Leadership and Board

David has 25 years executive experience operating, developing and building highly regulated financial market infrastructure businesses based on technology and data.

Prior to joining Automic David had executive responsibility for ASX markets, data and technology, where in addition to responsibility for the Australian stock market he led the development of the ASX low latency colocation facility (ALC) and the Australian markets largest dark pool ASX Centre Point.

Beyond traditional securities and derivative markets David also has significant practical experience advising, leading and building initiatives in crypto markets, and the broader use of blockchain for financial services.

Matthew Walton is a performance-focused CFO with a strong operational, commercial, and strategic mindset. With extensive experience in financial leadership, he partners with Boards and C-level executives to drive business transformation, optimise financial processes, and improve profitability through strategic change initiatives.

Marcelo is a computer scientist with over 18 years of commercial experience in the IT industry, delivering successful projects for a wide range of companies and industries such as financial services, health, telecommunications and airlines, designing solutions from mobile apps to complex high-load mission-critical web applications.

At Automic Group, Marcelo has led the architecture, design, product development, program management and IT operations of Automic Group’s innovative cloud-based platforms, with a strong emphasis on maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Automic Group’s client data and systems.

Sue has over 30 years' experience in Australia’s financial markets, specialising in settlement, post-settlement administration, corporate actions, and Investor Engagement. Sue has worked on some of the most significant and complex transactions in the Australian market for companies including Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB, Telstra, Woolworths, Virgin Australia Holdings, ASX, APA, and IAG.

Prior to joining Automic, Sue worked in Investor Relations with a Top 20 publicly listed company and understands the complexities of servicing a Top 20 ASX company. Sue’s experience includes being Head of Capital Markets, Business Risk Committee, and Director of Shareholder Services. Sue is currently Head of Business Operations with Automic Group and is a member of Automic's Executive Leadership team.

Richard leads Automic’s sales and solutions team, alongside responsibility for M&A and strategy. Prior to joining Automic, Richard worked in multiple private equity portfolio companies where he was responsible for growth and M&A. He was previously a Director with UBS Australia’s investment banking division, and a strategy consultant at Booz & Company, where he collectively spent 10 years advising a broad range of ASX200 and corporate clients in Australia, the US, and Singapore.

Michelle brings over 30 years of operational and project management experience to Automic’s fast-growing Fund Registry team from financial services across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Michelle has provided outsourced registry and administration services to many of Australia’s leading fund managers. Michelle was most recently at AMP Capital as Head of Service Provider Relationships and at Link Market Services in various senior management roles, including General Manager-Managed Fund Outsourcing, Head of Operations-Employee Share Plan Services, Corporate Actions General Manager and Program Manager.

Michelle has worked on many of the most significant and complex transactions in Australia and the APAC region while developing and leading highly effective operational and project teams. She brings extensive experience across ASX top 100 companies and is an integral component of the projected growth of Automic’s fund registry business.

Having joined Automic in 2022, Robbie brings over 20 years of experience in administration, legal, governance, risk and compliance spanning a diverse range of financial services, including administration of pensions, superannuation, wealth management, group life insurance, trustee and custodial services, regulatory licensing, equity capital markets and unit registry, across Australia, Europe and Asia.

Admitted as a Lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW with current legal practicing certificate, Robbie holds a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney, as well as a Bachelor Laws, Graduate Diploma in Legal practice, Certificate in Governance (risk management), Diploma of Financial Services and an Associate Diploma in Superannuation Management.  His previous leadership roles include National Manager of Compliance, Chief of Staff to the Managing Director of an ASX 100 company, Head of Group Reporting and Head of Strategic Development and Governance, Risk & Compliance.