Leadership
The Board is committed to delivering long-term shareholder value in its portfolio companies through a long-term approach. The Board has set forth policies and procedures to establish of a track record of under promising, over delivering and no surprises in its corporate delivery.
Executive Management Team
James Skinner - Executive Director - Stepping Stone Equity
James has a background in financial services focused on equity markets, corporate structuring and finance solutions. He is intensely entrepreneurial, with extensive knowledge of the SME market which has lead to the success of Stepping Stone Equity and its clients. After leaving university James worked as a Sales Auditor for David Jones Limited and then moved to CGU Insurance limited. In early 2003 he founded AMJ Property Group that focused on the acquisition and sale of property assets. Building and divesting over 100 properties he merged the company with Australia Consolidated Planning and Insurance Group, a financial planning business licensed by Australia's largest retail financial services company.
In 2007 James started Stepping Stone Equity in order to focus on capital raising and structuring in the corporate sector. He has now developed Stepping Stone Equity into an internationally focused company with a network of global authorised representatives and a combined market capitalisation of companies under the capital management strategy in excess of $1 billion.
The company is now focused on taking high value private companies through international public listings and then working with them to grow their capital value.
Terry Richards - Chief Executive Officer - Stepping Stone Equity
Terry brings considerable corporate multi-national management experience to the company holding down numerous senior management positions including Director & General Manager (8 years) of Boral Tyres Pty Ltd. Previous to that, Terry had 24 years with the Shell Group of Companies working both in Australia and Europe. During this time he held many senior executive management positions which have given him a tremendous background of experience. He has operated a number of large retail brand named networks during his career and has much experience in the area of franchising.
For the past 4 years he has been specializing in assisting and developing high growth SME's particularly in the area the area of capital raising and restructuring. This has now grown to an international level where he is providing both listed and high growth unlisted companies with opportunities to develop their business models by improving their funding capabilities leading to listing on international stock exchanges.
Terry has held directorships in both the private and public sector.
Memberships
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member Australian Institute of Management
Kelly Glover - International Business Development Manager
This ability allows him to easily and quickly identify new markets and attract new clients and is able to provide in-depth analysis on a company including its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to assist in the development of a strategic plan for the future of the deal. Kelly is a very good networker and has formed an extensive network of business professionals across the globe and maintains a strong and ongoing relationship with them.
Advisory Team
Bruce Nelson - Director - Zakazuka
The company was founded in 2004 by Bruce, an experienced communications practitioner who has provided strategic communications and public relations advice to the not-for-profit, government and private sectors over the past 20 years.
He has assisted with marketing and communication campaigns to a wide range of businesses including QANTAS Airways, the NSW and Queensland State Governments and numerous private and publicly listed companies, and has consulted to a number of well-known public relations firms.
Bruce has also worked extensively in the Indigenous and ethnic media sectors in remote, regional and capital city markets.
He has lectured at both Bond and Griffith Universities in public relations, communications and journalism courses and holds a Graduate Diploma in Journalism and a Masters of Arts in Mass Communications and Journalism.
Gerhard Moll - Principal - Argus Lawyers
Gerhard Moll has over fifteen years experience working as a commercial lawyer in a number of major Melbourne law firms. Since 2006 he has been the principal of G.M.Legal, (now named Argus Lawyers) a law firm which provides both legal and strategic advice to commercial enterprises of all sizes operating from the east coast of Australia. Mr Moll’s specialty areas include technology and intellectual property law, as well as providing advice to high-growth companies and advising in relation to capital raising activities. In addition to his commercial legal experience he spent three years working as the Managing Director of bSolutions Pty Ltd, an online business information provider, and he is currently completing his Master of Laws degree. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws, and is admitted to practice in both Victoria and Queensland.