destination for the incredible GRP Flowtite pipeline technology, Norwegian (since acquired by Saudi Aramco as part of their ongoing shift and development toward sustainability technologies and projects).
- *Green Acres Energy : a focus on solar harvesting and comparative models. track and trace, tilt, on-ground, mirror towers, radiant energy systems. with a core pillar being integration with other complimentary / synergistic operations (namely agriculture, commonly referred to as 'agrivoltaics'). Australian based corporates structures (MIS) were reviewed to facilitate financing and together through GAE's initiatives formed part of Marc's MBA Business Practicum curricular. GAE's name, in part, was inspired by the 1960-70's sitcom Green Acres.
- and overseeing a range of off-market investments in the technology sectors, equities and other securities. Roles held were from middle management to senior executive to board, across various disciplines.
Marc’s core and broad skill base covers; corporate finance, management accounting & reporting, advisory, corporate development to strategy, risk identification, raising capital, steering projects and a very high level experienced working knowledge of business in general and threats imposed (and opportunities in creating barriers to entry and market entry points).
* denotes either Founder, Co-Founder, top 20 shareholder, activate participant
He holds;
- Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management and Finance
- MBA (Australia) specializing in International Business
- undertaken the CPA program (Australia)
- is an avid reader across many and developing themes in energy, water, biodiversity, travel, agriculture, social and some medicinal (both modern to indigenous)
One of the core observations in his career is all stakeholders' interests, seeking "clarity" in all steps, and achieving balance.
Associations, Memberships & Sponsors, Ares of Interest (past & present)...
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- A range of sustainability peer groups to best gauge the common threads, issues, risks, perspectives, narratives to opportunities - balancing progress, preservation & prosperity)
- Directors Institute, CPA Australia, Management Institute of Australia
- American Ceramics Institute
- A range of technology based peer groups to have a sense of in-development science, R&D, direction
- Cato Institute
- A range of think-tanks and peer groups centred around geo-politics and underlying drivers
- Royal Children’s Hospital, Cancer Council (for Kids), Fred Hollows Foundation, St Vincent De Paul, Vinnies CEO Sleep-out (Australia), various charity groups linked with kids; and homelessness
- A natural inquisitiveness of technology, science (how things work) including the planets iOS (integrated operating system), and calibrating this with many stakeholders... in Marc's learned observations (moreso attained in recent years), it all works perfect, the key is in finding that harmonic resonance - economically, financially, socio-economic, spiritually, Divinity and personally, ie sustainability.
Marc enjoys and cherish's...
travelling, the ocean and beach, nature at large, bicycling, the snow (sadly, still a novice on the skii's) European football, occasional golf (because he can't cut & paste each good shot), bodysurfing / swimming, gym, cycling, cooking, restaurants and hotels, movies, technology & science, business in general, Da Vinci, the works of Robert E. Grant, art, music, rural areas, drawn to Africa and the Pyramids of Giza, Chaos Theory, jigsaw puzzles, a really witty joke, great laugh with friends, simple honesty, perspectives, peaceful moments of reflection and Christmas time of the year with Family and all that maybe near
Marc's motto...
"it's not about proving others wrong, or yourself right, its the search in the truth, love, respect. doing the best one can, with the gifts one has (whatever they maybe - he certainly cannot sing, dance or act [maybe the latter a little]). contributing to and re-defining boundaries, don't judge, observe, don't be an arsehole nor be mistaken as kindness for weakness. it's a continual journey of self discovery, spiritual and Divine alignment whilst acknowledging the world we do live in, meshed with our own wishes and goals (the nature of duality)
- balance, hopefully that aligns with one's heart, body, mind and soul, and the bigger picture at play as we all inhabit and share our green and blue Planet, we are all connected, natural capital & biodiversity inextricably linked"
May Gd bless us all, everything, everywhere 🙏🕊